Alert archive / New York / Lake Effect Snow Warnings in 2008
Lake Effect Snow Warning 2, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this lake effect snow warning at Jan 19, 2008, 3:36 AM EST for 8 counties in New York. It took effect at Jan 19, 2008, 4:00 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 19, 2008, 3:36 AM EST (08:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 19, 2008, 4:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 21, 2008, 1:00 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, Wyoming County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 00:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 105 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
- 1152 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 70 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 111 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 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 190836 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 336 AM EST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...ARCTIC AIR WILL PRODUCE BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW FROM LATE TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL CROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK THIS MORNING WITH LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS SETTING UP EAST OF THE LAKES LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS THAT THE POTENTIAL FOR THE HEAVIEST SNOWS WILL BE EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO...INCLUDING THE TUG HILL AREA. TWO FEET OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE FOR THE WHOLE EVENT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A GOOD POTENTIAL EAST OF LAKE ERIE AS WELL...MOST LIKELY FROM THE SKI AREAS OF WYOMING AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES SOUTHWARD INTO CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES WHERE A TOTAL OF A FOOT OR MORE IS POSSIBLE. NYZ006>008-012-019-020-085-191645- /O.UPG.KBUF.LE.A.0001.080119T2100Z-080121T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.W.0002.080119T2100Z-080121T1100Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE... WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 336 AM EST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST MONDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SHARP COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION LATER THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. MODEST LAKE EFFECT PRECEDING THE FRONT THIS MORNING WILL BECOME DISORGANIZED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE...BUT COLD AIR WILL DEEPEN ENOUGH TO ALLOW FOR STRONGER BANDS TO DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON ON A WESTERLY FLOW AND PERSIST RIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT OR MONDAY MORNING. OFF LAKE ERIE...THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS WILL FOCUS ON THE SKI AREAS OF SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES AS WELL AS NORTHERN CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES WHERE TOTALS BY MONDAY MORNING CAN EXCEED A FOOT. OFF LAKE ONTARIO...THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS SHOULD FOCUS ON NORTHERN OSWEGO AND SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL LEWIS COUNTIES...AND FAR SOUTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY...WITH TOTALS BY MONDAY MORNING OF ONE TO TWO FEET. EVEN GREATER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ON THE TUG HILL. REMEMBER...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. ROUTES AFFECTED WILL BE INTERSTATE 81 BETWEEN ADAMS AND CENTRAL SQUARE...AND INTERSTATE 90 FROM ANGOLA TO ERIE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. THE LATEST INFORMATION IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF. $$ MCLAUGHLIN
11 follow-up statements
000 WWUS41 KBUF 191548 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1048 AM EST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...ARCTIC AIR WILL PRODUCE BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW FROM LATE TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .COLD AIR WILL DEEPEN ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK THIS AFTERNOON WITH LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS SETTING UP EAST OF THE LAKES LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS THAT THE POTENTIAL FOR THE HEAVIEST SNOWS WILL BE EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO...INCLUDING THE TUG HILL AREA. THREE FEET OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE FOR THE WHOLE EVENT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A GOOD POTENTIAL EAST OF LAKE ERIE AS WELL...MOST LIKELY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF WYOMING AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES SOUTHWARD INTO CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES WHERE A TOTAL OF A FOOT OR MORE IS POSSIBLE. NYZ012-019-020-085-200000- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.080119T2100Z-080121T1100Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1048 AM EST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST MONDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST MONDAY. COLD AIR WILL DEEPEN THIS AFTERNOON...AND STRONGER BANDS OF LAKE SNOWS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. THE BANDS SHOULD PERSIST RIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT OR MONDAY MORNING. THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS WILL FOCUS ON THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF OF SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES...AS WELL AS NORTHERN CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES WHERE TOTALS BY MONDAY MORNING CAN EXCEED A FOOT. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. THE LATEST INFORMATION IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF. $$ NYZ006>008-200000- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.080119T2100Z-080121T1100Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 1048 AM EST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST MONDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST MONDAY. COLD AIR WILL DEEPEN THIS AFTERNOON...AND THE LAKE SNOWS OVER JEFFERSON COUNTY SHOULD SHIFT SOUTH TO THE TUG HILL LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE SNOWS WILL INTENSIFY TONIGHT...WITH THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS OVER NORTHERN OSWEGO AND SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL LEWIS COUNTIES...AND FAR SOUTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY. EXPECT TOTALS BY MONDAY MORNING OF ONE TO THREE FEET. EVEN GREATER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ON THE TUG HILL. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. ROUTES AFFECTED WILL BE INTERSTATE 81 BETWEEN ADAMS AND CENTRAL SQUARE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. THE LATEST INFORMATION IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF. $$
