NYS Winter Weather Awareness

By Meteorologist Rich Hoffman

Long Island doesn't get most of its snow until late January into February,  but it's never to early to prepare and learn a little bit about Winter Weather.

Do you know the difference between a Warning and a Watch? Do you know what type of information the National Weather Service uses to forecast winter storms and how to prepare the public? This week is New York State Winter Awareness Week.

National Weather Service Winter Weather Website
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/okx/winterweather.html

The New York State Emergency Management Office has some very important information.
http://www.semo.state.ny.us/info/publicsafety/winterprepare.cfm

Are you looking for recent snowfall totals or information on pass storms, Check here http://www.erh.noaa.gov/okx/stormtotals.html

Don't forget to Email your weather reports to:  [email protected]

A reminder, we "Fall Back" November 2nd. We go from Daylight Saving time to Eastern Standard Time. At 2am, Sunday morning November 4th, move the clocks back from 2am to 1am. More on Daylight Saving Time