Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Albany, NY
Areas Affected: Northern Berkshire; Southern Berkshire; Western Greene; Eastern Greene; Western Columbia; Eastern Columbia
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Sunday 12:28pm EST
Alert Effective: Sunday 12:28pm EST
Alert Expires: Monday 5:00am EST (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Sunday 4:00pm EST
Event Ends: Monday 7:00pm EST
Issued by: NWS Albany NY
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST MONDAY... * WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 8 and 14 inches with locally higher totals across the higher elevations of the eastern Catskills and Berkshires. Winds gusting as high as 50 mph. * WHERE...The Berkshires of western Massachusetts and Columbia and Greene Counties in eastern New York * WHEN...From 4 PM this afternoon to 7 PM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...Visibility may drop below 1/4 mile at times due to falling and blowing snow. The strong winds and weight of snow on tree limbs may down power lines and could cause power outages. Travel will be difficult to impossible. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A powerful nor'easter will impact the region late today through Monday. The higher snowfall amounts will be favored across the higher elevations and far southern parts of the counties. Snowfall rates may reach 2 inches per hour at times late tonight into early Monday morning.
If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5d9dd8204595ff9607f3ee847cd260fd141d3456.002.1 Codes: MAZ001, MAZ025 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5d9dd8204595ff9607f3ee847cd260fd141d3456.002.1