Alert archive / New York / Lake Effect Snow Warnings in 2008
Lake Effect Snow Warning 10, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this lake effect snow warning at Nov 9, 2008, 4:11 PM EST for 7 counties in New York. It took effect at Nov 9, 2008, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 33 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
- Nov 9, 2008, 4:11 PM EST (21:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 9, 2008, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Nov 11, 2008, 4:02 AM EST
- In force
- 33 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Cattaraugus County, NY, Chautauqua County, NY, Erie County, NY, Jefferson County, NY, Lewis County, NY, Oswego County, NY, Wyoming County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:11 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, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 95 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
- 667 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 125 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 207 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 092111 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 411 PM EST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW FOR HIGHER TERRAIN EAST OF LAKE ERIE AND LAKE ONTARIO TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .A DEEP UPPER LEVEL STORM OVER THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO WILL SWING A POTENT COLD FRONT ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES EARLY TONIGHT. COLDER AIR IN THE WAKE OF THIS COLD FRONT WILL POUR ACROSS THE RELATIVELY WARM WATERS OF LAKE ERIE AND LAKE ONTARIO TONIGHT AND MONDAY...AND THIS WILL ALLOW LAKE EFFECT RAIN TO CHANGE OVER TO WET SNOW WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS. NYZ012-085-100515- /O.UPG.KBUF.LE.A.0004.081110T0000Z-081110T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.W.0010.081110T0000Z-081110T2300Z/ WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 411 PM EST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST MONDAY... 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 MONDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LAKE EFFECT RAIN SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE OVER TO WET SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH HEAVY WET SNOW POSSIBLE FOR THE BULK OF TONIGHT AND INTO MONDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO BE 5 TO 9 INCHES... PARTICULARLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. LOCALIZED AMOUNTS NEAR ONE FOOT ARE POSSIBLE. THE HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AND DRIFT MORE TO THE SOUTH DURING THE DAY MONDAY. LIKE MOST OTHER EARLY SEASON LAKE EFFECT SNOW EVENTS...THIS PARTICULAR EVENT WILL FEATURE WET SNOW WITH A HIGH WATER CONTENT. THE WEIGHT OF THIS SNOW COULD BRING DOWN SOME POWER LINES AND WILL ELEVATE THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGE TO SOME TREE LIMBS. AS A RESULT THERE COULD BE SOME POWER OUTAGES IN THE AREAS WHERE THE SNOW FALL IS HEAVIEST. TRAVEL COULD BE GREATLY AFFECTED AS WELL... ESPECIALLY FOR MONDAY MORNING COMMUTERS. 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 OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ019-020-100515- /O.UPG.KBUF.LE.A.0004.081110T0000Z-081110T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.W.0010.081110T0000Z-081111T1100Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 411 PM EST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST TUESDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LAKE EFFECT RAIN SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE OVER TO WET SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH HEAVY WET SNOW POSSIBLE FOR THE BULK OF TONIGHT AND THROUGH MOST OF MONDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT AND MONDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE 6 TO 12 INCHES...PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE. LIKE MOST OTHER EARLY SEASON LAKE EFFECT SNOW EVENTS...THIS PARTICULAR EVENT WILL FEATURE WET SNOW WITH A HIGH WATER CONTENT. THE WEIGHT OF THIS SNOW COULD BRING DOWN SOME POWER LINES AND WILL ELEVATE THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGE TO SOME TREE LIMBS. AS A RESULT THERE COULD BE SOME POWER OUTAGES IN THE AREAS WHERE THE SNOW FALL IS HEAVIEST. TRAVEL COULD BE GREATLY AFFECTED AS WELL... ESPECIALLY FOR MONDAY MORNING COMMUTERS. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ006>008-100515- /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.W.0010.081110T0000Z-081110T2300Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 411 PM EST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST MONDAY... 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 MONDAY. LAKE EFFECT RAIN SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE OVER TO WET SNOW THIS EVENING...WITH HEAVY WET SNOW POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND THROUGH MOST OF MONDAY AND INTO MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO BE 6 TO 12 INCHES OVER THE TUG HILL PLATEAU. LOCALIZED HEAVIER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. LIKE MOST OTHER EARLY SEASON LAKE EFFECT SNOW EVENTS...THIS PARTICULAR EVENT WILL FEATURE WET SNOW WITH A HIGH WATER CONTENT. THE WEIGHT OF THIS SNOW COULD BRING DOWN SOME POWER LINES AND WILL ELEVATE THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGE TO SOME TREE LIMBS. AS A RESULT THERE COULD BE SOME POWER OUTAGES IN THE AREAS WHERE THE SNOW FALL IS HEAVIEST. TRAVEL COULD BE GREATLY AFFECTED AS WELL... ESPECIALLY FOR MONDAY MORNING COMMUTERS. 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 OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ TMA
9 follow-up statements
