St. Francis Academy

UPDATE Feb. 10, 2010: Due to the large amount of snow fall, there will be no school tomorrow (Feb. 11, 2010 Thursday).

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[Original Post Feb. 9, 2010] Due to the snow storm, there will be no school tomorrow (February 10, 2010 Wednesday). School is expected to resume on Thursday, February 11, 2010.

Read below for the weather forecast …

Winter Storm Warning for Hudson, NJ
from 10 pm EST, Tue., Feb. 9, 2010 until 6 am EST, Thu., Feb. 11, 2010
Issued by The National Weather Service
New York City, NY
4:03 pm EST, Tue., Feb. 9, 2010

… WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY…

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY LATE THIS EVENING… WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE BY DAYBREAK. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH SLEET WEDNESDAY MORNING… BUT WILL OTHERWISE BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY… WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE. BY THE TIME SNOW ENDS WEDNESDAY NIGHT… TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

AS THE STORM INTENSIFIES… NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY… THEN TURN NORTH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW… WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES ALONG WITH POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL… KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT… FOOD… AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

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… SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT…

.LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING ALONG THE CAROLINA COAST LATE TODAY WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFY LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY… BRINGING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL FROM LATE THIS EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.