Alert archive / New York / Lake Effect Snow Advisories in 2007
Lake Effect Snow Advisory 3, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this lake effect snow advisory at Jan 19, 2007, 4:00 AM EST for 4 counties in New York. It was in force for 30 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 19, 2007, 4:00 AM EST (09:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 20, 2007, 10:00 AM EST
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Monroe County, NY, Niagara County, NY, Orleans County, NY, Wyoming County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 00:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 45 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1671 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 202 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 281 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS41 KBUF 190900 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 400 AM EST FRI JAN 19 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW SOUTHEAST OF LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEKEND... .WHILE A FAST MOVING DISTURBANCE WILL PRODUCE A GENERAL SNOWFALL ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK TODAY...COLD AIR IN ITS WAKE WILL SET UP BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACROSS PARTS OF THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER AND ALSO SOUTHEAST OF LAKE ONTARIO. THE LAKE EFFECT WILL BECOME A LITTLE BETTER ORGANIZED TONIGHT AS THE COLD AIR WILL DEEPEN. SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH OR TWO AN HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME...WITH A LITTLE THUNDER AND LIGHTNING POSSIBLE FOR SITES SOUTHEAST OF LAKE ONTARIO. THE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR LAKE EFFECT WILL START TO DETERIORATE DURING THE DAY SATURDAY...BUT NOT BEFORE SOME SITES PICK UP A TOTAL OF ONE TO AS MUCH AS TWO FEET OF FLUFFY SNOW. THE LAKE SNOWS WILL TAPER OFF LATE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY EVENING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION... CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. NYZ019-020-085-191700- /O.UPG.KBUF.LE.A.0003.070119T1700Z-070120T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.W.0002.070119T0900Z-070120T2200Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK... SPRINGVILLE 400 AM EST FRI JAN 19 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST SATURDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIDESPREAD GENERAL SNOWFALL EARLY THIS MORNING WILL TRANSITION INTO LAKE EFFECT SNOW BY MIDDAY WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH AN HOUR POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS TODAY WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS EXPECTED TO BE FOUND NEAR THE CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE TO THE EAST OF THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY. MULTIPLE BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT WILL THEN CONTINUE TONIGHT WITH ANOTHER 4 TO 7 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE TO TWO INCHES AN HOUR POSSIBLE. THE LAKE SNOWS WILL BECOME MORE MULTI-BANDED SATURDAY AND WILL TAPER OFF LATE SATURDAY...BUT NOT BEFORE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS HAVE REACHED 10 TO 18 INCHES. AMOUNTS OF TWO FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ004>006-191700- /O.UPG.KBUF.LE.A.0003.070119T2300Z-070121T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.W.0002.070119T1800Z-070120T2200Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO 400 AM EST FRI JAN 19 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM EST SATURDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIDESPREAD GENERAL SNOWFALL THIS MORNING WILL TRANSITION INTO LAKE EFFECT SNOW DURING THE MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH AN HOUR POSSIBLE. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS TODAY WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS EXPECTED OVER OSWEGO COUNTY. A PLUME OF MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT WILL THEN EXTEND ACROSS WAYNE AND NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTY TO SOUTHERN OSWEGO COUNTY TONIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO AS MUCH AS 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 INCHES AN HOUR POSSIBLE. A BIT OF THUNDER AND LIGHTNING COULD ACCOMPANY THE HEAVIER SQUALLS... MAINLY OVER OSWEGO COUNTY. THE BAND OF LAKE EFFECT WILL BREAK UP AND BECOME MULTI BANDED ON SATURDAY. SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH AN HOUR COULD STILL TAKE PLACE...BUT THE LAKE SNOWS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS CONCENTRATED IN ANY ONE GIVEN AREA. THE LAKE SNOWS WILL TAPER OFF LATE SATURDAY...BUT NOT BEFORE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS HAVE REACHED ONE TO AS MUCH AS TWO FEET. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE OVER NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTY AND SOUTHERN OSWEGO COUNTY. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ012-191700- /O.UPG.KBUF.LE.A.0003.070119T1700Z-070120T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.Y.0003.070119T0900Z-070120T0300Z/ WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WARSAW 400 AM EST FRI JAN 19 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIDESPREAD GENERAL SNOWFALL EARLY THIS MORNING WILL TRANSITION INTO LAKE EFFECT SNOW BY MIDDAY WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH AN HOUR POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS TODAY WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS THE COUNTY...