000 WWUS41 KBUF 100329 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1029 PM EST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW FOR HIGHER TERRAIN EAST OF LAKE ERIE AND LAKE ONTARIO TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .A DEEP UPPER LEVEL STORM OVER THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO WILL SWING A POTENT COLD FRONT ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES TONIGHT. COLDER AIR IN THE WAKE OF THIS COLD FRONT WILL POUR ACROSS THE RELATIVELY WARM WATERS OF LAKE ERIE AND LAKE ONTARIO TONIGHT AND MONDAY...AND THIS WILL ALLOW LAKE EFFECT RAIN TO CHANGE OVER TO WET SNOW WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS. NYZ006>008-101130- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0010.000000T0000Z-081110T2300Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 1029 PM EST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY. LAKE EFFECT RAIN SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO WET SNOW OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BECOME MORE STEADY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT AS COLDER AIR DEEPENS ACROSS THE AREA. EXPECT TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES OVER THE TUG HILL PLATEAU. LOCALIZED HEAVIER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. LIKE MOST OTHER EARLY SEASON LAKE EFFECT SNOW EVENTS...THIS PARTICULAR EVENT WILL FEATURE WET SNOW WITH A HIGH WATER CONTENT. THE WEIGHT OF THIS SNOW COULD BRING DOWN SOME POWER LINES AND WILL ELEVATE THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGE TO SOME TREE LIMBS. AS A RESULT THERE COULD BE SOME POWER OUTAGES IN THE AREAS WHERE THE SNOW FALL IS HEAVIEST. TRAVEL COULD BE GREATLY AFFECTED AS WELL... ESPECIALLY FOR MONDAY MORNING COMMUTERS. 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 OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ012-085-101130- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0010.000000T0000Z-081110T2300Z/ WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1029 PM EST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY. LAKE EFFECT RAIN AND SNOW WILL DRIFT SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA AND CHANGE TO ALL SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. EXPECT THE BULK OF THE HEAVY WET SNOW TO FALL OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO BE 5 TO 9 INCHES... ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THE HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AND DRIFT MORE TO THE SOUTH MONDAY AFTERNOON. LIKE MOST OTHER EARLY SEASON LAKE EFFECT SNOW EVENTS...THIS PARTICULAR EVENT WILL FEATURE WET SNOW WITH A HIGH WATER CONTENT. THE WEIGHT OF THIS SNOW COULD BRING DOWN SOME POWER LINES AND WILL ELEVATE THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGE TO SOME TREE LIMBS. AS A RESULT THERE COULD BE SOME POWER OUTAGES IN THE AREAS WHERE THE SNOW FALL IS HEAVIEST. TRAVEL COULD BE GREATLY AFFECTED AS WELL... ESPECIALLY FOR MONDAY MORNING COMMUTERS. 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 OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ019-020-101130- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0010.000000T0000Z-081111T1100Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 1029 PM EST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY. LAKE EFFECT RAIN AND SNOW WILL DRIFT SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CHANGE TO WET SNOW. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...WITH POSSIBLE ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES...PARTICULARLY OVER THE CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE. LIKE MOST OTHER EARLY SEASON LAKE EFFECT SNOW EVENTS...THIS PARTICULAR EVENT WILL FEATURE WET SNOW WITH A HIGH WATER CONTENT. THE WEIGHT OF THIS SNOW COULD BRING DOWN SOME POWER LINES AND WILL ELEVATE THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGE TO SOME TREE LIMBS. AS A RESULT THERE COULD BE SOME POWER OUTAGES IN THE AREAS WHERE THE SNOW FALL IS HEAVIEST. TRAVEL COULD BE GREATLY AFFECTED AS WELL... ESPECIALLY FOR MONDAY MORNING COMMUTERS. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$
000 WWUS41 KBUF 100950 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 450 AM EST MON NOV 10 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW FOR HIGHER TERRAIN EAST OF LAKE ERIE AND LAKE ONTARIO TODAY AND TONIGHT... .A DEEP UPPER LEVEL STORM OVER WESTERN QUEBEC PUSHED A POTENT COLD FRONT ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES OVERNIGHT. COLDER AIR IN THE WAKE OF THIS FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO POUR ACROSS THE RELATIVELY WARM WATERS OF LAKE ERIE AND LAKE ONTARIO. THIS WILL PRODUCE WET LAKE EFFECT SNOW WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS. NYZ006>008-101800- /O.EXT.KBUF.LE.W.0010.000000T0000Z-081111T1100Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 450 AM EST MON NOV 10 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY... THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL BECOME STEADIER TODAY AND TONIGHT AS COLDER AIR DEEPENS ACROSS THE AREA. EXPECT 3 TO 5 INCHES OF HEAVY WET SNOW TODAY AND ANOTHER 3 TO 5 INCHES TONIGHT. STORMS TOTALS COULD REACH A FOOT OVER THE TUG HILL PLATEAU. LIKE MOST OTHER EARLY SEASON LAKE EFFECT SNOW EVENTS...THIS PARTICULAR EVENT WILL FEATURE WET SNOW WITH A HIGH WATER CONTENT. THE WEIGHT OF THIS SNOW COULD BRING DOWN SOME POWER LINES AND WILL ELEVATE THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGE TO SOME TREE LIMBS. AS A RESULT THERE COULD BE SOME POWER OUTAGES IN THE AREAS WHERE THE SNOW FALL IS HEAVIEST. TRAVEL COULD BE GREATLY AFFECTED AS WELL... ESPECIALLY FOR MONDAY MORNING COMMUTERS. 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 OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ012-085-101800- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0010.000000T0000Z-081110T2300Z/ WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 450 AM EST MON NOV 10 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS HAVE MOVED SOUTH OF THE AREA AS OF EARLY MORNING BUT A NORTHWARD DRIFT IS EXPECTED AT TIMES TURING THE DAY WITH AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES OF HEAVY WET SNOW BY EVENING...BRINGING TOTALS IN SOME AREAS TO 7 OR MORE. LIKE MOST OTHER EARLY SEASON LAKE EFFECT SNOW EVENTS...THIS PARTICULAR EVENT WILL FEATURE WET SNOW WITH A HIGH WATER CONTENT. THE WEIGHT OF THIS SNOW COULD BRING DOWN SOME POWER LINES AND WILL ELEVATE THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGE TO SOME TREE LIMBS. AS A RESULT THERE COULD BE SOME POWER OUTAGES IN THE AREAS WHERE THE SNOW FALL IS HEAVIEST. TRAVEL COULD BE GREATLY AFFECTED AS WELL. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ019-020-101800- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0010.000000T0000Z-081111T1100Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 450 AM EST MON NOV 10 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND TOIGHT...WITH ANOTHER 4 TO 7 INCHES TODAY AND 2 TO 4 MORE TONIGHT. A STORM TOTAL OF AROUND A FOOT IS POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY OVER THE CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE. LIKE MOST OTHER EARLY SEASON LAKE EFFECT SNOW EVENTS...THIS PARTICULAR EVENT WILL FEATURE WET SNOW WITH A HIGH WATER CONTENT. THE WEIGHT OF THIS SNOW COULD BRING DOWN SOME POWER LINES AND WILL ELEVATE THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGE TO SOME TREE LIMBS. AS A RESULT THERE COULD BE SOME POWER OUTAGES IN THE AREAS WHERE THE SNOW FALL IS HEAVIEST. TRAVEL COULD BE GREATLY AFFECTED AS WELL... ESPECIALLY FOR MONDAY MORNING COMMUTERS. 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 OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ SAGE