000 WWUS41 KBUF 192010 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 310 PM EST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...ARCTIC AIR WILL PRODUCE BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW FROM LATE TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .COLD AIR WILL DEEPEN ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK TONIGHT WITH LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS SETTING UP EAST OF THE LAKES AND CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS THAT THE POTENTIAL FOR THE HEAVIEST SNOWS WILL BE EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO...INCLUDING THE TUG HILL AREA. THREE FEET OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE FOR THE WHOLE EVENT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A GOOD POTENTIAL EAST OF LAKE ERIE AS WELL...MOST LIKELY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES WHERE A TOTAL OF A FOOT OR MORE IS POSSIBLE. NYZ012-085-200415- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0002.080119T2100Z-080121T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.Y.0002.080119T2100Z-080121T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WC.Y.0002.080120T1100Z-080120T1700Z/ WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 310 PM EST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 12 PM EST SUNDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 12 PM EST SUNDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY HAS REPLACED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. COLD AIR WILL DEEPEN TONIGHT...AND STRONGER BANDS OF LAKE SNOWS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY THIS EVENING. THE BANDS SHOULD PERSIST RIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT OR MONDAY MORNING. UP TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW COULD ACCUMULATE TONIGHT...WITH ANOTHER 4 INCHES POSSIBLE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. TOTALS IN THE MOST PERSISTENT SNOWS BY MONDAY MORNING COULD BE 6 TO 9 INCHES. BRISK WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES SUNDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER TERRAIN...WILL BRING WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 15 BELOW. 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 SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. THE LATEST INFORMATION IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. $$ NYZ019-020-200415- /O.NEW.KBUF.WC.Y.0002.080120T1100Z-080120T1700Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.080119T2100Z-080121T1100Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 310 PM EST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 12 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 12 PM EST SUNDAY. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY. COLD AIR WILL DEEPEN TONIGHT...AND STRONGER BANDS OF LAKE SNOWS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY THIS EVENING. THE BANDS SHOULD PERSIST RIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT OR MONDAY MORNING. THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS WILL FOCUS ON THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS NORTHERN CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES WHERE TOTALS BY MONDAY MORNING CAN EXCEED A FOOT. BRISK WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES SUNDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER TERRAIN...WILL BRING WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 15 BELOW. 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 SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. THE LATEST INFORMATION IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. $$ NYZ006>008-200415- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.080119T2100Z-080121T1100Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 310 PM EST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY. COLD AIR WILL DEEPEN TONIGHT...AND LAKE SNOWS WILL INTENSIFY OVER SOUTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY...AND SHIFT SOUTH TO THE TUG HILL OVERNIGHT. THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS ARE EXPECTED OVER OSWEGO AND SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL LEWIS COUNTIES...AND FAR SOUTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY. EXPECT TOTALS BY MONDAY MORNING OF ONE TO THREE FEET...POSSIBLY MORE IN THE MOST INTENSE SNOWFALL. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. ROUTES AFFECTED WILL BE INTERSTATE 81 BETWEEN ADAMS AND CENTRAL SQUARE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. THE LATEST INFORMATION IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF. $$ NYZ013-014-021-200415- /O.NEW.KBUF.WC.Y.0002.080120T1100Z-080120T1700Z/ LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...WELLSVILLE 310 PM EST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 12 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 12 PM EST SUNDAY. BRISK WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES SUNDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER TERRAIN...WILL BRING WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 15 BELOW. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. $$
000 WWUS41 KBUF 200334 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1034 PM EST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...ARCTIC AIR WILL PRODUCE BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .COLD AIR WILL DEEPEN ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK OVERNIGHT WITH LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS SETTING UP EAST OF THE LAKES AND CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. IT APPEARS THAT THE POTENTIAL FOR THE HEAVIEST SNOWS WILL BE EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO...INCLUDING THE TUG HILL AREA. THREE FEET OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE FOR THE WHOLE EVENT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A GOOD POTENTIAL EAST OF LAKE ERIE AS WELL...MOST LIKELY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES WHERE STORM TOTALS OF A FOOT OR MORE ARE LIKELY. NYZ005-201145- /O.EXB.KBUF.LE.W.0002.080120T0600Z-080120T1800Z/ NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FAIR HAVEN 1034 PM EST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST SUNDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT AND PERSISTENT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW COULD FALL AT A RATE OF AN INCH OR TWO PER HOUR. STORMS TOTALS OVERNIGHT THROUGH NOON SUNDAY WILL