Alert archive / New York / Lake Effect Snow Warnings in 2007
Lake Effect Snow Warning 1, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this lake effect snow warning at Jan 8, 2007, 2:51 PM EST for 9 counties in New York. It took effect at Jan 8, 2007, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 45 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 8, 2007, 2:51 PM EST (19:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 8, 2007, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 10, 2007, 4:23 PM EST
- In force
- 45 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Cattaraugus County, NY, Cayuga County, NY, Chautauqua County, NY, Erie County, NY, Jefferson County, NY, Lewis County, NY, Oswego County, NY, Wayne County, NY, Wyoming County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:52 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 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 109 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
- 527 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 126 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -110 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 87 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 081951 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 251 PM EST MON JAN 8 2007 ...WINTER RETURNS TO FIRE UP THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW MACHINE... .A WESTERLY FLOW OF COLDER AIR WILL CROSS THE UNSEASONABLY WARM WATERS OF LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO TO PRODUCE NARROW LOCALIZED BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW OVER THE NEXT 36 TO 48 HOURS. SLIGHT CHANGES IN WIND DIRECTION WILL MOVE THE SNOWBANDS BACK AND FORTH ACROSS THE COUNTIES TO THE EAST OF BOTH LAKES DURING THAT TIMEFRAME. NYZ006>008-090400- /O.UPG.KBUF.LE.A.0001.070109T0000Z-070111T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.W.0001.070109T0000Z-070111T0000Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 251 PM EST MON JAN 8 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL ORGANIZE ON WESTERLY WINDS OVER NORTHERN OSWEGO... SOUTHERN JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES THIS EVENING... THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND STRENGTHEN OVERNIGHT. THE TUG HILL COULD SEE UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW BY MORNING. TUESDAY MORNING THE BAND IS FORECAST TO DRIFT NORTH TOWARD WATERTOWN FOR A FEW HOURS...WHERE A QUICK 3 TO 5 INCHES COULD FALL...BEFORE HEADING BACK SOUTH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND SETTLING ACROSS OSWEGO COUNTY AFTER 7PM. THE BAND IS THEN FORECAST TO REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS OSWEGO COUNTY TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL ACCUMULATION OVER OSWEGO COUNTY DURING THAT TIMEFRAME COULD RANGE FROM ONE TO TWO FEET. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL VARY GREATLY ACROSS THE REGION. VERY SLIGHT CHANGES IN WIND DIRECTION WILL MOVE THE BAND OF SNOW SEVERAL MILES AND RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES IN TOTAL SNOWFALL. CONDITIONS ARE ALSO FAVORABLE FOR LIGHTNING AND THUNDER AT TIMES. 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. $$ NYZ012-019>021-085-090400- /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.Y.0001.070108T1951Z-070109T1500Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 251 PM EST MON JAN 8 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY. TO THE EAST OF LAKE ERIE SNOWFALL IN THE RANGE OF 4 TO 6 INCHES IS LIKELY ACROSS AREAS FROM SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY TO THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE LINE...INCLUDING SKI COUNTRY...TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO WEAKEN A BIT DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY BEFORE ANOTHER ROUND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW DEVELOPS OVER CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. LATER STATEMENTS WILL PINPOINT THE EXACT TIMING AND LOCATION OF THE BAND DURING THIS TIMEFRAME. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NIZIOL
12 follow-up statements
000 WWUS41 KBUF 090309 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1009 PM EST MON JAN 8 2007 ...WINTER RETURNS TO FIRE UP THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW MACHINE... .A WESTERLY FLOW OF COLDER AIR WILL CROSS THE UNSEASONABLY WARM WATERS OF LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO TO PRODUCE NARROW LOCALIZED BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW INTO WEDNESDAY. SLIGHT CHANGES IN WIND DIRECTION WILL MOVE THE SNOWBANDS BACK AND FORTH ACROSS THE COUNTIES TO THE EAST OF BOTH LAKES DURING THAT TIMEFRAME. NYZ006>008-091115- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070111T0000Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 1009 PM EST MON JAN 8 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS HAVE ORGANIZED ON WESTERLY WINDS OVER NORTHERN OSWEGO... SOUTHERN JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES THIS EVENING. THEY SHOULD REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND STRENGTHEN OVERNIGHT. THE TUG HILL COULD SEE OVER 6 INCHES OF SNOW BY MORNING. TUESDAY MORNING THE BAND IS FORECAST TO DRIFT NORTH TOWARD WATERTOWN FOR A FEW HOURS...WHERE A QUICK 3 TO 5 INCHES COULD FALL...BEFORE HEADING BACK SOUTH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND SETTLING ACROSS OSWEGO COUNTY AFTER 7PM. THE BAND IS THEN FORECAST TO REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS OSWEGO COUNTY TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL ACCUMULATION OVER OSWEGO COUNTY DURING THAT TIMEFRAME COULD RANGE FROM ONE TO TWO FEET. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL VARY GREATLY ACROSS THE REGION. VERY SLIGHT CHANGES IN WIND DIRECTION WILL MOVE THE BAND OF SNOW SEVERAL MILES AND RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES IN TOTAL SNOWFALL. CONDITIONS ARE ALSO FAVORABLE FOR LIGHTNING AND THUNDER AT TIMES. 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. $$ NYZ012-019>021-085-091115- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070109T1500Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1009 PM EST MON JAN 8 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY. A BURST OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW DUMPED A QUICK 3 TO 5 INCHES OVER PARTS OF SOUTHERN TIER AND ALSO SECTIONS OF WYOMING AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES EARLY MONDAY EVENING. THE ACTIVITY BECAME QUITE DISORGANIZED AND SCATTERED AFTER 7 PM. HOWEVER REORGANIZATION IS BEGINNING AGAIN AT THIS TIME ACROSS NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY NEW YORK. THIS IS EXPECTED TO EXPAND NORTHWARD OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY MORNING. NEW ACCUMULATIONS FROM OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING WILL LIKELY BE IN THE 3 TO 5 INCH RANGE. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO WEAKEN A BIT DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY BEFORE ANOTHER ROUND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW DEVELOPS OVER CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. LATER STATEMENTS WILL PINPOINT THE EXACT TIMING AND LOCATION OF THE BAND DURING THIS TIMEFRAME. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ SAGE
