The National Weather Service in Upton NY has issued a Blizzard Watch for our area until midnight Tuesday night. Powerful Winter Storm Juno will affect the region Monday afternoon into Tuesday evening. Heavy Blowing Snow with blizzard conditions are likely with snow accumulation of 1 to 2 Feet.

Winds North 25 To 35 Mph With Gusts Up To 55 Mph. Visibilities will be one quarter mile or less at times and whiteout conditions are expected.

The strongest winds and heaviest snow will occur Monday afternoon into Tuesday morning. Heavy snow will make for dangerous driving conditions. In addition the heavy snow and strong winds could bring down some tree limbs and cause scattered power outages.

All residents are reminded to use caution and stay off the roadways during the storm.

The Cutchogue Fire Department stands ready to respond to any emergency that may occur.

A Press Release from the Town of Southold and a message from the National Weather Service is below.

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
329 AM EST MON JAN 26 2015

...CRIPPLING AND POTENTIALLY HISTORIC BLIZZARD TO IMPACT THE AREA
FROM LATE TODAY INTO TUESDAY...

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT...

* LOCATIONS...NEW YORK CITY AND SURROUNDING IMMEDIATE SUBURBS...
LONG ISLAND...AND MOST OF SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WITH BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 18 TO 24 INCHES...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 4 INCHES
PER HOUR EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH....STRONGEST
ACROSS EASTERN LONG ISLAND.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 20S.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING...WITH ACCUMULATIONS
OF 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE BY SUNSET. SNOW WILL PICK UP IN
INTENSITY MONDAY EVENING...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST
WINDS FROM ABOUT MIDNIGHT INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS
TRAVEL DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS...WITH WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS. MANY ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. STRONG WINDS MAY
DOWN POWER LINES AND TREE LIMBS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING
TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...
HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY
WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

ALL UNNECESSARY TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED BEGINNING MONDAY
AFTERNOON...TO ALLOW PEOPLE ALREADY ON THE ROAD TO SAFELY REACH
THEIR DESTINATIONS BEFORE THE HEAVY SNOW BEGINS...AND TO ALLOW
SNOW REMOVAL EQUIPMENT TO BEGIN TO CLEAR ROADS.

Coastal Flood Watch

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
615 AM EST MON JAN 26 2015

...MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF
THE REGION DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE BLIZZARD...

...HIGH SURF AND BEACH EROSION EXPECTED...

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SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
615 AM EST MON JAN 26 2015

...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...COASTS OF THE EASTERN LONG ISLAND AND SOUTHEASTERN
LONG ISLAND INCLUDING THE BAYS BETWEEN THE TWIN FORKS OF LONG
ISLAND.

* TIDAL DEPARTURES...MOST LIKELY 2 TO 3 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE
WITH A POSSIBILITY OF 3 1/2.

* TIMING...1 TO 7 AM EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

* BEACH EROSION IMPACTS...BEACH EROSION AND WASHOVERS ALONG OCEAN
FACING BARRIER BEACHES OF EASTERN LONG ISLAND DUE TO 8 TO 12 FT
WAVES AND HIGH STORM TIDE. IN ADDITION...HIGH WAVE ACTION WILL
CAUSE BEACH EROSION ALONG NORTH FACING SHORELINES WITH OPEN
EXPOSURE TO LONG ISLAND SOUND AND GARDINERS BAYS. A FEW EXPOSED
WATER FRONT STRUCTURES MAY BE DAMAGED.

* COASTAL FLOODING IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING OF VULNERABLE
SHORE ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR
FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE
ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS...AND TAKE ACTION TO
PROTECT PROPERTY.

Link to current weather: http://www.cutchoguefiredept.org/content/weather/