Residents of long island and new Jersey should prepare for this winter. This Saturday morning in some parts of new York will start the snowfall.
Under forecasts of weather forecasters, during the day snow the storm can overtake the coastal zone of the Atlantic. Residents of Connecticut and southern new Jersey is expected up to 15 centimeters of snow (6 inches).
In new York the storm will not be strong: it may fall from 2.5 to 8 centimeters (1 to 3 inches) of rainfall.
All week the air temperature was kept from -1 to 4 degrees Celsius (34 to 39 F), so snowy weather may last several days, and even for a week.
Service of new York has expressed its readiness to confrontation with the elements. For the first time about 700 special vehicles spreading salt, was equipped with a navigation device Magellan, which helps them to move around the city.
«We are talking about driver safety and the safety of the population, – said the chief of operations of DSNY Shari Pardini. – Our people move around the city as needed, and often the driver may not be as familiar with the area. We give them instructions for each route in the city right in the cab of the truck.»
The staff there are about 300 thousand tons of reserves of rock salt and 350 thousand gallons of solution of chloride of calcium. In addition, the Department has 693 carthat is intended for spreading salt and sand.
Here you can see the latest information on storm warnings from the National weather service.
