暴風雪預報

原本以為今年不會下雪了，想不到一出手就是一個暴風雪特報。

在美國別的不敢講，至少我這個地方的氣候預報還是相當準。我想原因應該是跟我們這邊地勢平坦，沒有什麼奇怪的地形會影響氣候的變化吧。所以這個暴風雪，我想應該是躲不掉的。

看來這場暴風雪會維持大概一天，不過如果是下到10吋，那也不少了。幾乎有三十公分的厚度。以前住宿舍都有鏟雪車，這次看來要自己鏟雪了...

不過最值得注意的是最後一段。不要出門。出門的話要帶維生用具(survival kit)!

哇... 我還是躲在家好了。

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 11 AM EST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 11 AM EST
SUNDAY.

DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE ATLANTIC SATURDAY AND SATURDAY
NIGHT WILL RESULT IN THE A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW AND HIGH WINDS
ACROSS LONG ISLAND. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 14
INCHES...LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH
ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY
NIGHT. THESE STRONG WINDS ALONG WITH THE HEAVY SNOW WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

ANY MINOR DEVIATION IN THE TRACK OF THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL HAVE A
LARGE IMPACT ON SNOW AMOUNTS AND WIND FORECASTS. AT THIS
TIME...THE BEST ESTIMATION IS FOR THE STORM TO TAKE A FAVORABLE TRACK
TO PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS FOR LONG ISLAND. STAY
TUNED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

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