Well as predicted we have Winter Storm ALLISON on our hands. tweet about it under #wsallison or #WinterStormAllison NOT ALFRED as that is a local news station term and not nationally applicable. Here's the warning. My friends named allison will probably be pretty interested...
BULLETIN - DCAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
WINTER STORM ALLISON WARNING...STORM WARNING...HIGH WIND WARNING...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING
DCWS WINTER STORM CENTER DUBLIN OH
400 PM EDT 28 OCTOBER 2011
THE DCWS WINTER STORM CENTER HAS ISSUED A...
*WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW FOR WINTER STORM ALLISON FOR...
MAINE
MASSACHUSETTS
VERMONT
NEW HAMPSHIRE
RHODE ISLAND
CONNECTICUT
SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK
PENNSYLVANIA
NEW JERSEY
MARYLAND
NORTHWEST VIRGINIA
SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA
WASHINGTON DC
*A STORM WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR ATLANTIC WATERS WITHIN 500 MILES OF THE WINTER STORM WARNING AREA.
*A HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR...
COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS
COASTAL RHODE ISLAND
ISLAND MASSACHUSETTS
ISLAND RHODE ISLAND
*A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR...
COASTAL NEW JERSEY
COASTAL MARYLAND
*UNTIL MONDAY
*SNOWFALL... ASSOCIATED WITH ALLISON WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES AT NORMAL ELEVATIONS. MOUNTAINOUS AREAS MAY SEE A FOOT OR MORE. ALLISON WILL BE A LV.3 MAJOR WINTER STORM ON THE JLWSS SCALE... WITH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH AND SNOW 6-11 INCHES.
*WIND... WILL BE FROM 25 TO 35 MPH OUTSIDE OF THE HIGH WIND WARNING AREA. IN THE HIGH WIND WARNING AREA... WINDS WILL GUST TO 60 MPH. AT SEA... WINDS SUSTAINED AT STORM FORCE ARE EXPECTED.
*SURGE... WILL RISE A FEW FEET ABOVE MINOR FLOOD BENCHMARKS TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING IN NEW JERSEY AND MARYLAND.
*PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT STORM TOTAL SNOWFALLS WILL EXCEED 6 INCHES... OR 12 HOUR TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL EXCEED 4 INCHES. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... PACK A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT.
A STORM WARNING MEANS THAT MARINE WINDS 58-73 MPH OR GUSTS 74-114 MPH ARE EXPECTED... IMMINENT...OR OCCURRING. IN THE WEATHER ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT... HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE MARINE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS... REDUCING VISIBILITY TO NEAR-ZERO. REMAIN IN PORT OR TAKE SHELTER IN PORT IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU MUST LEAVE PORT... MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ENOUGH COLD WATER SURVIVAL SUITS FOR EVERYONE ON BOARD IN CASE YOUR BOAT CAPSIZES OR SINKS.
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT WINDS 39-57 MPH OR GUSTS 58-73 MPH ARE EXPECTED... IMMINENT... OR OCCURRING. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO POWER LINES... TREES... AND LARGE... FLAT OBJECTS. EXERCISE CAUTION IF OPERATING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE... AND DO NOT STAND UNDER TREES OR TREE BRANCHES. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS TO PREVENT FLYNG DEBRIS.
A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT MODERATE TO MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED... IMMINENT... OR OCCURRING. EVACUATE BEACH AREAS IMMEDIATELY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. EVACUATE BUILDINGS ON THE IMMEDIATE COASTLINE.
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***AB-ALLISON***
DESIGNATION...NAME...CATEGORY 1WSN ALLISON LV3
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