mamamusings: November 13, 2003

there's no place like home

From today’s weather alerts:

… HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING… EXPECT WEST WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. THESE WIND SPEEDS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PROPERTY DAMAGE, POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNING OF TREES.

and…

… WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT TODAY… SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY THIS EVENING. ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED… WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS OVER THE BRISTOL HILLS SOUTH OF THE THRUWAY AND LESSER AMOUNTS CLOSER TO LAKE ONTARIO. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING THIS AFTERNOON SO UNTREATED ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SLICK. EXERCISE CAUTION AS THIS IS THE FIRST SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON.

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