000 WWUS41 KBUF 101340 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 840 AM EST MON NOV 10 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW FOR HIGHER TERRAIN EAST OF LAKE ERIE AND LAKE ONTARIO TODAY AND TONIGHT... .A DEEP UPPER LEVEL STORM OVER WESTERN QUEBEC PUSHED A POTENT COLD FRONT ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES OVERNIGHT. COLDER AIR IN THE WAKE OF THIS FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO POUR ACROSS THE RELATIVELY WARM WATERS OF LAKE ERIE AND LAKE ONTARIO. THIS WILL PRODUCE WET LAKE EFFECT SNOW WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS. NYZ006>008-102145- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0010.000000T0000Z-081111T1100Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 840 AM EST MON NOV 10 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL BECOME STEADIER TODAY AND TONIGHT AS COLDER AIR DEEPENS ACROSS THE AREA. EXPECT 3 TO 5 INCHES OF HEAVY WET SNOW TODAY AND ANOTHER 3 TO 5 INCHES TONIGHT. STORMS TOTALS COULD REACH A FOOT OVER THE TUG HILL PLATEAU. LIKE MOST OTHER EARLY SEASON LAKE EFFECT SNOW EVENTS...THIS PARTICULAR EVENT WILL FEATURE WET SNOW WITH A HIGH WATER CONTENT. THE WEIGHT OF THIS SNOW COULD BRING DOWN SOME POWER LINES AND WILL ELEVATE THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGE TO SOME TREE LIMBS. AS A RESULT THERE COULD BE SOME POWER OUTAGES IN THE AREAS WHERE THE SNOW FALL IS HEAVIEST. TRAVEL COULD BE GREATLY AFFECTED AS WELL. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ012-085-102145- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0010.000000T0000Z-081110T2300Z/ WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 840 AM EST MON NOV 10 2008 ...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. THE HEAVIEST LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS HAVE MOVED SOUTH OF THE AREA THIS MORNING...BUT SOME NORTHWARD OSCILLATION IS EXPECTED AT TIMES DURING THE DAY WITH AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES OF HEAVY WET SNOW BY EVENING...BRINGING TOTALS IN SOME AREAS TO 7 OR MORE. LIKE MOST OTHER EARLY SEASON LAKE EFFECT SNOW EVENTS...THIS PARTICULAR EVENT WILL FEATURE WET SNOW WITH A HIGH WATER CONTENT. THE WEIGHT OF THIS SNOW COULD BRING DOWN SOME POWER LINES AND WILL ELEVATE THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGE TO SOME TREE LIMBS. AS A RESULT THERE COULD BE SOME POWER OUTAGES IN THE AREAS WHERE THE SNOW FALL IS HEAVIEST. TRAVEL COULD BE GREATLY AFFECTED AS WELL. 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 OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ019-020-102145- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0010.000000T0000Z-081111T1100Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 840 AM EST MON NOV 10 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH ANOTHER 4 TO 7 INCHES TODAY AND 2 TO 4 MORE TONIGHT. A STORM TOTAL OF AROUND A FOOT IS POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY OVER THE CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE. LIKE MOST OTHER EARLY SEASON LAKE EFFECT SNOW EVENTS...THIS PARTICULAR EVENT WILL FEATURE WET SNOW WITH A HIGH WATER CONTENT. THE WEIGHT OF THIS SNOW COULD BRING DOWN SOME POWER LINES AND WILL ELEVATE THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGE TO SOME TREE LIMBS. AS A RESULT THERE COULD BE SOME POWER OUTAGES IN THE AREAS WHERE THE SNOW FALL IS HEAVIEST. TRAVEL COULD BE GREATLY AFFECTED AS WELL. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ021-102145- /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.Y.0012.081110T1340Z-081110T2300Z/ ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WELLSVILLE 840 AM EST MON NOV 10 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY...WITH ANOTHER 3 TO 5 INCHES OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY. A STORM TOTAL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY OVER THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE COUNTY...INCLUDING RUSHFORD...CENTERVILLE AND CANADEA. LIKE MOST OTHER EARLY SEASON LAKE EFFECT SNOW EVENTS...THIS PARTICULAR EVENT WILL FEATURE WET SNOW WITH A HIGH WATER CONTENT. THE WEIGHT OF THIS SNOW COULD BRING DOWN SOME POWER LINES AND WILL ELEVATE THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGE TO SOME TREE LIMBS. AS A RESULT THERE COULD BE SOME POWER OUTAGES IN THE AREAS WHERE THE SNOW FALL IS HEAVIEST. TRAVEL COULD BE AFFECTED. 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 OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ TMA
000 WWUS41 KBUF 101639 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1139 AM EST MON NOV 10 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW FOR THE HIGHER TERRAIN EAST OF LAKE ERIE AND LAKE ONTARIO THROUGH TONIGHT... .A DEEP UPPER LEVEL STORM OVER QUEBEC PUSHED A POTENT COLD FRONT ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES LAST NIGHT. COLDER AIR IN THE WAKE OF THIS FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO POUR ACROSS THE RELATIVELY WARM WATERS OF LAKE ERIE AND LAKE ONTARIO. THIS WILL PRODUCE WET LAKE EFFECT SNOW WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS FOR THE HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS EAST OF LAKE ERIE AND LAKE ONTARIO. NYZ006>008-110045- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0010.000000T0000Z-081111T1100Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 1139 AM EST MON NOV 10 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AS COLDER AIR DEEPENS ACROSS THE AREA. IN THE HEAVIEST AND MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS THERE WILL BE AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES OF HEAVY WET SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND ANOTHER 3 TO 5 INCHES TONIGHT. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL FOUND ACROSS THE TUG HILL PLATEAU WHERE SOME LOCALIZED AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY EXCEED ONE FOOT. LIKE MOST OTHER EARLY SEASON LAKE EFFECT SNOW EVENTS...THIS PARTICULAR EVENT WILL FEATURE WET SNOW WITH A HIGH WATER CONTENT. THE WEIGHT OF THIS SNOW COULD BRING DOWN SOME POWER LINES AND WILL ELEVATE THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGE TO SOME TREE LIMBS. AS A RESULT THERE COULD BE SOME POWER OUTAGES IN THE AREAS WHERE THE SNOW FALL IS HEAVIEST. TRAVEL COULD BE GREATLY AFFECTED AS WELL. 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 OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ012-085-102300- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0010.000000T0000Z-081110T2300Z/ WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1139 AM EST MON NOV 10 2008 ...