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS EXPECTED TO BE FOUND OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND PARTICULARLY OVER THE SOUTHWEST PORTION OF THE COUNTY. THE LAKE EFFECT WILL THEN SHIFT TO THE SOUTH TONIGHT...BUT NOT BEFORE PRODUCING ANOTHER 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW FOR PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY. AGAIN...THE STEADIEST SNOWS SHOULD BE SOUTH AND WEST OF WARSAW. THE STEADIEST LAKE SNOWS WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE COUNTY LATER TONIGHT. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ RSH
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS41 KBUF 191448 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 948 AM EST FRI JAN 19 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW SOUTHEAST OF LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEKEND... .A WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW OF COLD AIR OVER THE WARMER LAKE WATERS WILL CRANK UP THE LAKE EFFECT MACHINE TODAY. THE LAKE EFFECT WILL BECOME A LITTLE BETTER ORGANIZED TONIGHT AS THE COLD AIR WILL DEEPEN. SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH OR TWO AN HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME...WITH A LITTLE THUNDER AND LIGHTNING POSSIBLE FOR SITES SOUTHEAST OF LAKE ONTARIO. THE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR LAKE EFFECT WILL START TO DETERIORATE DURING THE DAY SATURDAY...BUT NOT BEFORE SOME SITES PICK UP A TOTAL OF ONE TO AS MUCH AS TWO FEET OF FLUFFY SNOW. THE LAKE SNOWS WILL TAPER OFF LATE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY EVENING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION... CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. NYZ004>006-192300- /O.EXT.KBUF.LE.W.0002.070119T1448Z-070120T2200Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO 948 AM EST FRI JAN 19 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST SATURDAY... THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST SATURDAY. BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES BY DARK WHERE SNOWS PERSIST. A PLUME OF MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT WILL THEN EXTEND ACROSS WAYNE AND NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTY TO SOUTHERN OSWEGO COUNTY TONIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO AS MUCH AS 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 INCHES AN HOUR POSSIBLE. A BIT OF THUNDER AND LIGHTNING COULD ACCOMPANY THE HEAVIER SQUALLS... MAINLY OVER OSWEGO COUNTY. THE BAND OF LAKE EFFECT WILL BREAK UP AND BECOME MULTI BANDED ON SATURDAY. SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH AN HOUR COULD STILL TAKE PLACE...BUT THE LAKE SNOWS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS CONCENTRATED IN ANY ONE GIVEN AREA. THE LAKE SNOWS WILL TAPER OFF LATE SATURDAY...BUT NOT BEFORE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS HAVE REACHED ONE TO AS MUCH AS TWO FEET. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE OVER NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTY AND SOUTHERN OSWEGO COUNTY. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ019-020-085-192300- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070120T2200Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK... SPRINGVILLE 948 AM EST FRI JAN 19 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST SATURDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST SATURDAY. BANDS OF LAKE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND CAN ACCUMULATE AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES BY DARK...ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS. MOST OF THE ACTIVITY WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF COLDEN AND BOSTON. MULTIPLE BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT WILL THEN CONTINUE TONIGHT WITH ANOTHER 4 TO 7 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE TO TWO INCHES AN HOUR POSSIBLE. THE LAKE SNOWS WILL BECOME MORE MULTI-BANDED SATURDAY AND WILL TAPER OFF LATE SATURDAY...BUT NOT BEFORE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS HAVE REACHED 10 TO 18 INCHES. AMOUNTS OF TWO FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ001>003-192300- /O.EXB.KBUF.LE.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070120T1500Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER 948 AM EST FRI JAN 19 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY. BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE ACTIVITY WILL BE HEAVIEST CLOSER TO LAKE ONTARIO WHERE LOCALLY 3 TO 5 INCHES CAN ACCUMULATE BY DARK...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES TONIGHT. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ012-192300- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070120T0300Z/ WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WARSAW 948 AM EST FRI JAN 19 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. LAKE SNOWS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING...MAINLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE COUNTY WHERE AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES CAN ACCUMULATE. THE STEADIEST LAKE SNOWS WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE COUNTY LATER TONIGHT. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ SFM
