Snow and extreme cold hits Rochester, NY! Be careful if you have to go out today!
... LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY... ... WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY...
* LOCATIONS... MONROE... WAYNE... NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES.
* TIMING... EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING.
* ACCUMULATIONS... 3 TO 5 INCHES TODAY... 2 TO 4 INCHES TONIGHT... AND AN INCH OR LESS THURSDAY... LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS.
* WINDS... WEST 20 TO 30 MPH.
* WIND CHILL VALUES... AS LOW AS 20 BELOW.
* IMPACTS... A QUICK BURST OF HEAVY SNOW AROUND DAYBREAK WILL GIVE WAY TO PERSISTENT LIGHT TO MODERATE LAKE EFFECT SNOW. THIS WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND VERY POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES LEADING TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY... MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE... AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA.
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