BE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED TO BE ALONG AND NORTH OF ROUTE 104. THE HEAVIEST LAKE SNOWS ARE EXPECTED TO LIFT NORTHWARD SUNDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...AN ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES COULD OCCUR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. ROUTES AFFECTED WILL BE INTERSTATE 81 BETWEEN ADAMS AND CENTRAL SQUARE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. THE LATEST INFORMATION IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF. $$ NYZ019-020-201145- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080121T1100Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0002.080120T1100Z-080120T1700Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 1034 PM EST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 12 PM EST SUNDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 12 PM EST SUNDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND THEN PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY AND ON INTO SUNDAY NIGHT OR MONDAY MORNING. SNOW COULD FALL AT A RATE OF AN INCH OR TWO PER HOUR. THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS WILL FOCUS ON THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHERN CHAUTAUQUA AND NORTHERN CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES WHERE STORM TOTALS BY MONDAY MORNING WILL LIKELY EXCEED A FOOT...WITH SOME LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OVER TWO FEET POSSIBLE. BRISK WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES SUNDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER TERRAIN...WILL BRING WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 15 BELOW. 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 SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. THE LATEST INFORMATION IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. $$ NYZ006>008-201145- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080121T1100Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 1034 PM EST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY. A BAND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL FOCUS ACROSS OSWEGO COUNTY AND THE SOUTHERN HALF OF LEWIS COUNTY OVERNIGHT. SNOW COULD FALL AT A RATE OF ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR. THE BAND OF HEAVY LAKE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FOCUS ACROSS OSWEGO AND SOUTHERN LEWIS COUNTIES SUNDAY MORNING...BEFORE SLOWLY LIFTING NORTHWARD DURING THE DAY SUNDAY. THE LAKE BAND IS EXPECTED TO LIFT BACK INTO SOUTHERN JEFFERSON AND NORTHERN LEWIS COUNTIES SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT WHILE CONTINUING ACROSS OSWEGO AND SOUTHERN LEWIS COUNTIES. EXPECT STORM TOTALS BY MONDAY MORNING OF ONE TO THREE FEET... POSSIBLY MORE IN THE MOST INTENSE SNOWFALL. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. ROUTES AFFECTED WILL BE INTERSTATE 81 BETWEEN ADAMS AND CENTRAL SQUARE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. THE LATEST INFORMATION IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF. $$ NYZ004-201145- /O.EXB.KBUF.LE.Y.0002.080120T0600Z-080120T1800Z/ WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEWARK 1034 PM EST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST SUNDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL MOVE INTO FAR NORTHERN WAYNE COUNTY AFTER MIDNIGHT AND PERSISTENT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW COULD FALL AT A RATE OF AN INCH OR TWO PER HOUR. SNOWFALL TOTALS OVERNIGHT THROUGH NOON SUNDAY ALONG AND NORTH OF ROUTE 104 WILL BE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES. THE LAKE SNOWS ARE EXPECTED TO LIFT NORTHWARD SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 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 SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. THE LATEST INFORMATION IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF. $$ NYZ012-085-201145- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080121T1100Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0002.080120T1100Z-080120T1700Z/ WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1034 PM EST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 12 PM EST SUNDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 12 PM EST SUNDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND THEN PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY AND ON INTO SUNDAY NIGHT OR MONDAY MORNING. SNOW COULD FALL AT A RATE OF AN INCH OR TWO PER HOUR. THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE BANDS OVERNIGHT WILL FOCUS ON FAR SOUTHERN ERIE AND FAR SOUTHERN WYOMING COUNTIES...GENERALLY SOUTH OF EDEN...HOLLAND AND JAVA. LOCALIZED ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. THE LAKE BANDS WILL LIFT NORTHWARD DURING THE DAY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT REACHING THE HAMBURG...ORCHARD PARK...AND WARSAW AREAS BY LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT. BRISK WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES SUNDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER TERRAIN...WILL BRING WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 15 BELOW. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. THE LATEST INFORMATION IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. $$ NYZ013-014-021-201145- /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0002.080120T1100Z-080120T1700Z/ LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...WELLSVILLE 1034 PM EST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 12 PM EST SUNDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 12 PM EST SUNDAY. BRISK WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES SUNDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER TERRAIN...WILL BRING WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 15 BELOW. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. $$ TMA
