Snow Storm (Jan. 27-28, 2009)

weather_snow_stormLooks like we’re going to have an ugly day tomorrow. Weather forecast here in 07306 (and across Hudson County) says that we’re going to experience snow starting tonight and it will linger till tomorrow. Expect to see 2-5 inches of snow accumulations, according to the news.

Doesn’t sound like fun to me, as I planned to drive/walked around Journal Square.

Read the forecast below…

Winter Weather Advisory for Hudson County, NJ
from 12 am EST, Wed., Jan. 28, 2009 until 12 am EST, Thu., Jan. 29, 2009
Issued by The National Weather Service
New York City, NY
3:23 pm EST, Tue., Jan. 27, 2009

… WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT…

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

SNOW WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT… AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE.

MAXIMUM HOURLY SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE 1 INCH PER HOUR IN NARROW BANDS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY.

AS THE LOW GETS CLOSER TO THE REGION… WARM AIR ALOFT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NORTH AND CHANGE THE SNOW TO RAIN. A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET IS LIKELY WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. THIS TRANSITION WILL OCCUR BY 11 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING.

INCREASING EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OFF THE ATLANTIC WILL CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO RISE QUICKLY ABOVE 32 DEGREES CAUSING JUST PLAIN RAIN BY 11 AM. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE MINOR URBAN FLOODING OF LOW LYING POOR DRAINAGE AREAS DURING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

AS THE LOW INTENSIFIES AND MOVES NORTHEAST… COLDER AIR WILL RUSH SOUTHEAST AND CHANGE THE RAIN BRIEFLY BACK TO SNOW BEFORE ENDING BY MIDNIGHT.

ANY STANDING WATER WILL GRADUALLY FREEZE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE MID AND UPPER 20S.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW… SLEET… OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES… AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
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… HEAVY SNOW AND ICE ARE ON TAP AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING…

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL U.S. WILL GRADUALLY INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST. THIS LOW IS FORECAST TO TRACK OVER THE REGION BY WEDNESDAY EVENING THEN RACE OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT WINTRY WEATHER AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

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