Winter Storm Watch For New York City Area Thursday Evening-Friday

The national weather service of New York has issued a Winter Storm Watch for the New York City area Thursday through Friday.

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW YORK HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS...PASSAIC...HUDSON...BERGEN...ESSEX...AND UNION
  COUNTIES IN NEW JERSEY. ORANGE...PUTNAM...ROCKLAND...WESTCHESTER
  NEW YORK...BRONX...RICHMOND...KINGS AND QUEENS COUNTIES IN NEW
  YORK.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* TIMING...THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS...THE ACCUMULATING SNOW...ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING
  SNOW...WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
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