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. A DISORGANIZED AREA OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WHICH WILL BRING SOME STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS TO 6 TO 9 INCHES ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN FROM WARSAW TO ARCADE DOWN INTO THE SKI COUNTRY OF SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY. THE LAKE SNOWS SHOULD WIND DOWN AND SETTLE SOUTH OF THE AREA TONIGHT WITH ONLY MINOR ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. LIKE MOST OTHER EARLY SEASON LAKE EFFECT SNOW EVENTS...THIS PARTICULAR EVENT WILL FEATURE WET SNOW WITH A HIGH WATER CONTENT. THE WEIGHT OF THIS SNOW COULD BRING DOWN SOME POWER LINES AND WILL ELEVATE THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGE TO SOME TREE LIMBS. AS A RESULT THERE COULD BE SOME POWER OUTAGES IN THE AREAS WHERE THE SNOW FALL IS HEAVIEST. TRAVEL COULD BE GREATLY AFFECTED AS WELL. 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 OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ019-020-110045- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0010.000000T0000Z-081111T1100Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 1139 AM EST MON NOV 10 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO THIS AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH A LITTLE MORE DISORGANIZED THAN OVERNIGHT AND EARLIER THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WHICH WILL BRING SOME STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS TO NEAR ONE FOOT ALONG THE CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE FROM SHERMAN AND MAYVILLE TO ARKWRIGHT AND PERRYSBURG BY EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED AGAIN TONIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS ALONG THE CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE. THESE AMOUNTS COULD BRING LOCALIZED TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS TO BETWEEN 12 AND 18 INCHES ALONG THE RIDGE. LIKE MOST OTHER EARLY SEASON LAKE EFFECT SNOW EVENTS...THIS PARTICULAR EVENT WILL FEATURE WET SNOW WITH A HIGH WATER CONTENT. THE WEIGHT OF THIS SNOW COULD BRING DOWN SOME POWER LINES AND WILL ELEVATE THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGE TO SOME TREE LIMBS. AS A RESULT THERE COULD BE SOME POWER OUTAGES IN THE AREAS WHERE THE SNOW FALL IS HEAVIEST. TRAVEL COULD BE GREATLY AFFECTED AS WELL. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ021-102300- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-081110T2300Z/ ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WELLSVILLE 1139 AM EST MON NOV 10 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY. A STORM TOTAL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY OVER THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE COUNTY...INCLUDING RUSHFORD...CENTERVILLE AND CANADEA. LIKE MOST OTHER EARLY SEASON LAKE EFFECT SNOW EVENTS...THIS PARTICULAR EVENT WILL FEATURE WET SNOW WITH A HIGH WATER CONTENT. THE WEIGHT OF THIS SNOW COULD BRING DOWN SOME POWER LINES AND WILL ELEVATE THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGE TO SOME TREE LIMBS. AS A RESULT THERE COULD BE SOME POWER OUTAGES IN THE AREAS WHERE THE SNOW FALL IS HEAVIEST. TRAVEL COULD BE AFFECTED. 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 OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ TMA
000 WWUS41 KBUF 102040 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 340 PM EST MON NOV 10 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW FOR THE HIGHER TERRAIN EAST OF LAKE ERIE AND LAKE ONTARIO THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... AS A DEEP UPPER LEVEL STORM OVER QUEBEC RETREATS FATHER NORTHEAST, HIGHER PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY BUILD INTO THE REGION FROM THE SOUTHWEST DURING THE OVERNIGHT. AS WINDS BECOME MORE NORTHWESTERLY, THE BANDS OF LAKE SNOW WILL SHIFT SOUTHWARD, WHILE SLOWLY DIMINISHING. BY THE TIME THE LAKE EFFECT MACHINE GRINDS TO A HALT TOMORROW MORNING, SOME LOCATIONS EAST OF BOTH LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO, MAINLY ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN, WILL HAVE RECEIVED AROUND A FOOT OF HEAVY WET SNOW. NYZ012-085-102145- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0010.000000T0000Z-081110T2300Z/ WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 340 PM EST MON NOV 10 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. ALTHOUGH SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT, THE BAND OF HEAVIER LAKE EFFECT SNOW HAS MOVED SOUTH OF THE AREA. ANOTHER 1 TO TO INCHES COULD ACCUMULATE BY TUESDAY MORNING, MAINLY ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN. $$ NYZ006>008-110445- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0010.000000T0000Z-081111T1100Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 340 PM EST MON NOV 10 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THE BAND IS EXPECTED TO PUSH SLOWLY SOUTH DURING THE OVERNIGHT. IN THE HEAVIEST AND MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS, MAINLY IN THE TUG HILL PLATEAU REGION AND INTERIOR OSWEGO COUNTY, ANOTHER 4 TO 7 INCHES COULD ACCUMULATE, WITH LESSER AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY AND THE REMAINDER OF OSWEGO COUNTY. ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF UP TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED OVER EASTERN LEWIS COUNTY. THIS WILL BRING STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF AROUND A FOOT IN AREAS WHERE THE BAND PERSISTED. LIKE MOST OTHER EARLY SEASON LAKE EFFECT SNOW EVENTS...THIS PARTICULAR ONE WILL FEATURE WET SNOW WITH A HIGH WATER CONTENT. THE WEIGHT OF THIS SNOW COULD BRING DOWN SOME POWER LINES AND WILL ELEVATE THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGE TO SOME TREE LIMBS. AS A RESULT THERE COULD BE SOME POWER OUTAGES IN THE AREAS WHERE THE SNOW FALL IS HEAVIEST. TRAVEL COULD BE GREATLY AFFECTED AS WELL. 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 OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ019-020-110445- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0010.000000T0000Z-081111T1100Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 340 PM EST MON NOV 10 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE DURING THE OVERNIGHT, WEAKENING AS IT MOVES FARTHER SOUTH. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY MORNING, MAINLY OVER THE INTERIOR HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS. LESSER AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ELSEWHERE, WITH ONLY A SLUSHY INCH NEAR THE LAKE ERIE SHORE. THIS WILL BRING SOME STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS TO NEAR ONE FOOT ALONG THE CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE FROM SHERMAN AND MAYVILLE TO ARKWRIGHT AND PERRYSBURG BY TUESDAY MORNING. LIKE MOST OTHER EARLY SEASON LAKE EFFECT SNOW EVENTS...THIS PARTICULAR EVENT WILL FEATURE WET SNOW WITH A HIGH WATER CONTENT. THE WEIGHT OF THIS SNOW COULD BRING DOWN SOME POWER LINES AND WILL ELEVATE THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGE TO SOME TREE LIMBS. AS A RESULT THERE COULD BE SOME POWER OUTAGES IN THE AREAS WHERE THE SNOW FALL IS HEAVIEST. TRAVEL COULD BE GREATLY AFFECTED AS WELL. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ021-102300- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-081110T2300Z/ ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WELLSVILLE 340 PM EST MON NOV 10 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AFTER DARK...WITH ANOTHER 2 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE, MAINLY OVER OVER NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS THE COUNTY. STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY OVER THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE COUNTY...INCLUDING RUSHFORD...CENTERVILLE AND CANADEA. LIKE MOST OTHER EARLY SEASON LAKE EFFECT SNOW EVENTS...THIS PARTICULAR EVENT WILL FEATURE WET SNOW WITH A HIGH WATER CONTENT. THE WEIGHT OF THIS SNOW COULD BRING DOWN SOME POWER LINES AND WILL ELEVATE THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGE TO SOME TREE LIMBS. AS A RESULT THERE COULD BE SOME POWER OUTAGES IN THE AREAS WHERE THE SNOW FALL IS HEAVIEST. TRAVEL COULD BE AFFECTED. 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 OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ MRP
000 WWUS41 KBUF 110011 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 711 PM EST MON NOV 10 2008 ...CONTINUED LAKE EFFECT SNOW FOR THE HIGHER TERRAIN EAST OF LAKE ERIE AND LAKE ONTARIO THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... AS A DEEP UPPER LEVEL STORM OVER QUEBEC MOVES TO THE NORTHEAST... HIGHER PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY BUILD INTO THE REGION FROM THE SOUTHWEST DURING THE OVERNIGHT. AS WINDS BECOME MORE NORTHWESTERLY...THE BANDS OF LAKE SNOW WILL SHIFT SOUTHWARD... WHILE SLOWLY DIMINISHING. BY THE TIME THE LAKE EFFECT MACHINE GRINDS TO A HALT TUESDAY MORNING...SOME LOCATIONS EAST OF BOTH LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO...MAINLY ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN...WILL HAVE RECEIVED ABOUT A FOOT OF HEAVY WET SNOW. NYZ006>008-110815- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0010.000000T0000Z-081111T1100Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 711 PM EST MON NOV 10 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THE BAND IS EXPECTED TO PUSH SLOWLY SOUTH DURING THE OVERNIGHT. IN THE HEAVIEST AND MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS... MAINLY IN THE TUG HILL PLATEAU REGION AND INTERIOR OSWEGO COUNTY... ANOTHER 4 TO 7 INCHES COULD ACCUMULATE... WITH LESSER AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY AND THE REMAINDER OF OSWEGO COUNTY. ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF UP TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED OVER EASTERN LEWIS COUNTY. THIS WILL BRING STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF AROUND A FOOT IN AREAS WHERE THE BAND PERSISTED. LIKE MOST OTHER EARLY SEASON LAKE EFFECT SNOW EVENTS...THIS PARTICULAR ONE WILL FEATURE WET SNOW WITH A HIGH WATER CONTENT. THE WEIGHT OF THIS SNOW COULD BRING DOWN SOME POWER LINES AND WILL ELEVATE THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGE TO SOME TREE LIMBS. AS A RESULT THERE COULD BE SOME POWER OUTAGES IN THE AREAS WHERE THE SNOW FALL IS HEAVIEST. TRAVEL COULD BE GREATLY AFFECTED AS WELL. 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 OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ019-020-110815- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0010.000000T0000Z-081111T1100Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 711 PM EST MON NOV 10 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY. LAKE SNOWS EAST OF LAKE ERIE HAVE WEAKENED CONSIDERABLY SINCE LATE AFTERNOON. THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE DURING THE COURSE OF TONIGHT SO ONLY MINOR ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. FRESH SNOWFALL SHOULD REMAIN UNDER 3 INCHES DURING THE NIGHTTIME HOURS... MAINLY OVER THE INTERIOR HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS. ONLY A SLUSHY INCH OR SO IS EXPECTED NEAR THE LAKE ERIE SHORE. THIS WILL BRING SOME STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS TO NEAR ONE FOOT ALONG THE CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE FROM SHERMAN AND MAYVILLE TO ARKWRIGHT AND PERRYSBURG BY TUESDAY MORNING. 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 OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ RSH
000 WWUS41 KBUF 110211 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 911 PM EST MON NOV 10 2008 ...CONTINUED LAKE SNOWS EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO BUT MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED EAST OF LAKE ERIE... A DEEP UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM OVER THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC WILL CONTINUE TO CIRCULATE COLD AIR ACROSS LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN MORE ACCUMULATING LAKE SNOWS FOR THE TUG HILL PLATEAU EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO...WHILE THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO PATCHES OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND DRIZZLE EAST OF LAKE ERIE. NYZ019-020-111015- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0010.000000T0000Z-081111T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WW.Y.0010.081111T0211Z-081111T1300Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 911 PM EST MON NOV 10 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST TUESDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND DRIZZLE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST TUESDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WHILE COLD AIR AT LOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO CROSS THE RELATIVELY WARM WATERS OF LAKE ERIE OVERNIGHT...WARMER AIR ALOFT HAS PRODUCED AN ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL BE TOO WARM FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW PRODUCTION. AS A RESULT...ANY RESIDUAL LAKE EFFECT PRECIPITATION OVERNIGHT WILL MAINLY FALL AS LIQUID...WHICH WILL THEN FREEZE UPON IMPACT AT THE SURFACE WHERE TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW 32. AREAS CLOSE TO LAKE ERIE MAY BE THE EXCEPTION AS SURFACE TEMPERATURES IN THAT AREA MAY REMAIN JUST ABOVE FREEZING. THE FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE WILL BE SPOTTY IN NATURE...BUT COULD BE ENOUGH TO CREATE SOME HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AS THE OVERNIGHT PROGRESSES. THERE IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE ENOUGH FREEZING PRECIPITATION TO PRODUCE ANY POWER OUTAGES THOUGH. 