000 WWUS41 KBUF 200843 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 343 AM EST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...ARCTIC AIR WILL PRODUCE BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT... .COLD AIR WILL DEEPEN ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK TODAY WITH LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS BECOMING BETTER ORGANIZED BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE WEAKENING MONDAY MORNING. IT APPEARS THAT THE POTENTIAL FOR THE HEAVIEST SNOWS WILL BE EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO...INCLUDING THE TUG HILL AREA. ONE TO THREE FEET OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE FOR THE WHOLE EVENT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THERE IS A GOOD POTENTIAL EAST OF LAKE ERIE AS WELL...MOST LIKELY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES WHERE STORM TOTALS OF A FOOT OR MORE ARE LIKELY. NYZ019-020-201645- /O.CAN.KBUF.WC.Y.0002.080120T1100Z-080120T1700Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080121T1100Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 343 AM EST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY. DISORGANIZED AREAS OF LAKE SNOW THIS MORNING SHOULD BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE WEAKENING BY MONDAY MORNING. SNOW COULD FALL AT A RATE OF AN INCH OR TWO PER HOUR IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS. THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS WILL FOCUS ON THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHERN CHAUTAUQUA AND NORTHERN CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON BUT MAY ALSO AFFECT THE LAKESHORE AREAS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK TONIGHT. STORM TOTALS BY MONDAY MORNING WILL LIKELY EXCEED A FOOT IN MANY AREAS...WITH ISOLATED TWO FOOT AMOUNTS POSSIBLE AT A FEW LOCATIONS ON THE CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE. BRISK WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER TERRAIN...WILL BRING WIND CHILLS INTO THE 10 BELOW RANGE...JUST SHY OF WIND CHILL ADVISORY CRITERIA BUT THE COLDEST OF THIS SEASON NONETHELESS. 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 SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. THE LATEST INFORMATION IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF. $$ NYZ012-085-201645- /O.CAN.KBUF.WC.Y.0002.080120T1100Z-080120T1700Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080121T1100Z/ WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 343 AM EST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY. DISORGANIZED AREAS OF LAKE SNOW THIS MORNING SHOULD BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE WEAKENING BY MONDAY MORNING. SNOW COULD FALL AT A RATE OF AN INCH OR TWO PER HOUR IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS. THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS WILL FOCUS ON FAR SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES TODAY...MOSTLY SOUTH OF A BOSTON TO WARSAW LINE...BUT MAY LIFT NORTH A FEW MILES TONIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BY MONDAY MORNING CAN REACH 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THESE AREAS. BRISK WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER TERRAIN...WILL BRING WIND CHILLS INTO THE 10 BELOW RANGE...JUST SHY OF WIND CHILL ADVISORY CRITERIA BUT THE COLDEST OF THIS SEASON NONETHELESS. 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 SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. THE LATEST INFORMATION IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF. $$ NYZ013-014-021-200945- /O.CAN.KBUF.WC.Y.0002.080120T1100Z-080120T1700Z/ LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...WELLSVILLE 343 AM EST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. BRISK WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER TERRAIN...WILL BRING WIND CHILLS INTO THE 10 BELOW RANGE...JUST SHY OF WIND CHILL ADVISORY CRITERIA BUT THE COLDEST OF THIS SEASON NONETHELESS. $$ NYZ006>008-201645- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080121T1100Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 343 AM EST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY. BANDS OF HEAVY LAKE SNOW HAVE TEMPORARILY SETTLED INTO SOUTHERN OSWEGO COUNTY EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS ACTIVITY MAY BECOME DISORGANIZED FOR A TIME THIS MORNING BEFORE REDEVELOPING AND LIFTING SLOWLY NORTH DURING THE AFTERNOON INTO THE TUG HILL REGION LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT WHERE IT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY BEFORE WEAKENING AND LIFTING NORTH DURING MONDAY. SNOW WILL FALL AT ONE TO THREE INCHES PER HOUR WITHIN THE BAND AND WILL BE MOST INTENSE TONIGHT. EXPECT STORM TOTALS BY MONDAY MORNING OF ONE TO THREE FEET... POSSIBLY EVEN MORE IN THE MOST INTENSE SNOWFALL ON THE TUG HILL. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. ROUTES AFFECTED WILL BE INTERSTATE 81 BETWEEN ADAMS AND CENTRAL SQUARE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. THE LATEST INFORMATION IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF. $$ NYZ005-201645- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080120T1800Z/ NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FAIR HAVEN 343 AM EST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. A BAND OF HEAVY LAKE SNOW WAS ONGOING ACROSS THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING. IT SHOULD GRADUALLY WEAKEN AND LIFT NORTH OUT OF THE AREA BY MIDDAY OR EARLY AFTERNOON...BUT STORM TOTALS CAN REACH 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED TO BE ALONG AND NORTH OF ROUTE 104. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. THE LATEST INFORMATION IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF. $$ NYZ004-201645- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080120T1800Z/ WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEWARK 343 AM EST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. LAKE EFFECT SNOW HAS MOVED INTO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE COUNTY NEAR SODUS BAY EARLY THIS MORNING. IT SHOULD GRADUALLY WEAKEN LATER THIS MORNING AND LIFT NORTH BY MIDDAY...BUT TOTALS ALONG AND NORTH OF ROUTE 104 CAN BE AS MUCH AS 4 TO 8 INCHES. 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 SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. THE LATEST INFORMATION IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF. $$ SFM
000 WWUS41 KBUF 201122 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 622 AM EST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...ARCTIC AIR WILL PRODUCE BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT... .COLD AIR WILL DEEPEN ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK TODAY WITH LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS BECOMING BETTER ORGANIZED BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE WEAKENING MONDAY MORNING. IT APPEARS THAT THE POTENTIAL FOR THE HEAVIEST SNOWS WILL BE EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO...INCLUDING THE TUG HILL AREA. ONE TO THREE FEET OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE FOR THE WHOLE EVENT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THERE IS A GOOD POTENTIAL EAST OF LAKE ERIE AS WELL...MOST LIKELY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES WHERE STORM TOTALS OF A FOOT OR MORE ARE LIKELY. NYZ019-020-201730- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080121T1100Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 622 AM EST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY. DISORGANIZED AREAS OF LAKE SNOW THIS MORNING SHOULD BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE WEAKENING BY MONDAY MORNING. SNOW COULD FALL AT A RATE OF AN INCH OR TWO PER HOUR IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS. THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS WILL FOCUS ON THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHERN CHAUTAUQUA AND NORTHERN CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON BUT MAY ALSO AFFECT THE LAKESHORE AREAS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK TONIGHT. STORM TOTALS BY MONDAY MORNING WILL LIKELY EXCEED A FOOT IN MANY AREAS...WITH ISOLATED TWO FOOT AMOUNTS POSSIBLE AT A FEW LOCATIONS ON THE CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE. BRISK WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER TERRAIN...WILL BRING WIND CHILLS INTO THE 10 BELOW RANGE... JUST SHY OF WIND CHILL ADVISORY CRITERIA BUT THE COLDEST OF THIS SEASON NONETHELESS. 