000 WWUS41 KBUF 090827 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 327 AM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOWS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .A WESTERLY FLOW OF COLDER AIR WILL CROSS THE UNSEASONABLY WARM WATERS OF LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO TO PRODUCE LOCALIZED BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW INTO WEDNESDAY. SLIGHT VARIATIONS IN WIND DIRECTION WILL OSCILLATE THE LAKE BANDS NORTH AND SOUTH ACROSS THE COUNTIES TO THE EAST OF BOTH LAKES DURING THAT TIME FRAME. NYZ012-019-020-085-091630- /O.UPG.KBUF.LE.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070109T1500Z/ /O.EXB.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070110T2200Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 327 AM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A BAND OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT WITH THUNDER AND LIGHTNING WILL MAINTAIN ITSELF ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL FALL AT A RATE OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THE MORNING WILL BE 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE LAKE ACTIVITY IS EXPECT TO BECOME DISORGANIZED FOR A PERIOD LATER THIS MORNING AND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS A SURFACE TROUGH APPROACHES THE AREA. BEHIND THE SURFACE TROUGH...A WEST NORTHWEST FLOW OF EVEN COLDER AIR WILL CROSS LAKE ERIE. LAKE EFFECT SNOWS WILL RE-INTENSIFY AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY. THIS VERY COLD FLOW OF AIR WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY WITH LOCALIZED STORM TOTALS APPROACHING A FOOT AND A HALF IN 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. $$ NYZ004-005-091630- /O.EXB.KBUF.LE.W.0001.070110T0000Z-070110T2300Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN 327 AM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW NORTH OF THE AREA THIS MORNING WILL DRIFT SOUTH INTO THE AREA TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE LAKE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME LOCALLY HEAVY WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE. SOME LOCALIZED STORM TOTALS BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON COULD BE IN EXCESS OF A FOOT. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ006>008-091630- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070111T0000Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 327 AM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS HAVE ORGANIZED ON WESTERLY WINDS OVER NORTHERN OSWEGO...SOUTHERN JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES EARLY THIS MORNING. THE LAKE SNOWS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY TODAY. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE LAKE ACTIVITY IS EXPECT TO BECOME DISORGANIZED FOR A PERIOD THIS THE AFTERNOON AS A SURFACE TROUGH APPROACHES THE AREA. BEHIND THE SURFACE TROUGH...A WEST NORTHWEST FLOW OF EVEN COLDER AIR WILL CROSS LAKE ONTARIO. LAKE EFFECT SNOWS WILL RE-INTENSIFY AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY. AS THE WEST NORTHWEST FLOW ALIGNS...THE LAKE BANDS WILL DRIFT SOUTH OUT OF JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES LATER TONIGHT AND FOCUS THE HEAVIEST SNOWS ON CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN OSWEGO COUNTY. SNOW COULD FALL AT A RATE OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR. THIS VERY COLD FLOW OF AIR WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY WITH LOCALIZED STORM TOTALS APPROACHING 2 FEET OR MORE IN 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. $$ NYZ021-091500- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070109T1500Z/ ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WELLSVILLE 327 AM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. LAKE EFFECT SNOWS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING ACROSS THE NORTHERN THIRD OF THE COUNTY. ADDITIONAL LOCALIZED ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ TMA
000 WWUS41 KBUF 091451 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 951 AM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOWS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .A WESTERLY FLOW OF COLD AIR WILL CROSS THE UNSEASONABLY WARM WATERS OF LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO TO PRODUCE LOCALIZED BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW INTO WEDNESDAY. THE FLOW WILL BECOME WEST NORTHWEST TONIGHT...SHIFTING LAKE BANDS TODAYS BANDS SOUTHWARD SLIGHTLY. NYZ006>008-092300- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070111T0000Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 951 AM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS HAVE ORGANIZED ON WESTERLY WINDS OVER NORTHERN OSWEGO...SOUTHERN JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES TODAY. THE LAKE SNOWS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY TODAY. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE LAKE ACTIVITY IS EXPECT TO BECOME DISORGANIZED FOR A PERIOD THIS THE AFTERNOON AS A SURFACE TROUGH APPROACHES THE AREA. BEHIND THE SURFACE TROUGH...A WEST NORTHWEST FLOW OF EVEN COLDER AIR WILL CROSS LAKE ONTARIO. LAKE EFFECT SNOWS WILL RE-INTENSIFY AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY. AS THE WEST NORTHWEST FLOW ALIGNS...THE LAKE BANDS WILL DRIFT SOUTH OUT OF JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES LATER TONIGHT AND FOCUS THE HEAVIEST SNOWS ON CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN OSWEGO COUNTY. SNOW COULD FALL AT A RATE OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR. THIS VERY COLD FLOW OF AIR WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY WITH LOCALIZED STORM TOTALS APPROACHING 2 FEET OR MORE IN 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. $$ NYZ012-019-020-085-092300- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070110T2200Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 951 AM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY. A BAND OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT WITH OCCASIONAL THUNDER AND LIGHTNING WILL DRIFT SOUTHWARD AND BECOME DISORGANIZED SOME THIS AFTERNOON AS A SURFACE TROUGH MOVES INTO THE AREA. THROUGH NOON...EXPECT SOME SNOW TO FALL AT A RATE OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR. BY THE DAYS END...EXPECT AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. BEHIND THE SURFACE TROUGH...A WEST NORTHWEST FLOW OF EVEN COLDER AIR WILL CROSS LAKE ERIE. LAKE EFFECT SNOWS WILL RE-INTENSIFY AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY...PARTICULARLY ACROSS PORTIONS OF CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES. THIS VERY COLD FLOW OF AIR WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY WITH LOCALIZED STORM TOTALS APPROACHING A FOOT AND A HALF IN SOME AREAS. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ004-005-092300- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.070110T0000Z-070110T2300Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN 951 AM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW NORTH OF THE AREA THIS MORNING WILL DRIFT SOUTH INTO THE AREA TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE LAKE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME LOCALLY HEAVY WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE. SOME LOCALIZED STORM TOTALS BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON COULD BE IN EXCESS OF A FOOT. 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. $$ NYZ021-091800- /O.EXT.KBUF.LE.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070109T1800Z/ ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WELLSVILLE 951 AM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. LAKE EFFECT SNOWS WILL CONTINUE THIS THROUGH ABOUT 1 PM ACROSS ALLEGANY COUNTY. ADDITIONAL LOCALIZED ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ ZAFF
000 WWUS41 KBUF 091803 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 103 PM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOWS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS THAT FORMED MONDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUED THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING EAST OF LAKE ERIE AND LAKE ONTARIO ARE WEAKENING THIS AFTERNOON AS A SURFACE TROUGH MOVES THROUGH WESTERN NEW YORK. BEHIND THE SURFACE TROUGH...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST NORTHWEST AND AN EVEN COLDER AIRMASS CROSS THE RELATIVELY WARM LAKES. LAKE BANDS WILL REFORM AND INTENSIFY LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER...OVER OSWEGO AND PORTIONS WAYNE AND NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES. NYZ021-091915- /O.EXP.KBUF.LE.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070109T1800Z/ ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WELLSVILLE 103 PM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS WILL QUICKLY END WITHIN BETWEEN 1 PM AND 2 PM WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL. BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL REDEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON...BUT AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS AS THOUGH MOST OF THE ACTIVITY WILL BE CONFINED FROM ABOUT OLEAN WESTWARD TO THE PENNSYLVANIA BORDER. $$ NYZ006>008-100215- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070111T0000Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 103 PM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW OFF OF LAKE ONTARIO IS BEGINNING TO WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON MOVE TO THE EAST. EXPECT ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES INCHES UNDERNEATH THE BAND...THEN A BREAK FOR SEVERAL HOURS. HOWEVER AN NEW BAND IS BEGINNING TO FORM...AND IT WILL INTENSIFY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT...PRIMARILY AFFECTING OSWEGO COUNTY AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF WAYNE AND NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES. SNOW COULD FALL AT A RATE OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR. VERY COLD FLOW OF AIR WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY WITH LOCALIZED STORM TOTALS APPROACHING 2 FEET OR MORE IN SOME AREAS. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ012-019-020-085-100215- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070110T2200Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 103 PM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW OFF OF LAKE ERIE IS WEAKENING RAPIDLY THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...A WEST NORTHWEST FLOW OF EVEN COLDER AIR WILL CROSS LAKE ERIE TONIGHT. LAKE EFFECT SNOWS WILL RE-INTENSIFY WITH ADDITIONAL HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY...PARTICULARLY ACROSS PORTIONS OF CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES. VERY COLD FLOW OF AIR WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY WITH LOCALIZED STORM TOTALS EXCEEDING A FOOT AND A HALF IN 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. $$ NYZ004-005-100215- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.070110T0000Z-070110T2300Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN 103 PM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... LAKE EFFECT SNOW THAT DEVELOPED NORTH OF WAYNE AND CAYUGA COUNTIES LAST NIGHT IS BEGINNING TO WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO THE EAST. HOWEVER AN NEW BAND IS BEGINNING TO FORM...AND IT WILL INTENSIFY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT...PRIMARILY AFFECTING OSWEGO COUNTY AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF WAYNE AND NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES. SNOW COULD FALL AT A RATE OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR. VERY COLD FLOW OF AIR WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY WITH LOCALIZED STORM TOTALS APPROACHING 2 FEET OR MORE IN SOME AREAS. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ ZAFF
000 WWUS41 KBUF 092117 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 417 PM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOWS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .A NEW ROUND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS DEVELOPING DOWNWIND OF LAKE ERIE AND LAKE ONTARIO THIS AFTERNOON. OFF OF LAKE ONTARIO...A WEST NORTHWEST FLOW COMBINED WITH A COLD ATMOSPHERE WILL CREATE IDEAL CONDITIONS FOR A SINGLE INTENSE BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW TONIGHT...WITH THE BAND ORIGINATING OVER LAKE SUPERIOR...TRAVELING ACROSS LAKE HURON...AND FINALLY ACROSS LAKE ONTARIO. A PARTICULARLY HARD HIT AREA WILL BE ACROSS OSWEGO COUNTY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL ALSO AFFECT NORTHERN CAYUGA...EASTERN WAYNE...AND SOUTHERN LEWIS COUNTIES. OFF OF LAKE ERIE...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL NOT BE QUITE AS INTENSE AS THE BAND OVER LAKE ONTARIO...BUT TRAVEL WILL STILL BE DIFFICULT...PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER...INCLUDING CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES...AS WELL AS IN THE HILLS SOUTH OF THE SOUTHTOWNS IN SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY EASTWARD INTO SOUTHERN WYOMING COUNTY. NYZ006>008-100530- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070111T0000Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 417 PM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. A NEW LAKE EFFECT BAND OF SNOW IS BEGINNING TO FORM...AND IT WILL INTENSIFY EARLY THIS EVENING...PRIMARILY AFFECTING OSWEGO COUNTY AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF EASTERN WAYNE AND NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES. SNOW COULD FALL AT A RATE OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ALONG WITH POSSIBLE THUNDER AND LIGHTNING. THIS WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT EVENT...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. ACCUMULATIONS UNDER THIS BAND COULD SEE STORM TOTALS APPROACHING 2 FEET OR MORE. THE TUG HILL REGION INCLUDING SOUTHERN LEWIS COUNTY ALREADY RECEIVED AROUND A FOOT OF SNOW SINCE MONDAY NIGHT. THIS AREA WILL BE ON THE NORTHERN END OF THIS BAND. HOWEVER...BY WEDNESDAY EVENING...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE COURSE OF THE WEEK COULD APPROACH 3 FEET OVER OVER PORTIONS OF THE TUG HILL REGION. 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. $$ NYZ012-019-020-085-100530- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070110T2200Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 417 PM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS BEGINNING TO REDEVELOP DOWNWIND OF LAKE ERIE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL INTENSIFY THIS EVENING. THE AREA THAT WILL BE HARDEST HIT WILL BE OVER CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES WHERE 4 TO 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ARE EXPECTED. IN THE HILLS SOUTH OF THE SOUTHTOWNS AND OVER SOUTHERN WYOMING COUNTY...SLIGHTLY LESS IS EXPECTED WITH NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. THROUGHOUT THE AREA...LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. WHEN COMBINING SNOW SINCE MONDAY NIGHT...SOME LOCATIONS WILL SEE STORM TOTALS EXCEEDING 2 FEET. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ004-005-100530- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.070110T0000Z-070110T2300Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN 417 PM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY. A NEW LAKE EFFECT BAND OF SNOW IS BEGINNING TO FORM...AND IT WILL INTENSIFY OVERNIGHT...PRIMARILY AFFECTING OSWEGO COUNTY AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF WESTERN WAYNE AND NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES. SNOW COULD FALL AT A RATE OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ALONG WITH POSSIBLE THUNDER AND LIGHTNING. THIS WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT EVENT...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. ACCUMULATIONS UNDER THIS BAND COULD SEE STORM TOTALS UP TO A FOOT...WITH MORE OVER 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. $$ ZAFF
000 WWUS41 KBUF 092121 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 421 PM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOWS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .A NEW ROUND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS DEVELOPING DOWNWIND OF LAKE ERIE AND LAKE ONTARIO THIS AFTERNOON. OFF OF LAKE ONTARIO...A WEST NORTHWEST FLOW COMBINED WITH A COLD ATMOSPHERE WILL CREATE IDEAL CONDITIONS FOR A SINGLE INTENSE BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW TONIGHT...WITH THE BAND ORIGINATING OVER LAKE SUPERIOR... TRAVELING ACROSS LAKE HURON...AND FINALLY ACROSS LAKE ONTARIO. A PARTICULARLY HARD HIT AREA WILL BE ACROSS OSWEGO COUNTY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL ALSO AFFECT NORTHERN CAYUGA...EASTERN WAYNE...AND SOUTHERN LEWIS COUNTIES. OFF OF LAKE ERIE...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL NOT BE QUITE AS INTENSE AS THE BAND OVER LAKE ONTARIO...BUT TRAVEL WILL STILL BE DIFFICULT...PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER... INCLUDING CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES...AS WELL AS IN THE HILLS SOUTH OF THE SOUTHTOWNS IN SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY EASTWARD INTO SOUTHERN WYOMING COUNTY. NYZ007-092230- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070111T0000Z/ JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN 421 PM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. A NEW LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND IS REDEVELOPING...BUT IT IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN SOUTH OF JEFFERSON COUNTY. THEREFORE...THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NYZ006-008-100530- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070111T0000Z/ OSWEGO-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...LOWVILLE 421 PM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. A NEW LAKE EFFECT BAND OF SNOW IS BEGINNING TO FORM...AND IT WILL INTENSIFY EARLY THIS EVENING...PRIMARILY AFFECTING OSWEGO COUNTY AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF EASTERN WAYNE AND NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES. SNOW COULD FALL AT A RATE OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ALONG WITH POSSIBLE THUNDER AND LIGHTNING. THIS WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT EVENT...