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 OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ006>008-111015- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0010.000000T0000Z-081111T1100Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 911 PM EST MON NOV 10 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THE BAND IS EXPECTED TO PUSH SLOWLY SOUTH DURING THE OVERNIGHT. IN THE HEAVIEST AND MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS...MAINLY OVER THE TUG HILL PLATEAU REGION AND INTERIOR OSWEGO COUNTY...ANOTHER 3 TO 6 INCHES COULD ACCUMULATE... WITH LESSER AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY AND THE REMAINDER OF OSWEGO COUNTY. ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF UP TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED OVER EASTERN LEWIS COUNTY. THIS WILL BRING STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF AROUND A FOOT IN AREAS WHERE THE BAND PERSISTED. 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 OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ021-111015- /O.NEW.KBUF.WW.Y.0010.081111T0211Z-081111T1300Z/ ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WELLSVILLE 911 PM EST MON NOV 10 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN AND DRIZZLE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST TUESDAY. WHILE COLD AIR AT LOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO CROSS THE RELATIVELY WARM WATERS OF LAKE ERIE OVERNIGHT...WARMER AIR ALOFT HAS PRODUCED AN ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL BE TOO WARM FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW PRODUCTION. AS A RESULT...ANY RESIDUAL LAKE EFFECT PRECIPITATION OVERNIGHT WILL MAINLY FALL AS LIQUID...WHICH WILL THEN FREEZE UPON IMPACT AT THE SURFACE WHERE TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW 32. THE FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE WILL BE SPOTTY IN NATURE...BUT COULD BE ENOUGH TO CREATE SOME HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AS THE OVERNIGHT PROGRESSES. THERE IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE ENOUGH FREEZING PRECIPITATION TO PRODUCE ANY POWER OUTAGES THOUGH. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW, BLOWING SNOW, SLEET, FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT, THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ RSH
000 WWUS41 KBUF 110330 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1030 PM EST MON NOV 10 2008 ...CONTINUED LAKE SNOWS EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO BUT MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED EAST OF LAKE ERIE... A DEEP UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM OVER THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC WILL CONTINUE TO CIRCULATE COLD AIR ACROSS LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN MORE ACCUMULATING LAKE SNOWS FOR THE TUG HILL PLATEAU EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO...WHILE THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO PATCHES OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND DRIZZLE EAST OF LAKE ERIE. NYZ007-110430- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0010.000000T0000Z-081111T1100Z/ JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN 1030 PM EST MON NOV 10 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING AS THE BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE SNOW HAS MOVED SOUTH OF MANNSVILLE AND THE BULK OF THE TUG HILL. $$ NYZ006-008-111100- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0010.000000T0000Z-081111T1100Z/ OSWEGO-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...LOWVILLE 1030 PM EST MON NOV 10 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. THE BAND WILL SETTLE SLOWLY SOUTH DURING THE OVERNIGHT. IN THE HEAVIEST AND MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS...MAINLY OVER THE TUG HILL PLATEAU REGION AND INTERIOR OSWEGO COUNTY... A FRESH 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW COULD ACCUMULATE. LESSER AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES COULD ACCUMULATE OVER SOUTHERNMOST LEWIS COUNTY. THIS WILL BRING STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF AROUND A FOOT IN AREAS WHERE THE BAND PERSISTED. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ019>021-111130- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-081111T1300Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 1030 PM EST MON NOV 10 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST TUESDAY. WHILE COLD AIR AT LOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO CROSS THE RELATIVELY WARM WATERS OF LAKE ERIE OVERNIGHT...WARMER AIR ALOFT HAS PRODUCED AN ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL BE TOO WARM FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW PRODUCTION. AS A RESULT...ANY RESIDUAL LAKE EFFECT PRECIPITATION OVERNIGHT WILL MAINLY FALL AS LIQUID...WHICH WILL THEN FREEZE UPON IMPACT AT THE SURFACE WHERE TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW 32. AREAS CLOSE TO LAKE ERIE MAY BE THE EXCEPTION AS SURFACE TEMPERATURES IN THAT AREA MAY REMAIN JUST ABOVE FREEZING. THE FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE WILL BE SPOTTY IN NATURE...BUT COULD BE ENOUGH TO CREATE SOME HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AS THE OVERNIGHT PROGRESSES. THERE IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE ENOUGH FREEZING PRECIPITATION TO PRODUCE ANY POWER OUTAGES THOUGH. 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 OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$
000 WWUS41 KBUF 110902 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 402 AM EST TUE NOV 11 2008 NYZ006-008-111015- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0010.000000T0000Z-081111T1100Z/ OSWEGO-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...LOWVILLE 402 AM EST TUE NOV 11 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. LAKE EFFECT ACTIVITY HAS BECOME MUCH WEAKER EARLIER THAN EXPECTED. IT WILL CONTINUE OFF AND ON IN A WEAKENED STATE WITH JUST MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OVER OSWEGO COUNTY. $$ NYZ019>021-111015- /O.CAN.KBUF.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-081111T1300Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 402 AM EST TUE NOV 11 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THERE IS STILL A SLIGHT CHANCE OF FREEZING DRIZZLE EARLY THIS MORNING BUT SO FAR NONE HAS DEVELOPED. $$ SAGE
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 Nov 9, 3:37 PM EST, 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 9, 3:37 PM EST, 34 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
337 PM EST SUN NOV 9 2008
.SYNOPSIS...
