Overview
- The alert, issued at 9:20 p.m. Thursday, remains in effect until midnight Friday for numerous counties including Herkimer, Saratoga, Albany, Rensselaer, Ulster, Dutchess, Hamilton, Montgomery and Schoharie.
- Forecasters say surfaces will turn slick as temperatures drop below freezing, with patchy freezing fog in valleys capable of glazing roads and walkways.
- Drivers are urged to slow down, use low-beam headlights or fog lights, maintain extra following distance, and use lane markings to stay on course.
- For near-zero visibility, guidance calls for pulling to a secure spot, keeping only hazard flashers on, setting the emergency brake, and releasing the brake pedal to avoid illuminated tail lights.
- The notice was compiled from official National Weather Service data by Advance Local Weather Alerts, a United Robots service.