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. ACCUMULATIONS UNDER THIS BAND COULD SEE STORM TOTALS APPROACHING 2 FEET OR MORE. THE TUG HILL REGION INCLUDING SOUTHERN LEWIS COUNTY ALREADY RECEIVED AROUND A FOOT OF SNOW SINCE MONDAY NIGHT. THIS AREA WILL BE ON THE NORTHERN END OF THIS BAND. HOWEVER...BY WEDNESDAY EVENING...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE COURSE OF THE WEEK COULD APPROACH 3 FEET OVER OVER PORTIONS OF THE TUG HILL REGION. 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. $$ NYZ012-019-020-085-100530- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070110T2200Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 421 PM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS BEGINNING TO REDEVELOP DOWNWIND OF LAKE ERIE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL INTENSIFY THIS EVENING. THE AREA THAT WILL BE HARDEST HIT WILL BE OVER CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES WHERE 4 TO 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ARE EXPECTED. IN THE HILLS SOUTH OF THE SOUTHTOWNS AND OVER SOUTHERN WYOMING COUNTY... SLIGHTLY LESS IS EXPECTED WITH NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. THROUGHOUT THE AREA...LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. WHEN COMBINING SNOW SINCE MONDAY NIGHT...SOME LOCATIONS WILL SEE STORM TOTALS EXCEEDING 2 FEET. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ004-005-100530- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.070110T0000Z-070110T2300Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN 421 PM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY. A NEW LAKE EFFECT BAND OF SNOW IS BEGINNING TO FORM...AND IT WILL INTENSIFY OVERNIGHT...PRIMARILY AFFECTING OSWEGO COUNTY AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF WESTERN WAYNE AND NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES. SNOW COULD FALL AT A RATE OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ALONG WITH POSSIBLE THUNDER AND LIGHTNING. THIS WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT EVENT...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. ACCUMULATIONS UNDER THIS BAND COULD SEE STORM TOTALS UP TO A FOOT...WITH MORE OVER 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. $$
000 WWUS41 KBUF 092128 CCA WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 424 PM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOWS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .A NEW ROUND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS DEVELOPING DOWNWIND OF LAKE ERIE AND LAKE ONTARIO THIS AFTERNOON. OFF OF LAKE ONTARIO...A WEST NORTHWEST FLOW COMBINED WITH A COLD ATMOSPHERE WILL CREATE IDEAL CONDITIONS FOR A SINGLE INTENSE BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW TONIGHT...WITH THE BAND ORIGINATING OVER LAKE SUPERIOR... TRAVELING ACROSS LAKE HURON...AND FINALLY ACROSS LAKE ONTARIO. A PARTICULARLY HARD HIT AREA WILL BE ACROSS OSWEGO COUNTY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL ALSO AFFECT NORTHERN CAYUGA...EASTERN WAYNE...AND SOUTHERN LEWIS COUNTIES. OFF OF LAKE ERIE...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL NOT BE QUITE AS INTENSE AS THE BAND OVER LAKE ONTARIO...BUT TRAVEL WILL STILL BE DIFFICULT...PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER... INCLUDING CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES...AS WELL AS IN THE HILLS SOUTH OF THE SOUTHTOWNS IN SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY EASTWARD INTO SOUTHERN WYOMING COUNTY. NYZ007-092230- /O.COR.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070111T0000Z/ JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN 424 PM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. A NEW LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND IS REDEVELOPING OFF LAKE ONTARIO. ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY UP TO 4 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT...BUT MOST OF THE LAKE EFFECT WILL REMAIN MAINLY SOUTH OF JEFFERSON COUNTY. THEREFORE...THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NYZ006-008-100545- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070111T0000Z/ OSWEGO-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...LOWVILLE 424 PM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. A NEW LAKE EFFECT BAND OF SNOW IS BEGINNING TO FORM...AND IT WILL INTENSIFY EARLY THIS EVENING...PRIMARILY AFFECTING OSWEGO COUNTY AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF EASTERN WAYNE AND NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES. SNOW COULD FALL AT A RATE OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ALONG WITH POSSIBLE THUNDER AND LIGHTNING. THIS WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT EVENT...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. ACCUMULATIONS UNDER THIS BAND COULD SEE STORM TOTALS APPROACHING 2 FEET OR MORE. THE TUG HILL REGION INCLUDING SOUTHERN LEWIS COUNTY ALREADY RECEIVED AROUND A FOOT OF SNOW SINCE MONDAY NIGHT. THIS AREA WILL BE ON THE NORTHERN END OF THIS BAND. HOWEVER...BY WEDNESDAY EVENING...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE COURSE OF THE WEEK COULD APPROACH 3 FEET OVER OVER PORTIONS OF THE TUG HILL REGION. 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. $$ NYZ012-019-020-085-100545- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070110T2200Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 424 PM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS BEGINNING TO REDEVELOP DOWNWIND OF LAKE ERIE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL INTENSIFY THIS EVENING. THE AREA THAT WILL BE HARDEST HIT WILL BE OVER CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES WHERE 4 TO 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ARE EXPECTED. IN THE HILLS SOUTH OF THE SOUTHTOWNS AND OVER SOUTHERN WYOMING COUNTY... SLIGHTLY LESS IS EXPECTED WITH NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. THROUGHOUT THE AREA...LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. WHEN COMBINING SNOW SINCE MONDAY NIGHT...SOME LOCATIONS WILL SEE STORM TOTALS EXCEEDING 2 FEET. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ004-005-100545- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.070110T0000Z-070110T2300Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN 424 PM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY. A NEW LAKE EFFECT BAND OF SNOW IS BEGINNING TO FORM...AND IT WILL INTENSIFY OVERNIGHT...PRIMARILY AFFECTING OSWEGO COUNTY AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF WESTERN WAYNE AND NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES. SNOW COULD FALL AT A RATE OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ALONG WITH POSSIBLE THUNDER AND LIGHTNING. THIS WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT EVENT...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. ACCUMULATIONS UNDER THIS BAND COULD SEE STORM TOTALS UP TO A FOOT...WITH MORE OVER 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. $$