A LARGE UPPER LOW OVER EASTERN ONTARIO PROVINCE WILL CIRCULATE MUCH
COLDER AIR ACROSS OUR REGION WITH PERIODS OF UNSETTLED WEATHER...
ESPECIALLY TO THE LEE OF THE LAKES TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.
THE COOLER THAN NORMAL WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY
FOLLOWED BY A WARMING TREND BEGINNING MIDWEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED WITH THIS FORECAST PACKAGE.
THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A FOOT OR MORE OF WET SNOW ACROSS THE
HIGHER TERRAIN EAST OF BOTH LAKES INTO MONDAY NIGHT.
REGIONAL RADARS SHOWING A WELL ORGANIZED BAND OF LAKE EFFECT
RAIN...MIXING AT TIMES WITH A SLEET OR GRAUPEL OFF LAKE ERIE WITH
THE HEAVIEST PORTION OF THE BAND AFFECTING SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY UP
TO THE BUFFALO SOUTHTOWNS...JUST SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT AND NORTHEAST
TO BATAVIA. NAM12 925 MB OMEGA FIELDS SEEMS TO HAVE A NICE HANDLE ON
THE ORIENTATION OF THE BAND. THE ORIENTATION OF THE BAND SHOULD
REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH ABOUT 00Z THIS EVENING...BEFORE AN
UPSTREAM TROUGH PUSHES ACROSS THE AREA ALLOWING WINDS TO VEER A BIT
MORE WESTERLY TO A 250 OR 260 DEGREE FLOW. THIS WILL SHIFT THE LAKE
BAND A BIT FARTHER TO THE SOUTH. COLDER AIR WILL DEEPEN BEHIND THE
PASSAGE OF THIS TROUGH AND THIS IS WHEN WE SHOULD START TO SEE A
CHANGE OVER TO SNOW OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WE THINK THAT WET SNOW
SHOULD START TO PILE UP ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF SOUTHERN ERIE
AND WYOMING COUNTIES AND ALONG THE CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE AFTER 03Z. WE
COULD BE LOOKING AT LOCALIZED AMOUNTS NEARING 6 INCHES BY MORNING.
THE LAKE BAND LOOKS TO OSCILLATE BACK NORTH FOR A TIME MONDAY
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON AS WINDS BACK AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
UPPER WAVE...BUT THE BAND SHOULD SETTLE FARTHER SOUTH INTO THE
SOUTHERN TIER BY MONDAY NIGHT AS FLOW VEERS MORE WEST NORTHWESTERLY
BEHIND THIS WAVE. LAKE EFFECT WILL WEAKEN SOMEWHAT MONDAY DUE TO
DIURNAL EFFECTS...BUT THERE LOOKS TO BE ENOUGH COLD AIR ADVECTION TO
CONTINUE MODEST LAKE INSTABILITY AND THERE WILL BE A FAVORABLE
UPSLOPE COMPONENT TO SEE ADDITIONAL LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OVER HIGHER
TERRAIN OF 6 INCHES.
OFF LAKE ONTARIO...ACTIVITY HAS BEEN MUCH LESS ORGANIZED THIS
AFTERNOON DUE TO A MUCH SHORTER FETCH...BUT THAT WILL CHANGE TONIGHT
AS LOW LEVEL FLOW BECOME MORE WESTERLY. WE EXPECT THE LAKE BAND TO
INTENSIFY OVERNIGHT ACROSS AREAS FROM WATERTOWN AND SOUTH ACROSS THE
TUG HILL AND NORTHERN OSWEGO COUNTY INLAND TO LEWIS COUNTY. AMOUNTS
DO NOT LOOK QUITE AS IMPRESSIVE AS OFF OF LAKE ERIE BUT COULD SEE A
FEW INCHES OF WET SNOW BY MORNING. WESTERLY FLOW CONTINUES TO BE
WELL ALIGNED MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT OFF OF LAKE ONTARIO AS COLD AIR
CONTINUES TO DEEPEN. THERE MAY BE A LULL DURING THE DAY MONDAY...BUT
LAKE ACTIVITY LOOKS TO REALLY INTENSIFY MONDAY NIGHT AS FULL FETCH
OF LAKE ONTARIO IS REACHED.
&&
.SHORT TERM /TUESDAY/...
