Winter Weather Advisory for entire area

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW YORK HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM
EST TUESDAY.

* LOCATIONS...FAIRFIELD...NEW HAVEN...MIDDLESEX...NORTHERN NEW
  LONDON...AND WESTERN SUFFOLK COUNTIES.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH AS
  MUCH AS 3 TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH
  GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S...WARMING INTO THE LOWER 30S IN
  THE AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* TIMING...SNOW DEVELOPS TUESDAY MORNING...AND WILL BECOME
  MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. SNOW MIXES
  WITH AND CHANGES TO RAIN BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS...ESPECIALLY
  DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. IN ADDITION...HEAVY...WET SNOW MAY
  CAUSE SOME WEAK...FLAT ROOF STRUCTURES TO COLLAPSE. TREE
  BRANCHES WILL ALSO BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO FALLING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

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MPS

-From NOAA