000 WWUS41 KBUF 100322 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1022 PM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOWS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .COLD AIR POURING ACROSS LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO WILL INTENSIFY OVERNIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL KEEP GENERATING SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW...WITH SOME PARTS OF THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER AND EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGIONS RECEIVING MORE THAN 2 FEET OF SNOW. OFF OF LAKE ONTARIO...A WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW ACROSS A WARMER NORMAL LAKE SURFACE WILL GENERATE SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOWS IN THE FORM OF A SINGLE PLUME. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO AS MUCH AS 3 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE FOUND WITHIN THIS BAND...WITH THE CHANCE FOR SOME LAKE EFFECT THUNDER SNOW AS WELL. OFF OF LAKE ERIE...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL NOT BE QUITE AS INTENSE AS THE BAND OVER LAKE ONTARIO...AS THE FLOW OF COLD AIR WILL CROSS THE LAKE AT A SHARPER ANGLE. THIS WILL RESULT IN MULTIPLE BANDS OF SNOW WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF A HALF TO ONE INCH MORE COMMON. THE LAKE SNOWS OFF BOTH LAKES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY. NYZ008-100430- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070111T0000Z/ LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE 1022 PM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. A WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW OF COLD AIR ACROSS LAKE ONTARIO SHOULD KEEP THE MAJORITY OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW TO THE SOUTH OF LEWIS COUNTY. WHILE SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY COULD ACCUMULATE 1 TO 3 INCHES OVERNIGHT...SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ NYZ006-101130- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070111T0000Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 1022 PM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. A SINGLE BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER THE COUNTY OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO AS MUCH AS 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITHIN THE HEART OF THE SNOW BAND...WHICH SHOULD REMAIN OVER SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE COUNTY OVERNIGHT. THE HEAVIER SNOW SQUALLS MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY A BIT OF THUNDER AND LIGHTNING AS WELL. THIS WILL CERTAINLY BE A SIGNIFICANT EVENT AS SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OVERNIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES OVERNIGHT WITH ANOTHER 4 TO 8 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL LIKELY BRING SNOWFALL TOTALS TO 2 TO 3 FEET BY WEDNESDAY 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. $$ NYZ012-019-020-085-101130- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070110T2200Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1022 PM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY. MULTIPLE BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH MOST OF WEDNESDAY WITH MOST AREAS PICKING UP A FRESH 3 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION OVERNIGHT WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES ON WEDNESDAY. AMOUNTS WILL BE A BIT HIGHER FOR THE ELEVATED TERRAIN OF CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY...WHILE LESSER AMOUNTS WILL BE COMMON OVER WYOMING COUNTY. ALL IN ALL...WHEN COMBINING SNOW SINCE MONDAY NIGHT...MANY LOCATIONS WILL SEE STORM TOTALS EXCEEDING 2 FEET. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ004-005-101130- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070110T2300Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN 1022 PM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY. A SINGLE BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEAR THE LAKE ONTARIO SHORE OVERNIGHT BEFORE SETTLING A BIT FURTHER SOUTH ON WEDNESDAY. SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE TO TWO INCHES AN HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE. WHILE MOST AREAS WILL PICK UP 3 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION OVERNIGHT...AREAS CLOSER TO THE LAKE COULD PICK UP AS MUCH AS 10 INCHES BY DAYBREAK. IT IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION THAT A FEW OF THE HEAVIER SNOW SQUALLS COULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY A RUMBLE OF THUNDER AS WELL. AN ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO AS MUCH AS 8 INCHES IS POSSIBLE DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY...BRINGING SNOWFALL TOTALS TO A FOOT OR MORE IN 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. $$ RSH
000 WWUS41 KBUF 100841 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 341 AM EST WED JAN 10 2007 ...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOWS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY... .COLD AIR POURING ACROSS LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW THROUGH TODAY...WITH SOME PARTS OF THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER AND EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGIONS RECEIVING MORE THAN 2 FEET OF SNOW. OFF OF LAKE ONTARIO...THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL FROM WAYNE TO OSWEGO COUNTIES. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE HEAVIEST PART OF THE SNOWBAND. THE HEAVY SNOW MAY ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY THUNDER. OFF OF LAKE ERIE...THE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN A SHORTER FETCH ACROSS THE LAKE...BUT SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE STILL POSSIBLE AS THE MOIST AIR IS LIFTED ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THE HEAVY LAKE SNOWS OFF LAKE ERIE WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON...BUT LINGER INTO THE EVENING SOUTHEAST OF LAKE ONTARIO. THE LAKE SNOWS WILL ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING OVER 25 MPH. THIS WILL RESULT IN FREQUENT WHITEOUTS AND VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. NYZ006-101645- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070111T0000Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 341 AM EST WED JAN 10 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. HEAVY LAKE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND ACCUMULATE ANOTHER 6 TO 12 INCHES BY THIS EVENING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE GREATER THAN 2 FEET IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOW AREAS. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING OVER 25 MPH WILL ALSO RESULT IN FREQUENT WHITEOUTS AND VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. 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. $$ NYZ012-019-020-085-101645- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070110T2200Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 341 AM EST WED JAN 10 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 EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES OVER SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES...WITH ANOTHER 4 TO 8 INCHES LIKELY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES. BY THE TIME THE SNOW WINDS DOWN LATER THIS AFTERNOON...MANY LOCATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SEE STORM TOTALS EXCEEDING 2 FEET. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING OVER 25 MPH WILL ALSO RESULT IN FREQUENT WHITEOUTS AND VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. 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. $$ NYZ004-005-101645- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070110T2300Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN 341 AM EST WED JAN 10 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. LAKE EFFECT WILL INTENSIFY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER WAYNE COUNTY...WITH ANOTHER 6 TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTY. BY THE TIME THE SNOW BEGINS TO WIND DOWN LATER IN THE EVENING...SOME LOCATIONS WILL SEE SNOWFALL TOTALS OVER 1 FOOT. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING OVER 25 MPH WILL ALSO RESULT IN FREQUENT WHITEOUTS AND VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$
