Winter Storm Warning Now Issued for Middlesex and New London Counties

The Winter Weather Advisory for Middlesex and New London counties has been scrapped and replaced with a Winter Storm Warning.

Here is what the warning means via the National Weather Service:

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST CONNECTICUT.

* HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 8 INCHES.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

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

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING TO THE LOWER 30S.

* TIMING...RAIN WILL MIX WITH SNOW EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...BECOME ALL SNOW BY DAYBREAK...AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL IMPACT THE MORNING RUSH HOUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.