SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
346 PM EST SAT JAN 10 1998

...CLEANUP EFFORT IN NORTHERN NEW YORK HAMPERED BY STRONG WINDS...

IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE HUGE ICE STORM OVER NORTHERN JEFFERSON AND 
LEWIS COUNTIES...SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH A FEW HIGHER 
GUSTS WILL CONTINUE TO BREAK MANY ICE LADEN TREES AND BRANCHES THAT 
HAVE NOT ALREADY FALLEN. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH 
SUNDAY.

SINCE THE TEMPERATURE WILL BE JUST ABOVE FREEZING...CLEANUP CREWS AND 
RESIDENTS SHOULD ALSO BE ALERT TO FALLING ICE CHUNKS. RESIDENTS NEED 
TO AVOID FALLEN POWER LINES...AND REPORT THEM TO LOCAL OFFICIALS. 
WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE NUMBERS WILL ADD DISCOMFORT TO THE CLEANUP 
EFFORT. CLEANUP CREWS AND RESIDENTS SHOULD DRESS IN LAYERS TO AVOID 
HYPOTHERMIA.
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CONIGLIO