Long Island Snow 1/21/2014

Long Island, NY- (AskHoffa)  1/21/2014 A winter weather storm is expected to slam the Long Island and New
York area Tuesday — with up to 14 inches of snow expected in some areas and arctic cold temperatures across the region. The snow began falling earlier than expected before 9:00am and many business are starting to close early.

According to Lauren Nash, meteorologist for the National Weather Service office at
Upton, the forecast has changed dramatically since Sunday — and not for
the better, she said.

Ten to 14 inches of snow are expected to
wallop the Long Island area, with between eight and 10 inches forecast
for New York City.

A winter storm warning was up around Long Island and New York 1/21/2014.

Flurries were beginning Tuesday morning around Long Island, with snow expected
to gain intensity over the day, and the heaviest blast expected between 1
and 8 p.m.
Heavy, blowing snow and high winds will mean dangerous road conditions Tuesday night, with low visibility.  Snow will continue overnight and should taper off into light flurries by Wednesday morning, Nash said.

Temperatures will hover in the lower to mid 20s on Tuesday, dropping into the lower
teens Tuesday night, with wind chills making it feel as though it’s a
frigid zero or below. Temps around Montauk will be a bit higher near the
water, Nash said.

Highs on Wednesday will remain icy, in the mid to upper teens.

Wind gusts of between 30 and 40 miles per hour are expected across the entire New York and Long Island region.

So if you have to be on the roads, please drive carefully.  And remember that not all cars and trucks are the same.  It is harder to slow down in any vehicle then it is to get traction a lot of times.  Wait for nice weather to have a heavy foot, and make this a safe snow fall for everyone.  Emergency service want to be home with there family’s too.

So please everyone, take it slow.  And stay home if you can.  Watch Netflix or some of your Christmas movies you got as gifts.  Or just go online, and check out AskHoffa.com for a while.   Contribute an article or a short story.  We would appreciate it.