[Weather.berkshire] NWS Albany - Winter Storm Tonight and Dangerously Cold Temperatures This Week - Tuesday, January 29, 2019 - 500 PM

[ALB Stormreport - NOAA Service Account]

*** The information in this email pertains to the following areas only:****

*- In Connecticut: Litchfield County*

*- In Massachusetts: Berkshire County*
*- In Vermont: Bennington & Windham Counties*
*- In New York: Albany, Columbia, Dutchess, Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer,
Montgomery, Greene, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Ulster,
Warren and Washington Counties*

Dear Emergency Managers and other partners,

*No changes to current headlines at this time.*

Winter Storm Warnings are in effect for  the southern Adirondacks, western
Mohawk Valley, Lake George-Saratoga Region,  southern Vermont and the
Berkshires of western Massachusetts.

Winter Weather Advisories for Litchfield County, CT, the Greater Capital
Region, the eastern Mohawk Valley, mid-Hudson Valley, Taconics, Schoharie
Valley, Helderbergs, and Washington County in eastern NY.

A bitterly cold air mass will move into the region Wednesday afternoon and
persist through Friday. The combination of the cold temperatures and winds
will produce dangerous wind chills, especially Wednesday night through
Thursday. This will likely cause some isolated problems with frozen pipes
and broken water mains.  Safety tips available on our home page under news
headlines @ weather.gov/albany

In addition, heavy lake effect snowfall is expected for the western
Adirondacks Wednesday night into Friday, and additional Winter Headlines
will be needed.

Please see attached briefing for further details regarding the upcoming
storm and dangerous cold.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us via:

1. Email:  alb.stormreport at noaa.gov
2. NWSChat at https://nwschat.weather.gov/live/
3. Social Media:  Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/NWSAlbany> and Twitter
<https://twitter.com/NWSAlbany>
4. Telephone:  (518) 435-9575 <518-435-9575>

Sincerely,
NWS Albany
www.weather.gov/albany
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