While we face bitterly cold temperatures and Wind Chill Warnings in The Albany, New York area, Western New York has been under a Blizzard Warning and parts of the New York State Thruway remain closed.
Although the snow has stopped in many parts of the WGNA listening area, it is recommended that you not travel tonight due to blowing and drifting snow.
'Hercules' is pounding the Northeast with a massive amount of snowfall, wind and icy cold temperatures. However, The Weather Channel is the only outlet calling the storm by name!
The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a flood watch for Hamilton, Montgomery, Fulton, Herkimer, Northern Warren, and Northern Washington counties from tonight through Monday morning. Two to three inches of rain will fall and combined with the increasing snow melt and runoff will be sufficient enough to cause flooding. P
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Just what we need! Could this be a sign of a lousy winter to come? I hope not, but we better batten down the hatches, because there could be high winds coming.
After the shock of the recent and frequent Tornado Watches and Warnings in our listening area, we wanted to take a moment to remind you how to prepare and keep yourself safe during a Tornado.