000 WWUS41 KBUF 192008 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 308 PM EST FRI JAN 19 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW SOUTHEAST OF LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEKEND... .A WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW OF COLD AIR OVER THE WARMER LAKE WATERS CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF LAKE SNOWS TONIGHT AND MUCH OF SATURDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT HAS BEEN BETTER ORGANIZED SO FAR ON FRIDAY OFF LAKE ONTARIO...ESPECIALLY OVER OSWEGO COUNTY WHERE OVER SIX INCHES HAS FALLEN. THE ACTIVITY HAS BEEN LESS ORGANIZED OFF LAKE ERIE SO FAR BUT THE LOW WILL BECOME MORE CONDUCIVE TO BANDS OF HEAVIER SNOW AFTER DARK TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY WITH CONNECTIONS FROM LAKE HURON. THE ACTIVITY SHOULD BREAK UP A BIT TOWARD DAYBREAK SATURDAY AS A FRONT PASSES, THEN REORGANIZE FOR AWHILE ON SATURDAY BEFORE HIGH PRESSURE SHUTS IT DOWN LATER IN THE DAY. THE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR LAKE EFFECT WILL START TO DETERIORATE DURING THE DAY SATURDAY...BUT NOT BEFORE SOME SITES PICK UP A TOTAL OF ONE TO AS MUCH AS TWO FEET OF FLUFFY SNOW. THE LAKE SNOWS WILL TAPER OFF LATE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY EVENING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION... CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. NYZ008-200300- /O.EXB.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070120T0300Z/ LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE 308 PM EST FRI JAN 19 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY BEFORE SETTLING FURTHER SOUTH LATER TONIGHT. AN ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE...BRINGING STORM TOTALS TO A FOOT OR MORE OVER THE SOUTHERN TUG HILL REGION NEAR NORTH OSCEOLA. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ019-020-085-200415- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070120T2200Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK... SPRINGVILLE 308 PM EST FRI JAN 19 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST SATURDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST SATURDAY. BANDS OF LAKE SNOW WILL REDEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE IN VARYING INTENSITIES THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT WITH ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE SATURDAY MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS COULD BE AS MUCH AS A FOOT OVER A FEW HIGHER ELEVATION SPOTS BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ004>006-200415- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070120T2200Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO 308 PM EST FRI JAN 19 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST SATURDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST SATURDAY. BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT WITH ANOTHER 3 TO 6 INCHES SATURDAY. STORM TOTALS WILL REACH ONE TO TWO FEET OVER MOST OF THE COUNTY...WITH A FEW SPOTS CATCHING IN EXCESS OF TWO FEET BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ001>003-200415- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070120T1500Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER 308 PM EST FRI JAN 19 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY. SNOWS OF VARYING INTENSITIES WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MORE PERSISTENT BANDS. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ012-200300- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070120T0300Z/ WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WARSAW 308 PM EST FRI JAN 19 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. SNOWS OF VARYING INTENSITIES WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF. TOTALS WILL REACH 3 TO 6 INCHES OVER MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$
000 WWUS41 KBUF 200220 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 920 PM EST FRI JAN 19 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW SOUTHEAST OF LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEKEND... .A WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW OF COLD AIR OVER THE WARMER LAKE WATERS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF LAKE SNOWS TONIGHT AND MUCH OF SATURDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DRIFT NORTH FOR AWHILE TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE TROUGH...THEN BACK SOUTH AS THE TROUGH PASSES LATE TONIGHT. OFF LAKE ONTARIO THE SNOW WILL MOVE FROM NORTHERN CAYUGA AND SOUTHERN OSWEGO COUNTIES BACK INTO NORTHERN OSWEGO AND SOUTHERN LEWIS COUNTIES...THEN DRIFT SOUTH LATER TONIGHT. A BROADER AREA OF SNOW AHEAD OF THE TROUGH COULD ACCUMULATE 3 TO 5 INCHES OVER NORTHERN LEWIS COUNTY. OFF LAKE ERIE THE HEAVIER LAKE SNOW SHOULD MOVE OVER NORTHERN CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES INTO SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES THEN DRIFT SOUTH LATER TONIGHT. THE ACTIVITY SHOULD BREAK UP A BIT TOWARD DAYBREAK AS A FRONT PASSES...THEN REORGANIZE FOR AWHILE ON SATURDAY BEFORE HIGH PRESSURE SHUTS IT DOWN LATER IN THE DAY. THE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR LAKE EFFECT WILL START TO DETERIORATE DURING THE DAY SATURDAY...BUT NOT BEFORE SOME SITES PICK UP A TOTAL OF ONE TO AS MUCH AS TWO FEET OF FLUFFY SNOW. THE LAKE SNOWS WILL TAPER OFF LATE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY EVENING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION... CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. NYZ008-201000- /O.EXT.