000 WWUS41 KBUF 101142 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 642 AM EST WED JAN 10 2007 ...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOWS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY... .COLD AIR POURING ACROSS LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW THROUGH TODAY... WITH SOME PARTS OF THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER AND EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGIONS RECEIVING MORE THAN 2 FEET OF SNOW. OFF OF LAKE ONTARIO...THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL FROM WAYNE TO OSWEGO COUNTIES. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE HEAVIEST PART OF THE SNOWBAND. THE HEAVY SNOW MAY ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY THUNDER. OFF OF LAKE ERIE...THE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN A SHORTER FETCH ACROSS THE LAKE...BUT SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE STILL POSSIBLE AS THE MOIST AIR IS LIFTED ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THE HEAVY LAKE SNOWS OFF LAKE ERIE WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON... BUT LINGER INTO THE EVENING SOUTHEAST OF LAKE ONTARIO. THE LAKE SNOWS WILL ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING OVER 25 MPH. THIS WILL RESULT IN FREQUENT WHITEOUTS AND VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. NYZ012-085-101245- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070110T2200Z/ WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 642 AM EST WED JAN 10 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. LOCALIZED LAKE SNOWS ARE STILL POSSIBLE TODAY...BUT ONLY AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO OF NEW SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED. $$ NYZ006-101945- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070111T0000Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 642 AM EST WED JAN 10 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. HEAVY LAKE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND ACCUMULATE ANOTHER 6 TO 12 INCHES BY THIS EVENING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE GREATER THAN 2 FEET IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOW AREAS. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING OVER 25 MPH WILL ALSO RESULT IN FREQUENT WHITEOUTS AND VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ019-020-101945- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070110T2200Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 642 AM EST WED JAN 10 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 EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES. BY THE TIME THE SNOW WINDS DOWN LATER THIS AFTERNOON...MANY LOCATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SEE STORM TOTALS EXCEEDING 2 FEET. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING OVER 25 MPH WILL ALSO RESULT IN FREQUENT WHITEOUTS AND VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. 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. $$ NYZ004-005-101945- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070110T2300Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN 642 AM EST WED JAN 10 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. LAKE EFFECT WILL INTENSIFY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER WAYNE COUNTY...WITH ANOTHER 6 TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTY. BY THE TIME THE SNOW BEGINS TO WIND DOWN LATER IN THE EVENING...SOME LOCATIONS WILL SEE SNOWFALL TOTALS OVER 1 FOOT. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING OVER 25 MPH WILL ALSO RESULT IN FREQUENT WHITEOUTS AND VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ TMA
000 WWUS41 KBUF 101603 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1103 AM EST WED JAN 10 2007 ...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOWS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON OFF LAKE ONTARIO... .COLD AIR POURING ACROSS LAKE ONTARIO WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SOUTHEAST OF THE LAKE TODAY. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY OVER PORTIONS OF WAYNE AND NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES WITH LESSER AMOUNTS FURTHER WEST TOWARD ROCHESTER. THE ACTIVITY OFF LAKE ERIE IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON WITH ANOTHER COUPLE OF INCHES IN SPOTS. OFF OF LAKE ONTARIO...THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL FROM WAYNE TO OSWEGO COUNTIES. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE HEAVIEST PART OF THE SNOWBAND. THE LAKE SNOWS WILL ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING OVER 25 MPH. THIS WILL RESULT IN FREQUENT WHITEOUTS AND VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. NYZ006-101715- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070111T0000Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 1103 AM EST WED JAN 10 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. THE HEAVIER LAKE SNOWS ARE EXPECTED TO STAY JUST SOUTH OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON BUT 2 TO 4 INCHES IS POSSIBLE SOUTH OF OSWEGO. $$ NYZ019-020-101715- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070110T2200Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 1103 AM EST WED JAN 10 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE LAKE SNOWS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON WITH ANOTHER INCH OR TWO POSSIBLE IN SPOTS MAINLY OVER PORTIONS OF CATTARAUGUS COUNTY. $$ NYZ004-005-102300- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070110T2300Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN 1103 AM EST WED JAN 10 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. LAKE EFFECT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER WAYNE COUNTY...WITH 6 TO 9 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTY. BY THE TIME THE SNOW BEGINS TO WIND DOWN LATER IN THE EVENING...SOME LOCATIONS WILL SEE SNOWFALL TOTALS OVER 1 FOOT. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING OVER 25 MPH WILL ALSO RESULT IN FREQUENT WHITEOUTS AND VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. 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. $$ NYZ003-102200- /O.NEW.KBUF.WW.Y.0001.070110T1603Z-070110T2200Z/ MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ROCHESTER 1103 AM EST WED JAN 10 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVIER LAKE SNOWS ARE EXPECTED MAINLY OVER EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW, BLOWING SNOW, SLEET, FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT, THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$
000 WWUS41 KBUF 102123 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 423 PM EST WED JAN 10 2007 ...LAKE SNOWS TO PERSIST SOUTHEAST OF LAKE ONTARIO BUT IN A WEAKENED FORM... .SOME LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST OVERNIGHT SOUTHEAST OF LAKE ONTARIO BUT AMOUNTS ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS MAINLY OVER WAYNE AND NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES WITH AN INCH POSSIBLE OVER PARTS OF MONROE COUNTY. NYZ004-005-102230- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070110T2300Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN 423 PM EST WED JAN 10 2007 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. SOME LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST OVERNIGHT BUT ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE ONLY IN TH 1 TO 3 INCH RANGE IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS. $$ NYZ003-102230- /O.CAN.KBUF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070110T2200Z/ MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ROCHESTER 423 PM EST WED JAN 10 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW HAS WEAKENED SO THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED. SOME LIGHT LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL PERSIST FOR A GOOD PORTION OF THE NIGHT ESPECIALLY EAST OF ROCHESTER WITH AMOUNTS OF UP TO AN INCH POSSIBLE IN SPOTS. $$ JJP
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this lake effect snow warning 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 warning went out at Jan 8, 10:31 AM EST, 4 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 8, 10:31 AM EST, 4 hours 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1031 AM EST MON JAN 8 2007
.UPDATE...
HAVE ISSUED LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH FOR TUG HILL REGION TONIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY...EVENTUALLY SETTLING PRIMARILY OVER OSWEGO
COUNTY BEGINNING TUESDAY NIGHT.
&&
.SHORT TERM /REST OF TODAY/...
NO REAL CHANGES FOR TODAY...BUT MAY CONSIDER ADVISORY LEVEL SNOW
FALL FOR WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER AND SOUTHERN ERIE IN AFTERNOON
PACKAGE. MAIN UPDATE IS FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO.
INITIALLY THIS WILL BE ELEVATION BASED WITH TUG HILL EXPECTED TO
RECEIVE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOW TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...BUT
COOLING AIRMASS AND EXCELLENT FETCH ACROSS MULTIPLE LAKES SHOULD
INTENSIFY AND CONSOLIDATE BAND OVER PRIMARILY OSWEGO COUNTY LATE
TUESDAY THROUGH A GOOD PORTION OF WEDNESDAY.
WATCH ISSUED EARLIER THIS MORNING...ZONES COMING BY 11AM.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION...
