Introduction: The Weekend Ice Threat Ahead of the Holidays
The Northeast is bracing for a dangerous early season storm prompting a severe Travel Warning for hundreds of thousands of residents and travelers across three states. Winter Weather Advisories are effect for much of New York, Vermont and New Hampshire as a threat of freezing rain is set to turn road ways into a thin sheet of ice.
The main concern is the unsafe transition period during the overnight hours on Saturday when temperatures drop and the liquid precipitation turns into a clear glaze. This early challenge comes to just ahead of the busy holiday travel period to underscoring the need for public safety and care.
Geographic Scope and Timing: Who is Impacted?
This system is involves mixed precipitation but the most serious risk is ice accumulation. The NWS (National Weather Service) has detailed specific warnings across the Northeast to providing authoritative guidance on affected areas.
New York & Vermont
- Timing. Warnings generally span from the Saturday evening through early Sunday morning.
- New York. NWS Albany office covers counties like Hamilton, Warren and Fulton. Predict ice accumulation ranges from a light glaze to one tenth of an inch.
- Vermont: NWS Burlington office has issued the advisories for Franklin, St. Lawrence, Clinton and Essex counties where higher amounts of two tenths of an inch of ice up to one inch of snow is possible.
New Hampshire
- Warnings for counties including Carroll, Grafton and Coos were issued by the NWS office in Gray, Maine advising of difficult travel conditions beginning Saturday night.
Impact and Safety: Reduce Hazardous Conditions
The main hazardous conditions mention by the NWS bulletins are slippery roads and slippery sidewalks.. The insidious the nature of freezing rain means surfaces like bridges and driveways can freeze instantly to increasing the likelihood of vehicular accidents.
What is the Freezing Rain and Why Does it Cause the Power of Outages?
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Freezing rain occurs when snow flakes fall through warm layer of air and fully melt into rain drops. They pass through shallow layer of sub-freezing air just above the ground. The droplets become super cooled (still liquid below freezing) and suddenly freeze upon contact with any surface that is at or below the freezing point (like roads, trees and power lines) forming a dangerous layer of clear ice called the glaze.
- The risk of power outages is high because for clear ice rapidly accumulates and adds significant weight to power lines and tree branches causing them to break and snap.
Conclusion
A travel warning has been issued for many people in the Northeast to reminding everyone that being prepared is the best way to stay safe during early winter dangers. By paying the attention to winter weather alerts and following safer practices residents can guide these dangerous conditions and help lessen burden on public safety services.
Disclaimer:
This article based on winter weather alerts and forecasts from the National Weather Service for parts of New York, Vermont and New Hampshire. It includes the information about timings, locations and possible effects like freezing rain, ice buildup and power outages. All details is based on the latest weather data that may change..