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070120T1000Z/ LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE 920 PM EST FRI JAN 19 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SATURDAY... THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SATURDAY. BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RETURN FOR AWHILE OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE...BRINGING STORM TOTALS TO A FOOT OR MORE OVER THE SOUTHERN TUG HILL REGION NEAR NORTH OSCEOLA. A BROADER AREA OF SNOW OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY COULD ACCUMULATE 3 TO 5 INCHES. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ019-020-085-201030- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070120T2200Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK... SPRINGVILLE 920 PM EST FRI JAN 19 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST SATURDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST SATURDAY. BANDS OF LAKE SNOW WILL DRIFT NORTH TONIGHT...THEN SOUTH AGAIN TOWARD MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT WITH ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE SATURDAY MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS COULD BE AS MUCH AS A FOOT OVER A FEW HIGHER ELEVATION SPOTS BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ004>006-201030- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070120T2200Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO 920 PM EST FRI JAN 19 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST SATURDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST SATURDAY. BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT WITH ANOTHER 3 TO 6 INCHES SATURDAY. STORM TOTALS COULD REACH ONE TO TWO FEET...WITH A FEW SPOTS CATCHING IN EXCESS OF TWO FEET BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ012-201000- /O.EXT.KBUF.LE.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070120T1000Z/ WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WARSAW 920 PM EST FRI JAN 19 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SATURDAY... THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SATURDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOWS WILL MOVE BACK NORTH INTO THE COUNTY OVERNIGHT...THEN DRIFT SOUTH AGAIN TOWARD MORNING. ANOTHER 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ001>003-201030- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070120T1500Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER 920 PM EST FRI JAN 19 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY. SNOWS OF VARYING INTENSITIES WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MORE PERSISTENT BANDS. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$
000 WWUS41 KBUF 200850 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 350 AM EST SAT JAN 20 2007 ...LAKE SNOWS WILL CONTINUE TODAY FOR SITES SOUTHEAST OF BOTH LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO... .A REINFORCING SHOT OF ARCTIC AIR WILL POUR ACROSS LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO TODAY...AND THIS WILL RESULT IN MORE LAKE EFFECT SNOWS FOR PARTS OF THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER AND PARTICULARLY FOR SITES SOUTHEAST OF LAKE ONTARIO. WHILE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED...THE MOST SIGNIFICANT LAKE SNOWS HAVE PROBABLY ALREADY OCCURRED. FRESH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TODAY WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES...WITH AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE FROM WAYNE COUNTY EASTWARD TO OSWEGO COUNTY. THE LAKE SNOWS WILL REMAIN MULTI-BANDED ACROSS THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER TODAY...WITH A SINGLE BAND OF SNOW EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING FROM THE MONROE COUNTY NEAR SHORE WATERS TO WAYNE...NORTHERN CAYUGA AND SOUTHERN OSWEGO COUNTIES. THE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE LAKE EFFECT ACTIVITY WILL DETERIORATE DURING THE COURSE OF THE MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON...WITH ONLY SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED BY LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INFORMATION FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION... CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. NYZ085-201000- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070120T2200Z/ SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 350 AM EST SAT JAN 20 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. A NORTHWEST FLOW OF VERY COLD AIR ACROSS LAKE ERIE TODAY WILL KEEP THE MAJORITY OF THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TO THE SOUTH OF ERIE COUNTY. WHILE THE MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL WILL BE TO THE SOUTH...ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO AS MUCH AS 3 INCHES IS STILL POSSIBLE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. $$ NYZ008-201000- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070120T1000Z/ LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE 350 AM EST SAT JAN 20 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. A NORTHWEST FLOW OF VERY COLD AIR ACROSS LAKE ONTARIO WILL FOCUS THE LAKE EFFECT ACTIVITY TO THE SOUTH AND WEST OF LEWIS COUNTY. WHILE THE MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL WILL BE OUT OF THE COUNTY... ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO IS STILL POSSIBLE BY THIS EVENING. $$ NYZ012-201000- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070120T1000Z/ WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WARSAW 350 AM EST SAT JAN 20 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. A NORTHWEST FLOW OF VERY COLD AIR ACROSS LAKE ERIE TODAY WILL KEEP THE MAJORITY OF THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TO THE SOUTH OF WYOMING COUNTY. WHILE THE MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL WILL BE TO THE SOUTH...ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO IS STILL POSSIBLE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. $$ NYZ019-020-201700- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070120T2200Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 350 AM EST SAT JAN 20 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. MULTIPLE BANDS OF LAKE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH FRESH ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES. THIS WILL BRING TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO NEARLY A FOOT ACROSS SOME OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THE LEFTOVER LAKE SNOWS TODAY WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BY THIS EVENING. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ004>006-201700- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070120T2200Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO 350 AM EST SAT JAN 20 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. DISORGANIZED LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS THIS MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO CONSOLIDATE INTO ANOTHER BAND OF LAKE SNOW THAT WILL EXTEND FROM THE NEAR SHORE WATERS OF MONROE COUNTY ACROSS WAYNE AND NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES TO SOUTHERNMOST OSWEGO COUNTY. THE LAKE SNOWS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AND BECOME MORE MULTI- BANDED IN NATURE DURING HE COURSE OF THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TODAY WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES...BRINGING TOTAL SNOWFALL TOTALS OF ONE TO TWO FEET FOR SOME AREAS. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ001>003-201500- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070120T1500Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER 350 AM EST SAT JAN 20 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS THIS MORNING WILL ACCUMULATE A COUPLE MORE INCHES...THEN THE LAKE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME MULTI- BANDED DURING THE MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON WHEN LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ RSH
000 WWUS41 KBUF 201527 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1027 AM EST SAT JAN 20 2007 NYZ019-020-202200- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070120T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.Y.0004.070120T1527Z-070120T2200Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 1027 AM EST SAT JAN 20 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS DOWNGRADED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING TO A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. MULTIPLE BANDS OF LAKE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH FRESH ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES LOCALLY. THE LEFTOVER LAKE SNOWS TODAY WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BY THIS EVENING. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ004>006-202200- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070120T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.Y.0004.070120T1527Z-070120T2200Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO 1027 AM EST SAT JAN 20 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS DOWNGRADED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING TO A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. MULTIPLE BANDS OF LAKE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH FRESH ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES LOCALLY. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ001>003-201630- /O.EXP.KBUF.LE.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070120T1500Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER 1027 AM EST SAT JAN 20 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SPOTTY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE FOR AWHILE THIS AFTERNOON BUT ONLY AN INCH OR TWO OF FRESH ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. $$ SAGE
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this lake effect snow advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Buffalo, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this lake effect snow advisory went out at Jan 19, 3:34 AM EST, 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 19, 3:34 AM EST, 26 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
334 AM EST FRI JAN 19 2007
.SYNOPSIS...
