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NWS Extends Early-Morning Weather Alert for NYC Area to 7:30 a.m. as Mixed Precipitation Brings Slick Spots

Forecasters warn of quick, localized slick spots from pockets of freezing drizzle and light snow.

Overview

  • An updated special weather statement issued at 4:54 a.m. extends the alert through 7:30 a.m. and adds Putnam County to the affected areas.
  • The alert covers all five New York City boroughs along with Nassau, Suffolk, Rockland, Westchester and Putnam counties.
  • Scattered bands are moving from southwest to northeast, with plain rain on Long Island and light snow or flurries farther west and north.
  • Patchy freezing drizzle could produce a thin glaze on untreated surfaces, creating hazardous travel for the early commute.
  • An earlier statement at 1:22 a.m. had been in effect until 6 a.m., including parts of northeast New Jersey where light snow could stick to untreated roads.