Værmelding for School Number 18

Special Weather Statement issued January 29 at 11:14PM EST by NWS Albany NYHAZARDS...A band of heavy snow showers accompanied by winds of up to30 MPH which can rapidly reduce visibility to less than one mile.LOCATION AND MOVEMENT...At 1113 PM EST, a band of heavy snow showerswas along a line extending from near Fort Johnson to near Cohoes toMonroe and moving southeast at 35 MPH.THIS BAND OF HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE NEAR...Schenectady, Troy, Rotterdam, Cohoes, North Adams, Watervliet,Colonie, Scotia, Latham, and Niskayuna around 1120 PM EST.Albany, Rensselaer, Duanesburg, West Sand Lake, and Averill Parkaround 1125 PM EST.Guilderland, Savoy, and New Ashford around 1130 PM EST.Delmar, Cheshire, and Altamont around 1135 PM EST.East Greenbush, Stephentown, Voorheesville, and Hancock around1140 PM EST.Pittsfield around 1145 PM EST.This includes the following highways...Interstate 88 between exits 23 and 25.Interstate 90 between exits 10 and 29.Interstate 890 between exits 1a and 9.Interstate 87 between exits 23 and 7, and between exits 8A and 10.Interstate 787 between exits 1 and 9.SAFETY INFO...Use extra caution if you must travel into or through this band ofheavy snow. Rapid changes in visibility and potentially slick roadsmay lead to accidents.Conditions can deteriorate rapidly in winter weather situations. Beprepared for snow or ice covered roads. Slow down and allow extratime to reach your destination.

National Weather Service