AFTER BEING PAMPERED FOR THE FIRST HALF OR SO OF WINTER...WE WILL
BE IN THE GRIPS OF TYPICAL WESTERN NEW YORK CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF
THE NEXT SEVEN TO TEN DAYS. DURING THIS PERIOD WE WILL EXPERIENCE
NEAR TO BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES WITH FAIRLY FREQUENT BOUTS OF
SNOW.
THIS WILL INCLUDE MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW TODAY THROUGH
SATURDAY FOR SITES SOUTHEAST OF BOTH LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO. LAKE
EFFECT SNOW WATCHES HAVE BEEN UPGRADED TO WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES
AS A RESULT...WITH SOME AREAS WELL SOUTH OF BUFFALO AND SOUTHEAST
OF LAKE ONTARIO RECEIVING 1 TO AS MUCH AS 2 FEET OF SNOW BY
SATURDAY EVENING. DETAILS ARE FOUND BELOW.
&&
.SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
A FAIRLY VIGOROUS SHORTWAVE CROSSING WESTERN NEW YORK THIS MORNING
WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD SNOW FOR THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA...WITH
MOST LOCATIONS PICKING UP AN INCH OR TWO OF ACCUMULATION. LAKE
ENHANCEMENT WILL PRODUCE SLIGHTLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE BUF METRO
AREA. THE WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL THEN TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS DURING THE MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON AS THE SHORTWAVE WILL
RAPIDLY EXIT THE REGION VIA NEW ENGLAND.
THE SYNOPTIC SNOW WILL TRANSITION TO LAKE EFFECT DURING THE COURSE
OF THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. INITIALLY...THE ACTIVITY OFF
LK ERIE WILL BE DOMINANT WITH A WELL ALIGNED 290 FLOW PRODUCING
ACCUMS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES FOR SITES WELL SOUTH OF BUFFALO. THE LAKE
EFFECT SNOW WARNING WILL THUS GO INTO EFFECT AT ISSUANCE.
THE ACTIVITY OFF LK ONTARIO WILL TAKE A FEW MORE HOURS TO GET
GOING...BUT SHOULD BE IN PLACE BY THIS AFTERNOON AS A 290-300 FLOW
WILL BE IN PLACE. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE COMMON
FROM WAYNE COUNTY TO OSWEGO COUNTY WITH THE LES WARNING GOING INTO
EFFECT AT 18Z.
FOR BOTH LAKES...THE LAKE EFFECT PARAMETERS WILL BE VERY FAVORABLE
TONIGHT. THEY INCLUDE...
LAKE DELTA TS OF ABOUT 15
CAPS IN THE VICINITY OF 10K FT
LAKE INDUCED CAPES AVG 500 J/KG
AND WELL ALIGNED 300 DEG BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS.
THE POTENTIAL FLY IN THE OINTMENT WILL BE THE PASSGAGE OF AN
ARCTIC FRONT LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THIS
BOUNDARY WILL PRODUCE A BURST OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW FOR THE
VAST MAJORITY OF THE REGION AS IT MOVES SOUTH...BUT IT MAY ALSO
TEMPORARILY BREAK UP THE LAKE SNOWBANDS. POPS HAVE BEEN RAISED TO
CAT FOR THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA FOR THIS PERIOD AS A RESULT OF
THE ARCTIC FRONTAL PASSAGE.
MUCH COLDER AIR WILL THEN POUR ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE COURSE
OF SATURDAY WITH BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS VEERING TO MORE OF A 330
DIRECTION. LAKE DELTA TS WILL INCREASE TO NEARLY 20 WITH
BORDERLINE EXTREME INSTABILITY. WHILE THE WINDS WILL REMAIN FAIRLY
WELL ALIGNED...THE SHORTER FETCH WILL RESULT IN MORE OF A MULTI-
BAND CONFIGURATION OF THE LES.
THE LAKE SNOWS WILL THUS SPREAD TO THE WEST ACROSS MONROE AND
ORLEANS COUNTIES WHERE SEVERAL INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IS LIKELY.
