Wind Advisories, Flood Warnings: Stormy Hudson Valley

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — The National Weather Service has issued wind advisories and updated several hazardous outlooks and alerts already in place as the winter storm begins to batter the region and schools and governments begin announcing schedule changes.

Thursday night

A winter weather advisory is in effect for western Ulster County, where snow accumulations could reach 4 inches plus a light glaze of ice, with winds gusting as high as 45 mph. It ends at midnight.

A wind advisory for Dutchess, Putnam and Westchester counties goes into effect from 10 p.m. Thursday to 10 p.m. Friday. Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. The strongest winds are most likely to occur late Friday morning into Friday evening with the arctic cold front passage.

For southern Westchester, a coastal flood advisory goes into effect at 9 p.m. Thursday; it upgrades to a warning at 8 a.m. Friday. Overnight, around a foot of inundation above ground level is possible in vulnerable areas near the waterfront and shoreline.

AccuWeather reports the winter weather across the nation has resulted in over 2,000 flight cancellationsas of Thursday afternoon.

Friday

For Orange and Rockland counties, a wind advisory goes into effect from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday.

For southern Westchester, a coastal flood warning goes into effect at 8 a.m. One to two and a half feet, locally three feet of inundation above ground level is expected in vulnerable areas near the waterfront and shoreline.

For Dutchess, a flood watch will be in effect from 1 a.m. to 7 a.m. Saturday.

Moderate to heavy rain combined with snowmelt is expected to lead to minor to moderate flooding on creeks, streams and rivers including:

• Mettawee River
• Walloomsac River
• Hoosic River
• Housatonic River
• Rondout Creek
• Esopus Creek
• Schoharie Creek
• Hudson River

Localized urban and poor drainage flooding is also possible during the day Friday.

SEE:

• Hudson Valley Storm: Rain, Snow, Flooding, Gusty Winds, Flash Freeze
• Southeast Town Offices Will Close Early Friday
• New Rochelle Schools Announce Friday Early Dismissals Ahead Of Storm
• Croton Officials Warn Of Possible Storm Surge At Train Station
• Pelham Schools To Dismiss Early Friday

A State of Emergency has been issued for all of New York. Heavy rain and snow, strong winds, coastal and lakeshore flooding and flash freezing are all possible in various regions across the state throughout the holiday weekend. In addition, lake effect snow is expected to affect areas along Lakes Erie and Ontario beginning Friday night and continuing into Monday with total snow accumulations forecast to reach up to three feet.