/ISSUED 634 AM EST MON JAN 8 2007/
MARINE...
GALE FORCE WINDS ALREADY OBSERVED AT THE DUNKIRK C-MAN WILL
THEREFORE START GALE WARNING ON LAKE ERIE EARLIER.
PREV DISCUSSION...
/ISSUED 329 AM EST MON JAN 8 2007/
SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
SURFACE LOW PASSING OVER WESTERN NY THIS MORNING WILL MAINTAIN
WIDESPREAD RAIN OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTION OF THE STATE
THROUGH THE MORNING. COLD FRONT OVER OHIO WILL LIFT TO WESTERN
ZONES BY MID MORNING AND TEMPS WILL BE ON A DOWNWARD TREND THROUGH
THE DAY.
WEST OF THE GENESEE VALLEY...EARLY HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S WILL
GIVE WAY TO AFTERNOON TEMPS IN THE LOWER 30S OR EVEN UPPER 20S BY
THE END OF THE DAY. BOTH GFS AND NAM SHOW 850MB TEMPS FALLING
ACCORDINGLY...-2C TO -4C BY 12Z/7AM AND -6C TO -8C BY 18Z/1PM. SAT
AND RADAR SHOW WELL DEFINED DEFORMATION ZONE WITH UPPER TROUGH YET
TO CROSS THE AREA AND WILL BRING ADDITIONAL RAIN THEN SNOW THROUGH
THE EARLY PART OF THE DAY. THE COLDER AIR OVER LAKE ERIE WILL
LIKELY FORM LAKE EFFECT SNOW ALONG THE EASTERN SHORE OF LAKE
ERIE...OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN SOUTH OF BUFFALO AND NORTH OF
JAMESTOWN...EASTWARD INTO WESTERN WYOMING COUNTY. HIGH WINDS
FOLLOWING THE COLD FRONT WILL KEEP ANY ORGANIZED LAKE BAND FROM
FORMING BUT THE OROGRAPHIC LIFT WILL ADD TO THE POTENTIAL FOR
LOCALIZED SNOW ACCUMULATIONS LATE TODAY. THE GREATER RISK WILL BE
LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AS A SPEED MAX ROUNDS THE
BASE OF THE UPPER TROUGH...THE MAIN AXIS OF WHICH WILL STILL BE
JUST TO THE WEST...AND SPINS UP A SMALLER SURFACE LOW. THIS WILL
BACK THE WINDS ALONG LAKE ERIE AND BRING A BAND OF LAKE EFFECT
SNOW...OR RAIN/SNOW MIX...NORTHWARD TO METRO BUFFALO AND EVEN
NIAGARA COUNTY. WILL HAVE A COUPLE INCHES OF SNOW ACCUM IN THE
GRIDS FOR METRO BUFFALO/NIAGARA FALLS DURING TUESDAY MORNING
COMMUTE TIME. THE LAKE SNOWS WILL SLIDE SOUTH AGAIN DURING LATE
MORNING AS THE LOW PASSES AND PLACE THE SNOW OVER THE MORE
TRADITIONAL SNOWBELT AREA SOUTH OF BUFFALO. TUESDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY WILL SEE MUCH COLDER AIR ARRIVING WITH 850BM TEMPS
DROPPING TO AROUND -15C ON WEST NORTHWEST WINDS. THIS PLACES A
SHORTER FETCH ACROSS THE LAKE BUT LAKE INDUCED CAPES RISE TO 500
TO NEAR 700 J/KG AND EQUILIBRIUM LEVELS ARE NEAR 12KFT. PERSISTENT
LAKE SNOWS ARE LIKELY OVER THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO...PRECIP WILL REMAIN IN THE FORM OF RAIN
THROUGH MUCH OF THE MORNING ALTHOUGH THERE WERE AREAS OF SNOW
EARLY THIS MORNING WITH DYNAMIC COOLING AT THE ONSET OF PRECIP.
THAT HAS ALL GONE BACK OVER TO ALL RAIN AS 850MB TEMPS WARMED TO
+4C. THE COLD AIR WILL REACH THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION BY
18Z TO 21Z TIMEFRAME AND STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL AGAIN SHRED
THE INSTABILITY IN THE LOWER LAYERS...KEEPING CONCENTRATED LAKE
SNOWS FROM FORMING. THERE WILL BE ACCUMULATING SNOW OVER THE TUG
HILL JUST FROM THE OROGRAPHIC LIFT AND HIGHER TERRAIN INTERCEPTING
THE SNOW. 850MB TEMPS FALL TO AROUND -10C OVERNIGHT BUT THE
APPROACHING SECONDARY LOW SHOULD BACK THE SURFACE WINDS ENOUGH TO
CREATE SIGNIFICANT SHEAR AND LIFT ANY LAKE SNOWS FARTHER NORTH
ALONG THE TUG HILL...AND THE BEST OROGRAPHIC LIFT. A COUPLE INCHES
STILL EXPECTED...BUT NOT AS BAD IS IT COULD BE. WIND SHIFTING AND
BECOMING WEST NORTHWEST TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING ALONG
WITH MUCH COLDER AIR WILL LIKELY PRODUCE A SUBSTANTIAL LAKE SNOW
BAND ALONG THE MAJOR AXIS OF LAKE ONTARIO...WITH ADDITIONAL
UPSTREAM INFLUENCE FROM GEORGIAN BAY EXPECTED. THIS WILL PLACE THE
LAKE SNOW BAND OVER NORTHERN CAYUGA AND MUCH OF OSWEGO COUNTY FROM
09Z/WED THROUGH 21Z/WED. WILL PLACE 4-6 INCH AMOUNTS IN THE GRIDS
FOR NOW...BUT BUFKIT IS SHOWING AS MUCH AS 12 INCHES AT SYRACUSE
FROM TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WED AFTERNOON...DEPENDING ON WHICH SNOW
ALGORITHM IS USED.
LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
A WARM FRONT WEDNESDAY NIGHT SHOULD BRING NOTHING MORE THAN AN
INCREASE IN CLOUDS...THEN A SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL BRING A RETURN TO
MILD TEMPERATURES THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THERE WILL BE CHANCE OF RAIN
FRIDAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO
THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT AND PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL BE A PROBLEM AS
COLD AIR FILTERS IN FROM THE NORTH. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF
FREEZING RAIN EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO STARTING LATE FRIDAY NIGHT, WITH
RAIN SOUTH OF LAKE ONTARIO. THE FRONT SHOULD CONTINUE TO SAG
SOUTHWARD AND STALL NEAR THE PENNSYLVANIA BORDER. COLD AIR NEAR THE
SURFACE AND WARMER AIR ALOFT ENHANCED BY LOW PRESSURE MOVING ALONG
THE FRONT WILL BRING A GREATER RISK OF FREEZING RAIN FOR THE ENTIRE
FORECAST AREA SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY, WITH THE CIRCULATION
AROUND THE LOW BRINGING IT BACK TO ALL RAIN DURING SUNDAY. GIVEN
THE HISTORY OF MODELS BEING TOO COLD THIS SEASON, THE PRECIPITATION
MAY BE ALL RAIN. STAY TUNED.
