WELCOME TO A SPECIAL EDITON OF THE N-C-C NEWS UPDATE.
I’M ELI LESSER
AND I’M JACK WELLS
JACK: CITIES ACROSS THE U-S ARE BATTLING FREEZING TEMPS AND WINTER STORMS. TENS OF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS ARE UNDER WINTER WEATHER ALERTS. THE STORM IS SET TO BRING A WINTRY MIX OF ICE, SNOW, HIGH WINDS AND RAIN TO CENTRAL NEW YORK. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFFECT UNTIL 10 P-M THIS EVENING.
IT’S SURE GOING TO BE A MESS OUT THERE TODAY ELI…
ELI: CURRENT FORECASTING MODELS PREDICT THE STORM WILL ARRIVE IN THE UPSTATE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. AS MUCH AS A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE IS EXPECTED TO COME DOWN— BE SURE TO STAY VIGILANT ON YOUR COMMUTE HOME FROM WORK.
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE INTO THE EVENING HOURS WITH SLEET TURNING INTO FREEZING RAIN. ONCE THE STORM PASSES — ARTIC WINDS WILL BLOW IN CAUSING TEMPS TO DROP TO THE SINGLE DIGITS BY SATURDAY.
JACK: NATIONWIDE ONE THOUSAND FLIGHTS WERE CANCELED AND HUNDREDS WERE DELAYED ACCRODING TO THE FLIGHT TRACKING SERVICE FLIGHT AWARE. IN CALIFORNIA NEARLY 140-THOUSAND PEOPLE ARE WIHTOUT POWER– MOSTLY IN THE SAN FRANSISCO BAY AREA DUE TO STRONG WINDS ACCORDING TO THE UTILITY COMPANY PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC.
ELI: AND IN MINNESOTTA STRONG BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED, CAUSING SNOWFALL TOTALS OF TWO FEET IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE STATE.
MUCH OF THE EAST COAST WILL REMAIN IN THE CLEAR FROM HEAVY SNOWFALL– IT IS CURRENTLY ONE OF THE LEAST SNOWY SEASONS FOR CITIES ALONG THE I-95 CORRIDOR IN THE PAST 50 YEARS.
JACK: FOR THE LATEST ON THE WINTER STORM STAY TUNED FOR TIM’S FULL FORECAST COMING UP AT 4:45 ON N-C-C NEWS.
HAVE A GREAT DAY.