THE LAKE SNOWS WILL THEN TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS
SATURDAY NIGHT AS THE CAP WILL COME DOWN AND DRIER AIR WILL BECOME
ENTRAINED INTO THE BOUNDARY LAYER FROM MID LEVELS.
OUTSIDE OF THE LAKE EFFECT AREAS...IT WIL BE COLD SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND NIGHT WITH A FEW SNOW SHOWERS AND TEMPS DROPPING
WELL BELOW NORMAL VALUES.
A FLAT RIDGE WILL CROSS THE AREA ON SUNDAY TO BRING AN END TO THE
LAKE EFFECT ACTIVITY...BUT THE RESPITE WILL BE SHORT LIVED AS A
WEAK SHORTWAVE WILL BE ON OUR DOORSTEP WITH MORE SNOW EXPECTED FOR
SUNDAY NIGHT.
&&
.LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
THIS PERIOD WILL FEATURE BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AS A GREENLAND
BLOCK (-NAO PHASE) WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE PERIOD. AS A
RESULT OF THIS...SEVERAL STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO SLIDE DOWN THE
CHUTE FROM CENTRAL CANADA TO BRING US FREQUENT BOUTS OF SNOW.
SOME DETAILS...
SUNDAY NIGHT...THE CUTOFF LOW OVER SOUTHERN CA WHICH BROUGHT SOME
UNUSUAL CONVECTIVE SNOW TO THAT PART OF THE COUNTRY WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE DESERT SOUTHWEST ON SATURDAY AND START TO EJECT
NORTHEASTWARD ON SUNDAY. THE GFS MOVES THIS WEAKENING SYSTEM OVER
WESTERN NY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. ITS A STRETCH AS THE GFS IS MORE
AMPLIFIED THAN THE GFS ENSEMBLE MEMBERS...BUT WILL KEEP A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE FORECAST FOR THIS.
EXPECT A BREAK ON MONDAY...THEN A WEAK COLD FRONT ON TUESDAY.
THINGS COULD GET INTERESTING ON THE MESOSCALE BEGINNING ABOUT
TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY WITH A SOUTHWEST FETCH AND COLD
AIRMASS...TARGETING THE BUF METRO AREA FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW. WILL
KEEP THE PROBABILITY AT 50 PERCENT OR SO THIS IS FAR OUT...THAT
IS...WILL NOT GET CARRIED AWAY YET. THE POTENTIAL IS THERE
HOWEVER...PARTICULARLY WEDNESDAY AS A UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM TOGETHER
WITH A SURFACE LOW MOVES SOUTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE UPPER GREAT
LAKES. THIS SYSTEM WORKS THROUGH ON THURSDAY WITH WINDS BECOMING
NORTHWESTERLY. WILL ADD SOME WORDING TO THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER
OUTLOOK REGARDING THIS POTENTIAL.
&&
.AVIATION /08Z-06Z/...
CIGS AND VSBYS WILL BE MAINLY IN THE MVFR RANGE WITH SNOW SHOWERS
ACROSS WESTERN NEW YORK WITH VSBYS OCCASIONALLY DROPPING TO IFR.
EAST OF LAKE ERIE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP FROM IFR
CONDITIONS IN SNOW SHOWERS THIS MORNING TO LIFR TO VLIFR IN
LOCALIZED HEAVIER LAKE SNOWS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT.
THESE TYPE OF CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SE OF LAKE
ONTARIO LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. UP ACROSS THE FART
NORTH COUNTRY MVFR CIGS AND VFR VSBYS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO THE
MVFR RANGE IN SNOW SHOWERS AFTER AROUND 12Z OCCASIONALLY LOWERING TO
LIFR VSBYS AND IFR CIGS IN SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL AROUND 16Z WHEN
CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE BACK TO VFR.
&&
.MARINE...
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORYS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE NEARSHORES OF LAKES ERIE
AND ONTARIO THROUGH SATURDAY AS A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT DEVELOPS
OVER THE REGION. A GALE WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT INTO SATURDAY
FOR THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE ONTARIO. LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO
DEEPEN RAPIDLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST.