AVIATION /08Z-06Z/...
LOW PRESSURE BETWEEN BUFFALO AND JAMESTOWN WILL LIFT NORTH INTO
ONTARIO AND QUEBEC TODAY. WIDESPREAD RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS WITH A GRADUAL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW AS COLDER AIR
ADVECTS INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST. MVFR AND OCCASIONALLY IFR
CEILINGS WILL IMPROVE TO VFR BY LATE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT IN AREAS
DOWNWIND OF THE LAKES...AS LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL MAINTAIN
MVFR AND OCCASIONAL IFR CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER TERRAIN.
WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THIS MORNING IN WAKE OF THE LOW WITH POTENTIAL
GUSTS OVER 35 KNOTS.
MARINE...
LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTH OF LAKE ONTARIO THIS MORNING. STRONG
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES
TODAY AS THE SURFACE LOW INTENSIFIES...LIFTING INTO QUEBEC AND
DRAWING MUCH COLDER AIR DOWN ACROSS THE LAKES. A WELL MIXED LOWER
LAYER WILL CREATE SUSTAINED GALE FORCE WINDS...AND WOULD NOT RULE
OUT SOME WIND GUSTS CLOSE TO STORM FORCE. WAVES WILL LIKELY EXCEED
10FEET BY THIS EVENING.
&&
.BUF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NY...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NYZ006>008.
MARINE...GALE WARNING UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR LEZ020-040-041.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 5 AM EST TUESDAY FOR LOZ042>045-
062>065.
&&
SHORT TERM...ZAFFHazardous weather outlook, Jan 8, 11:11 AM EST, 3 hours 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1111 AM EST MON JAN 8 2007 NYZ001-002-010>012-019-020-085-091615- NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- 1111 AM EST MON JAN 8 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A CHANGE TO WINTRY CONDITIONS IS IN STORE FOR WESTERN NEW YORK FOLLOWING A PERIOD OF VERY MILD WEATHER CONDITIONS. LOW PRESSURE WILL LIFT NORTH FROM WESTERN NEW YORK THIS MORNING REACHING THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY TONIGHT. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL BE DRAWN DOWN OUT OF CANADA BEHIND THE DEPARTING LOW TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. THIS FLOW OF COLDER AIR OVER THE UNSEASONABLY WARM LAKE ERIE WATERS WILL RESULT IN BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW. BEST ESTIMATES ARE FOR 2 TO 4 INCHES FROM AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...WITH MOST OF THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW FOCUSED ON THE BUFFALO METRO AREA DURING THIS PERIOD WITH A GRADUAL SHIFT SOUTH DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. TRAVEL WILL BECOME MORE DIFFICULT ACROSS THE AREA LATER TONIGHT AND TUESDAY WITH AN EVEN GREATER POTENTIAL IMPACT ACROSS THE BUFFALO METRO AREA DURING THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE FOR LATE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...BUT MORE UNSETTLED WEATHER IS POSSIBLE BEGINNING FRIDAY...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF FREEZING RAIN OVER THE WEEKEND. .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 NYZ003-013-014-021-091615- MONROE-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-ALLEGANY- 1111 AM EST MON JAN 8 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A RETURN TO WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WITH COLDER TEMPERATURES AND A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE FOR LATE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...BUT MORE UNSETTLED WEATHER IS POSSIBLE BEGINNING FRIDAY...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF FREEZING RAIN OVER THE WEEKEND. .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 NYZ004-005-091615- WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA- 1111 AM EST MON JAN 8 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A CHANGE TO WINTRY CONDITIONS IS IN STORE FOR THE REGION FOLLOWING A PERIOD OF VERY MILD WEATHER CONDITIONS. LOW PRESSURE WILL LIFT NORTH FROM WESTERN NEW YORK THIS MORNING REACHING THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY TONIGHT. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL BE DRAWN DOWN OUT OF CANADA BEHIND THE DEPARTING LOW TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THIS FLOW OF COLDER AIR OVER THE UNSEASONABLY WARM LAKE ONTARIO WATERS WILL RESULT IN BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INITIALLY AFFECT THE TUG HILL REGION THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...THESE SNOW BANDS ARE EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY AND SHIFT SOUTH OF THE TUG HILL TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AS THE FLOW TURNS NORTHWEST. THE HEAVIEST SNOWS ARE EXPECTED OVER OSWEGO COUNTY...BUT MAY AFFECT AREAS FROM FAR NORTHEAST WAYNE COUNTY THROUGH NORTHERN CAYUGA AND OSWEGO COUNTIES. AT THIS POINT...THE BEST ESTIMATE WOULD BE FOR TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...BUT THE POTENTIAL DOES EXISTS FOR EVEN HEAVIER AMOUNTS. IF CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO LOOK FAVORABLE A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MAY BE ISSUED LATER TODAY. WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE FOR LATE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...BUT MORE UNSETTLED WEATHER IS POSSIBLE BEGINNING FRIDAY...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF FREEZING RAIN OVER THE WEEKEND. .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 NYZ006>008-091615- OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- 1111 AM EST MON JAN 8 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR OSWEGO...JEFFERSON...AND LEWIS COUNTIES FOR TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE TUG HILL REGION COULD SEE 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW BY MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY LAKE EFFECT SNOWS COULD DROP ANOTHER FOOD OF SNOW...PRIMARILY OVER THE TUG HILL REGION TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...AND OVER OSWEGO COUNTY TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE FOR LATE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...BUT MORE UNSETTLED WEATHER IS POSSIBLE BEGINNING FRIDAY...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF FREEZING RAIN OVER THE WEEKEND. .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-SLZ022-024-091615- 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- 1111 AM EST MON JAN 8 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEW YORK WATERS OF LAKE ERIE...LAKE ONTARIO...AND THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTH OF LAKE ONTARIO THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES AS THE SURFACE LOW INTENSIFIES...LIFTING INTO QUEBEC AND DRAWING MUCH COLDER AIR DOWN ACROSS THE LAKES. A WELL MIXED LOWER LAYER WILL CREATE SUSTAINED GALE FORCE WINDS...AND WOULD NOT RULE OUT SOME WIND GUSTS CLOSE TO STORM FORCE. WAVES WILL LIKELY EXCEED 10 FEET BY THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 9:43 AM EST | Lake Effect Snow Watch | BUF | Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego | 5 hr |
| Jan 8, 2:51 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Wyoming | 22 hr |
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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.