URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
936 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009

...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA THIS WEEKEND...

.LOW PRESSURE TRACKS TO NEAR CAPE HATTERAS SATURDAY MORNING...
THEN DEEPENS AS IT TRACKS TO THE NORTHEAST OVER THE ATLANTIC
SATURDAY NIGHT. THE INTENSE LOW WILL PRODUCE A SWATH OF HEAVY
SNOWFALL...AS WELL AS A CORRIDOR OF HIGH WINDS. ONCE AGAIN...A
TRACK DIFFERENCE OF ONLY 100 MILES WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT
ON THE WEATHER ACROSS THE REGION.

NYZ077>081-191045-
/O.CON.KOKX.BZ.W.0001.091219T1700Z-091220T1600Z/
NASSAU-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
936 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 11 AM
EST SUNDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 11 AM
EST SUNDAY.

DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE ATLANTIC SATURDAY AND SATURDAY
NIGHT WILL RESULT IN THE A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW AND HIGH WINDS
ACROSS LONG ISLAND. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 14 INCHES...
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT.
THESE STRONG WINDS ALONG WITH THE HEAVY SNOW WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

ANY MINOR DEVIATION IN THE TRACK OF THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL HAVE A
LARGE IMPACT ON SNOW AMOUNTS AND WIND FORECASTS. AT THIS TIME...
THE BEST ESTIMATION IS FOR THE STORM TO TAKE A FAVORABLE TRACK TO
PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS FOR LONG ISLAND. STAY TUNED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

NWS New York City

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORTS

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NWUS51 KOKX 200624
LSROKX

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
124 AM EST SUN DEC 20 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0123 AM     BLIZZARD         MIDDLE ISLAND           40.88N 72.94W
12/20/2009                   SUFFOLK            NY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            THREE FOOT SNOW DRIFTS REPORTED




1205 AM     BLIZZARD         ISLIP                   40.73N 73.22W
12/20/2009                   SUFFOLK            NY   ASOS

            VISIBILITY DOWN TO 1/16TH OF A MILE IN HEAVY SNOW AND
            BLOWING SNOW. PEAK WIND GUST 39 MPH. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
            HAVE BEEN ONGOING FOR 3 HOURS.

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SXUS71 KOKX 202215
REREWR

RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
515 PM EST SUN DEC 20 2009

...RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM SNOWFALL SET AT NEWARK NJ...

 A RECORD SNOWFALL OF 4.3 INCH(ES) WAS SET AT NEWARK NJ TODAY. THIS
BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 3.2 SET IN 1964.

$$




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SXUS71 KOKX 202214
RERISP

RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
514 PM EST SUN DEC 20 2009

...RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM SNOWFALL SET AT ISLIP NY...

 A RECORD SNOWFALL OF 14.3 INCH(ES) WAS SET AT ISLIP NY TODAY. THIS
BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 4.2 SET IN 1995.

$$




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SXUS71 KOKX 202212
RERJFK

RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
512 PM EST SUN DEC 20 2009

...RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM SNOWFALL SET AT KENNEDY NY...

 A RECORD SNOWFALL OF 4.7 INCH(ES) WAS SET AT KENNEDY NY TODAY. THIS
BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 3.8 SET IN 1995.

$$




000
SXUS71 KOKX 202210 CCA
RERISP

RECORD EVENT REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
508 PM EST SUN DEC 20 2009

...RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM SNOWFALL SET AT ISLIP NY...

 A RECORD SNOWFALL OF 9.6 INCH(ES) WAS SET AT ISLIP NY YESTERDAY.
THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 5.6 SET IN 1995.

$$




PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
154 PM EST SUN DEC 20 2009

...RECORD MAXIMUM SINGLE STORM SNOWFALL SET AT BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL
LABORATORY...

THE FINAL SNOWFALL TOTAL FOR THE BLIZZARD AT BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL
LABORATORY IN UPTON NY WAS 26.3 INCHES. THIS SETS A NEW RECORD
MAXIMUM SINGLE STORM SNOWFALL FOR THE LAB. THE OLD RECORD WAS 23.0
INCHES...SET DURING THE BLIZZARD OF FEBRUARY 1978. RECORDS HAVE BEEN
KEPT AT THE LAB SINCE 1949.



000
SXUS71 KOKX 200639
RERISP

RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
139 AM EST SUN DEC 20 2009

...RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM SNOWFALL SET AT ISLIP NY...

 A RECORD SNOWFALL OF 10.7 INCH(ES) WAS SET AT ISLIP NY YESTERDAY.
THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 5.6 SET IN 1995.

$$