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 SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. THE LATEST INFORMATION IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF. $$ NYZ006>008-201730- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080121T1100Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 622 AM EST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY. BANDS OF HEAVY LAKE SNOW HAVE TEMPORARILY SETTLED INTO SOUTHERN OSWEGO COUNTY EARLY THIS MORNING. OVER A FOOT HAS FALLEN OVERNIGHT IN A SINGLE BAND NEAR HANNIBAL. THIS ACTIVITY MAY BECOME DISORGANIZED FOR A TIME THIS MORNING BEFORE REDEVELOPING AND LIFTING SLOWLY NORTH DURING THE AFTERNOON INTO THE TUG HILL REGION LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT WHERE IT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY BEFORE WEAKENING AND LIFTING NORTH DURING MONDAY. SNOW WILL FALL AT ONE TO THREE INCHES PER HOUR WITHIN THE BAND AND WILL BE MOST INTENSE TONIGHT. EXPECT STORM TOTALS BY MONDAY MORNING OF ONE TO THREE FEET... POSSIBLY EVEN MORE IN THE MOST INTENSE SNOWFALL ON THE TUG HILL. A FEW SPOTS NEAR HANNIBAL AND GRANBY COULD ALSO EXCEED TWO FEET BY MIDDAY TODAY BEFORE THE ACTIVITY MOVES NORTH. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. ROUTE 104 WEST OF OSWEGO WILL BE ESPECIALLY TROUBLESOME THIS MORNING...WITH INTERSTATE 81 BETWEEN ADAMS AND CENTRAL SQUARE A TOUGH DRIVE LATER ON. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. THE LATEST INFORMATION IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF. $$ NYZ005-201730- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080120T1800Z/ NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FAIR HAVEN 622 AM EST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. A BAND OF HEAVY LAKE SNOW WAS ONGOING ACROSS THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING. 12 TO 18 INCHES HAS FALLEN SINCE MIDNIGHT. IT SHOULD GRADUALLY WEAKEN AND LIFT NORTH OUT OF THE AREA BY MIDDAY OR EARLY AFTERNOON...BUT NOT BEFORE ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES MAY BRING AMOUNTS TO TWO FEET IN SPOTS...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED TO BE ALONG AND NORTH OF ROUTE 104. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. THE LATEST INFORMATION IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF. $$ NYZ012-085-201730- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080121T1100Z/ WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 622 AM EST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY. DISORGANIZED AREAS OF LAKE SNOW THIS MORNING SHOULD BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE WEAKENING BY MONDAY MORNING. SNOW COULD FALL AT A RATE OF AN INCH OR TWO PER HOUR IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS. THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS WILL FOCUS ON FAR SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES TODAY...MOSTLY SOUTH OF A BOSTON TO WARSAW LINE...BUT MAY LIFT NORTH A FEW MILES TONIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BY MONDAY MORNING CAN REACH 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THESE AREAS. BRISK WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER TERRAIN...WILL BRING WIND CHILLS INTO THE 10 BELOW RANGE... JUST SHY OF WIND CHILL ADVISORY CRITERIA BUT THE COLDEST OF THIS SEASON NONETHELESS. 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 SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. THE LATEST INFORMATION IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF. $$ NYZ004-201730- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080120T1800Z/ WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEWARK 622 AM EST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. LAKE EFFECT SNOW HAS MOVED INTO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE COUNTY NEAR SODUS BAY EARLY THIS MORNING. SEVERAL INCHES HAS FALLEN OVER WOLCOTT AND RED CREEK SINCE MIDNIGHT BUT NOTHING AT SODUS BAY. THE BAND SHOULD GRADUALLY WEAKEN LATER THIS MORNING AND LIFT NORTH BY MIDDAY...BUT TOTALS IN WOLCOTT CAN REACH 4 TO 8 INCHES. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. THE LATEST INFORMATION IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF. $$ SFM
000 WWUS41 KBUF 201534 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1034 AM EST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...ARCTIC AIR WILL PRODUCE BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT... .COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS BECOMING BETTER ORGANIZED THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE WEAKENING MONDAY MORNING. THE POTENTIAL FOR THE HEAVIEST SNOWS WILL BE EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO...INCLUDING THE TUG HILL AREA. ONE TO THREE FEET OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE FOR THE WHOLE EVENT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THERE IS A GOOD POTENTIAL EAST OF LAKE ERIE AS WELL...MOST LIKELY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES WHERE STORM TOTALS OF A FOOT OR MORE ARE LIKELY. NYZ005-202345- /O.EXT.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080121T1000Z/ NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FAIR HAVEN 1034 AM EST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST MONDAY... THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST MONDAY. THE HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW HAS LIFTED NORTH OVER LAKE ONTARIO... BUT IT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SOUTH AGAIN THIS EVENING. ANOTHER 5 TO 9 INCHES COULD ACCUMULATE...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED TO BE ALONG AND NORTH OF ROUTE 104. 