&&
.BUF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NY...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING UNTIL 5 PM EST SATURDAY FOR NYZ019-
020-085.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM EST
SATURDAY FOR NYZ004>006.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR
NYZ012.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 5 AM EST SATURDAY FOR LEZ020-040-
041.
GALE WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY FOR
LOZ062>065.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY FOR
LOZ042>044.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY FOR LOZ045.
&&
SYNOPSIS...RSH
SHORT TERM...RSH
LONG TERM...ZAFF/RSH
AVIATION...JJP
MARINE...JJPHazardous weather outlook, Jan 18, 4:10 PM EST, 11 hours 50 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 410 PM EST THU JAN 18 2007 NYZ001-002-010-011-192115- NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- 410 PM EST THU JAN 18 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE NIAGARA FRONTIER LATE TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. FOR DETAILS...PLEASE SEE THE BUFFALO SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY ALTHOUGH IT IS NEARLY A WEEK AWAY...THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SOME LAKE EFFECT SNOW IMPACTING THE NIAGARA FRONTIER ON WEDNESDAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO WILL CONTINUE TO EVALUATE THIS POTENTIAL OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER REPORTS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT THE FOLLOWING (LOWER CASE): HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF NYZ012-019-020-085-192115- WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- 410 PM EST THU JAN 18 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SNOW WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN NEW YORK LATE TONIGHT. ABOUT AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A LAKE EFFECT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. PLEASE REFER TO THE LAKE EFFECT WATCH FOR DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER REPORTS ARE REQUESTED. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT THE FOLLOWING (LOWER CASE): HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF NYZ004>006-192115- WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO- 410 PM EST THU JAN 18 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A LAKE EFFECT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. PLEASE REFER TO THE LAKE EFFECT WATCH FOR DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT THE FOLLOWING (LOWER CASE): HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF NYZ003-007-008-013-014-021-192115- MONROE-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-ALLEGANY- 410 PM EST THU JAN 18 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY WITH GENERALLY AN INCH OR SO EXPECTED...TRANSITIONING TO LAKE EFFECT SHOWERS BY FRIDAY EVENING. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT BANDS HOWEVER WILL BE EAST OF ROCHESTER THROUGH OSWEGO. THE REMAINDER OF THE AREAS SOUTH OF AND EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO WILL ONLY SEE PASSING SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY THROUGH SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT THE FOLLOWING (LOWER CASE): HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF LEZ020-040-041-061-LOZ042>045-062>065-SLZ022-024-192115- UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AND BUFFALO HARBOR- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM DUNKIRK TO BUFFALO- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO BUFFALO- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER- SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM CAPE VINCENT TO OGDENSBURG- SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM OGDENSBURG TO SAINT REGIS- 410 PM EST THU JAN 18 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEW YORK WATERS OF LAKE ERIE...LAKE ONTARIO...AND THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL BE IN EFFECT THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY NIGHT. SOME WINDS COULD APPROACH GALE FORCE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT THE FOLLOWING (LOWER CASE): HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 18, 10:06 PM EST, 5 hours 54 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1006 PM EST THU JAN 18 2007 NYZ001-002-010-011-085-190800- NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO... BATAVIA...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1006 PM EST THU JAN 18 2007 ...A SLOW MORNING COMMUTE POSSIBLE... AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL CROSS THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY AND BRING A GENERAL ONE TO THREE INCH SNOWFALL. ACROSS THE NIAGARA FRONTIER...ADDITIONAL MOISTURE FROM LAKE ERIE WILL INCREASE THE AMOUNTS BY AN INCH OR TWO. IN ADDITION...THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED JUST BEFORE AND DURING THE MORNING RUSH HOUR...BETWEEN 5 AND 9 AM. ROADS MAY BE SLIPPERY AND DELAYS ARE LIKELY...IF POSSIBLE LEAVE EARLY.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 4:00 AM EST | Lake Effect Snow Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Lewis, Oswego and 1 more | 30 hr |
Nearby
Lake Effect Snow Advisories in New York, 2007Every lake effect snow advisory in 2007
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.