ALTHOUGH THE BOUNDARY LAYER WILL REMAIN DESTABILIZED BY 850MB TEMPS
IN THE -7C TO -9C RANGE...A LOWERING CAP AND MUCH DRIER AIR ALOFT
WILL SUPPRESS AND WEAKEN ANY LAKE EFFECT PRECIP. ANY REMAINING LAKE
EFFECT RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS OFF LAKE ERIE SHOULD COME TO AN END ON
TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND THE PRECIP OFF LAKE ONTARIO SHOULD CEASE BY
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM THE MIDDLE 30S
TO THE LOW 40S ON TUESDAY WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO THE
LOW 30S CLOSER TO THE LAKES. A BUBBLE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING
CLEARING SKIES AND A RETURN OF SUNSHINE ON WEDNESDAY. IT WILL BE A
COOL AND CRISP DAY WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES TOPPING OUT IN THE LOWER
TO MIDDLE 40S.
&&
.LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AN UPPER TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO DIG ACROSS THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES
AND THE UPPER THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THURSDAY PRODUCING HEIGHT RISES
AND STRONGER RIDGING OVER NEW ENGLAND. 850 MB TEMPERATURES ARE
PROJECTED TO RISE AS HIGH AS PLUS 5C OVER US BY THURSDAY EVENING.
THE WARM ADVECTION WILL PRODUCE ENOUGH LIFT FOR CHANCE POPS FOR
THURSDAY.
THE MIDWEST TROUGH IS THEN EXPECTED TO CLOSE OFF OVER THE
WESTERN LAKES FRIDAY WITH A RESULTING DEEPENING SURFACE LOW
UNDERNEATH IT. MOISTURE STREAMING NORTHWARD ALONG THE EASTERN FLANK
OF THE LOW WILL MAINTAIN A SHOWERY PATTERN FOR FRIDAY...THEN A COLD
FRONT WILL SLOWLY CROSS THE REGION ON SATURDAY. COLDER AIR FOLLOWING
THE FRONT WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW ON SATURDAY NIGHT...THEN COLD
RAIN SHOWERS ON SUNDAY.
&&
.AVIATION /21Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AN ORGANIZED BAND OF LAKE EFFECT PRECIPITATION OFF OF LAKE ERIE WILL
CONTINUE BETWEEN BUFFALO AND JAMESTOWN INTO THIS EVENING. THE LAKE
BAND WILL OSCILLATE SOMEWHAT DURING THE PERIOD AS THE LOW LEVEL FLOW
STAYS BETWEEN 230 AND 250 DEGREES. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE IN THE
FORM OF RAIN WITH SOME ISOLATED SLEET OR GRAUPEL MIXING IN AT TIMES.
SNOW WILL MIX IN AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS AFTER 23Z LIKELY BECOMING ALL
SNOW AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS BETWEEN 03Z AND 06Z.
LESS ORGANIZED ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING OFF OF LAKE
ONTARIO BUT MVFR CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT WATERTOWN.
THE LAKE EFFECT ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY LATER TONIGHT OFF
BOTH LAKES WITH SNOW BECOMING MODERATE AT TIMES ACROSS HIGHER
ELEVATIONS SOUTH OF BUFFALO INCLUDING JAMESTOWN. THESE AREAS WILL
LOWER TO LIFR TO VLIFR AT TIMES THROUGH 12Z. THE LAKE EFFECT
ACTIVITY SHOULD REMAIN SOUTH OF BUFFALO...ROCHESTER AND NIAGARA
FALLS WITH JUST A CHANCE FOR MVFR CONDITIONS DEVELOPING. EXPECT A
SIMILAR TREND TO DEVELOP EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO TONIGHT WITH MVFR
CONDITIONS IN RAIN THEN THE RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT
ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE TUG HILL WHERE MVFR-IFR CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE.
OUTLOOK...
MONDAY...MVFR/IFR IN SCATTERED RAIN AND WET SNOW SHOWERS WITH AREAS
OF LAKE EFFECT EAST OF THE LAKES.
MONDAY NIGHT...CHANCE OF SNOW SHWRS EAST OF THE LAKES WITH MVFR TO
PSBL IFR CONDITIONS
TUESDAY...VFR BUT CHC OF SNOW/RAIN SHWRS EAST OF THE LAKES.
WEDNESDAY...VFR
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...GENERALLY VFR. CHC SHWRS.
&&
.MARINE...
STRONGER WINDS WILL MIX DOWN ACROSS THE LAKES WITH SMALL CRAFT
CONDITIONS EXTENDING FROM TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT ON BOTH LAKES
ERIE AND ONTARIO.
&&
.BUF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NY...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST
MONDAY FOR NYZ006>008-012-085.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST
TUESDAY FOR NYZ019-020.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY FOR LEZ040-041.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY FOR
LOZ042>045.
&&
SYNOPSIS...WCH
NEAR TERM...TMA
SHORT TERM...WCH
LONG TERM...WCH
AVIATION...TMA
MARINE...TMA/WCHHazardous weather outlook, Nov 9, 5:24 AM EST, 10 hours 47 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 524 AM EST SUN NOV 9 2008 NYZ012-019-020-085-101030- WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- 524 AM EST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. 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 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF NYZ001>005-010-011-013-014-021-101030- NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-ALLEGANY- 524 AM EST SUN NOV 9 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. 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 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF NYZ006>008-101030- OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- 524 AM EST SUN NOV 9 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACCUMULATION IS LIKELY...MAINLY OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS FROM THE TUG HILL PLATEAU NORTHWARD TONIGHT. ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACCUMULATION IS LIKELY TO DRIFT SOUTHWARD MONDAY WITH MORE ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. 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 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF LEZ020-040-041-LOZ042>045-062>065-SLZ022-024-101030- UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AND BUFFALO HARBOR- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM DUNKIRK 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- 524 AM EST SUN NOV 9 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE...LAKE ONTARIO AND SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. 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 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF SAGE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 10:01 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Watch | BUF | Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Wyoming | 18 hr |
| Nov 9, 6:36 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | BUF | Erie, Genesee, Wyoming | 4 hr |
Nearby
Lake Effect Snow Warnings in New York, 2008Every lake effect snow warning in 2008
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.