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 SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. THE LATEST INFORMATION IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF. $$ NYZ019-020-202345- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080121T1100Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 1034 AM EST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOULD BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE WEAKENING BY MONDAY MORNING. SNOW COULD FALL AT A RATE OF AN INCH OR TWO PER HOUR IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS. THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS WILL BE ON THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHERN CHAUTAUQUA AND NORTHERN CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON...BUT MAY ALSO AFFECT THE LAKESHORE AREAS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK TONIGHT. STORM TOTALS BY MONDAY MORNING WILL LIKELY EXCEED A FOOT IN MANY AREAS...WITH ISOLATED TWO FOOT AMOUNTS POSSIBLE AT A FEW LOCATIONS ON THE CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. THE LATEST INFORMATION IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF. $$ NYZ006>008-202345- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080121T1100Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 1034 AM EST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DRIFT NORTH TODAY OVER THE TUG HILL...AND THEN BACK SOUTH THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL FALL AT ONE TO THREE INCHES PER HOUR WITHIN THE BAND AND WILL BE MOST INTENSE TONIGHT. EXPECT STORM TOTALS BY MONDAY MORNING OF ONE TO THREE FEET... POSSIBLY EVEN MORE IN THE MOST INTENSE SNOWFALL ON THE TUG HILL. CONDITIONS ON INTERSTATE 81 BETWEEN ADAMS AND CENTRAL SQUARE WILL BE DIFFICULT TODAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. A TOUGH DRIVE LATER ON. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. THE LATEST INFORMATION IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF. $$ NYZ004-202345- /O.EXT.KBUF.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080121T1000Z/ WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEWARK 1034 AM EST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST MONDAY... THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST MONDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW HAS MOVED NORTH OVER LAKE ONTARIO...BUT IT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE BACK SOUTH TONIGHT...WITH ANOTHER 3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. THE LATEST INFORMATION IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF. $$ NYZ012-085-202345- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080121T1100Z/ WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1034 AM EST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOULD BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE WEAKENING BY MONDAY MORNING. SNOW COULD FALL AT A RATE OF AN INCH OR TWO PER HOUR IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS. THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS WILL FOCUS ON FAR SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES TODAY...MOSTLY SOUTH OF A BOSTON TO WARSAW LINE...BUT MAY LIFT NORTH A FEW MILES TONIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BY MONDAY MORNING CAN REACH 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THESE AREAS. 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 SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. THE LATEST INFORMATION IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF. $$
000 WWUS41 KBUF 202005 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 305 PM EST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...ARCTIC AIR WILL PRODUCE BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK TONIGHT AND MONDAY WITH LAKE EFFECT SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE WEAKENING MONDAY. THE POTENTIAL FOR THE HEAVIEST SNOWS WILL BE EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO...INCLUDING THE TUG HILL AREA. ONE TO THREE FEET OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE FOR THE WHOLE EVENT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THERE IS A GOOD POTENTIAL EAST OF LAKE ERIE AS WELL...MOST LIKELY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES WHERE STORM TOTALS OF A FOOT OR MORE ARE LIKELY. NYZ006>008-210415- /O.EXT.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080121T1800Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 305 PM EST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY... THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DRIFT SOUTH TOWARD SOUTHERN OSWEGO COUNTY THIS EVENING...THEN BACK NORTH MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL FALL AT ONE TO THREE INCHES PER HOUR WITHIN THE BAND AND WILL BE MOST INTENSE TONIGHT. EXPECT STORM TOTALS BY MONDAY MORNING OF ONE TO THREE FEET... POSSIBLY EVEN MORE IN THE MOST INTENSE SNOWFALL ON THE TUG HILL. CONDITIONS ON INTERSTATE 81 BETWEEN ADAMS AND CENTRAL SQUARE WILL BE DIFFICULT. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. A TOUGH DRIVE LATER ON. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. THE LATEST INFORMATION IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF. $$ NYZ019-020-210415- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080121T1100Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 305 PM EST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE WEAKENING BY MONDAY MORNING. SNOW COULD FALL AT A RATE OF AN INCH OR TWO PER HOUR IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS. THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS WILL BE ON THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHERN CHAUTAUQUA AND NORTHERN CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES...BUT MAY ALSO AFFECT THE LAKESHORE AREAS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK. STORM TOTALS BY MONDAY MORNING WILL LIKELY EXCEED A FOOT IN MANY AREAS...WITH ISOLATED TWO FOOT AMOUNTS POSSIBLE AT A FEW LOCATIONS ON THE CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE. 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 SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. THE LATEST INFORMATION IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF. $$ NYZ005-210415- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080121T1000Z/ NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FAIR HAVEN 305 PM EST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST MONDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST MONDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SOUTH AND RETURN TO THE COUNTY THIS EVENING. ANOTHER 5 TO 10 INCHES COULD ACCUMULATE... WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED TO BE ALONG AND NORTH OF ROUTE 104. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. THE LATEST INFORMATION IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF. $$ NYZ012-085-210415- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080121T1100Z/ WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 305 PM EST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE WEAKENING BY MONDAY MORNING. SNOW COULD FALL AT A RATE OF AN INCH OR TWO PER HOUR IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BY MONDAY MORNING CAN REACH 4 TO 8 INCHES. 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 SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. THE LATEST INFORMATION IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF. $$ NYZ004-210415- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080121T1000Z/ WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEWARK 305 PM EST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST MONDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST MONDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOULD MOVE BACK SOUTH TONIGHT...WITH ANOTHER 3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTHEAST PARTS OF THE COUNTY. THE LAKE SNOWS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTH OUT OF THE COUNTY EARLY MONDAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. THE LATEST INFORMATION IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF. $$
000 WWUS41 KBUF 210348 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1048 PM EST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK OVERNIGHT AND MONDAY WITH LAKE EFFECT SNOW CONTINUING OVERNIGHT BEFORE WEAKENING MONDAY. THE POTENTIAL FOR THE HEAVIEST LAKE SNOWS WILL BE EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO...INCLUDING THE TUG HILL AREA. TWO TO FOUR FEET OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE FOR THE WHOLE EVENT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THERE IS A GOOD POTENTIAL EAST OF LAKE ERIE AS WELL...MOST LIKELY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES WHERE STORM TOTALS OF A FOOT OR MORE ARE LIKELY. NYZ007-210500- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080121T1800Z/ JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN 1048 PM EST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. THE HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN SOUTH OF JEFFERSON COUNTY OVERNIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. THEREFORE...THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL MOVE BACK INTO SOUTHERN JEFFERSON MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE SOUTH OF WATERTOWN. $$ NYZ019-020-211100- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080121T1100Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 1048 PM EST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT BEFORE WEAKENING BY MONDAY MORNING. SNOW COULD FALL AT A RATE OF ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS. THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS WILL BE ON THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHERN CHAUTAUQUA AND NORTHERN CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES...BUT MAY ALSO AFFECT THE LAKESHORE AREAS BETWEEN WESTFIELD AND DUNKIRK. STORM TOTALS BY MONDAY MORNING WILL LIKELY EXCEED A FOOT IN MANY AREAS...WITH ISOLATED TWO TO THREE FOOT AMOUNTS POSSIBLE AT A FEW LOCATIONS ON THE CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. THE LATEST INFORMATION IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF. $$ NYZ006-008-211200- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080121T1800Z/ OSWEGO-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...LOWVILLE 1048 PM EST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY. A BAND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHERN OSWEGO COUNTY THROUGH MIDNIGHT BEFORE SLOWLY LIFTING NORTHWARD OVERNIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL FALL AT A RATE OF ONE TO THREE INCHES OR MORE PER HOUR WITHIN THE HEAVIEST PORTION OF THE BAND. EXPECT STORM TOTALS BY MONDAY AFTERNOON OF ONE TO THREE FEET... WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF FOUR FEET OR MORE POSSIBLE IN THE MOST INTENSE SNOWFALL ON THE TUG HILL. TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON INTERSTATE 81 BETWEEN ADAMS AND CENTRAL SQUARE...AS WELL AS ROUTE 104 BETWEEN MEXICO AND WILLIAMSTOWN WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. A TOUGH DRIVE LATER ON. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. THE LATEST INFORMATION IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF. $$ NYZ005-211000- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080121T1000Z/ NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FAIR HAVEN 1048 PM EST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST MONDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST MONDAY. A BAND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT ALONG AND NORTH OF ROUTE 104. SNOW WILL FALL AT A RATE OF ONE TO THREE INCHES OR MORE PER HOUR WITHIN THE HEAVIEST PORTION OF THE BAND. THE LAKE SNOWS ARE EXPECTED TO LIFT NORTH OUT OF THE COUNTY BETWEEN 3 AM AND 5 AM. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 INCHES TO A FOOT ARE LIKELY OVERNIGHT BEFORE THE LAKE SNOWS LIFT NORTH. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. THE LATEST INFORMATION IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF. $$ NYZ012-085-211100- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080121T1100Z/ WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1048 PM EST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT BEFORE WEAKENING BY MONDAY MORNING. SNOW COULD FALL AT A RATE OF UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS. OVERNIGHT ACCUMULATIONS COULD REACH 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS SOUTH OF EDEN...HOLLAND AND JAVA. 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 SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. THE LATEST INFORMATION IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF. $$ NYZ004-211000- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080121T1000Z/ WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEWARK 1048 PM EST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST MONDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST MONDAY. THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF A HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND WILL REMAIN ACROSS EXTREME NORTHEAST WAYNE COUNTY...EAST OF HURON AND NORTH OF RED CREEK UNTIL MIDNIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY ACROSS PORTIONS OF WOLCOTT BEFORE THE LAKE BAND LIFTS NORTH. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. THE LATEST INFORMATION IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF. $$ TMA
000 WWUS41 KBUF 210948 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 448 AM EST MON JAN 21 2008 ...LAKE SNOWS WILL CONTINUE TO WIND DOWN TODAY... .THE COLD WESTERLY FLOW OF ARCTIC AIR THAT PRODUCED THE PRODIGIOUS LAKE SNOWS THIS WEEKEND WILL CONTINUE TO EASE TODAY AND THE LAKE SNOWS WILL WEAKEN. THE ACTIVITY OFF LAKE ERIE HAS WEAKENED DRASTICALLY EARLY THIS MORNING AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO WIND DOWN AND END LATER THIS MORNING WITH ONLY AN INCH OR TWO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. STORM TOTALS REACHED ONE TO TWO FEET ON THE CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE OVER THE TWO DAY PERIOD...BUT MUCH LESS ELSEWHERE. A BAND OF HEAVY LAKE SNOW CONTINUED TO MOVE IN OFF LAKE ONTARIO ACROSS OSWEGO COUNTY EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS BAND WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH MID MORNING AND THEN LIFT NORTH ACROSS THE TUG HILL AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN BY MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION CAN REACH 6 TO 12 INCHES...BRINGING STORM TOTALS OVER PORTIONS OF OSWEGO COUNTY OF 3 TO 4 FEET. NYZ005-211100- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080121T1000Z/ NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FAIR HAVEN 448 AM EST MON JAN 21 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. THE BAND OF INTENSE LAKE SNOW HAS MOVED NORTH OF THE COUNTY AND NO FURTHER ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. SNOWFALL SINCE SATURDAY NIGHT HAS APPROACHED 3 FEET NEAR THE LAKE ONTARIO SHORE. $$ NYZ019-020-211100- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080121T1100Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 448 AM EST MON JAN 21 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. THE HEAVY LAKE SNOWS HAVE WEAKENED EARLY THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO AND DISSIPATE LATER THIS MORNING. ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN ACCUMULATE. STORM TOTALS SINCE SATURDAY MORNING HAVE REACHED ONE TO TWO FEET ON THE CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE WITH MUCH LESS ELSEWHERE. $$ NYZ004-211100- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080121T1000Z/ WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEWARK 448 AM EST MON JAN 21 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. THE LAKE SNOWS HAVE MOVED NORTH OF THE COUNTY AND NO FURTHER ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TODAY. $$ NYZ012-085-211100- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080121T1100Z/ WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 448 AM EST MON JAN 21 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. THE LAKE SNOWS HAVE WEAKENED AND SHOULD DISSIPATE LATER THIS MORNING. LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. $$ NYZ006-008-211800- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080121T1800Z/ OSWEGO-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...LOWVILLE 448 AM EST MON JAN 21 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. A BAND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS OSWEGO COUNTY EARLY THIS MORNING AND WILL GRADUALLY LIFT NORTH LATER THIS MORNING INTO THE TUG HILL AND LEWIS COUNTY BEFORE WEAKENING FURTHER BY EARLY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION CAN REACH 6 TO 12 INCHES OVER PORTIONS OF OSWEGO AND SOUTHERN LEWIS COUNTIES THIS MORNING...BRINGING STORM TOTALS INTO THE 3 TO 4 FOOT RANGE. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. TRAVEL ON ROUTE 81 BETWEEN CENTRAL SQUARE AND PULASKI WILL BE ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE THIS MORNING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. THE LATEST INFORMATION IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF. $$ SFM
000 WWUS41 KBUF 211523 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1023 AM EST MON JAN 21 2008 ...LAKE SNOWS WILL SHIFT NORTHWARD AND GRADUALLY WIND DOWN TODAY... .THE COLD WESTERLY FLOW OF ARCTIC AIR THAT PRODUCED THE PRODIGIOUS LAKE SNOWS THIS WEEKEND WILL CONTINUE TO EASE TODAY AND THE LAKE SNOWS WILL WEAKEN. A BAND OF HEAVY LAKE SNOW CONTINUED TO MOVE IN OFF LAKE ONTARIO ACROSS NORTHERN OSWEGO COUNTY LATE THIS MORNING. THIS BAND WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTHWARD AND WEAKEN THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THIS BAND...BRINGING STORM TOTALS OVER PORTIONS OF OSWEGO COUNTY OF 3 TO 4 FEET. NYZ006-008-211800- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080121T1800Z/ OSWEGO-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...LOWVILLE 1023 AM EST MON JAN 21 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. A BAND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN OSWEGO COUNTY AND THE TUG HILL REGION OF LEWIS COUNTY LATE THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTHWARD AND WEAKEN INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AS MUCH AS 3 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED OVER NORTHERN OSWEGO AND SOUTHWESTERN WESTERN LEWIS COUNTIES THROUGH 1 PM...BRINGING STORM TOTALS INTO THE 3 TO 4 FOOT RANGE. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. TRAVEL ON ROUTE 81 BETWEEN CENTRAL SQUARE AND PULASKI WILL BE ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE THIS MORNING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. THE LATEST INFORMATION IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF. $$ NYZ007-212100- /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.Y.0003.080121T1523Z-080121T2100Z/ JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN 1023 AM EST MON JAN 21 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. A BAND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN OSWEGO COUNTY AND THE TUG HILL REGION OF LEWIS COUNTY LATE THIS MORNING WILL LIFT NORTHWARD ACROSS JEFFERSON COUNTY AND WEAKEN AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. AS MUCH AS 3 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION WILL FALL ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE COUNTY...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE ELSEWHERE. 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. $$
000 WWUS41 KBUF 211816 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 116 PM EST MON JAN 21 2008 ...LAKE SNOWS WILL SHIFT NORTHWARD AND GRADUALLY WIND DOWN TODAY... .THE COLD WESTERLY FLOW OF ARCTIC AIR THAT PRODUCED THE PRODIGIOUS LAKE SNOWS THIS WEEKEND WILL CONTINUE TO EASE TODAY AND THE LAKE SNOWS WILL WEAKEN. A BAND OF HEAVY LAKE SNOW CONTINUED TO MOVE IN OFF LAKE ONTARIO ACROSS NORTHERN OSWEGO COUNTY LATE THIS MORNING. THIS BAND WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTHWARD AND WEAKEN THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THIS BAND...BRINGING STORM TOTALS OVER PORTIONS OF OSWEGO COUNTY OF 3 TO 4 FEET. NYZ006-008-211930- /O.EXP.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080121T1800Z/ OSWEGO-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...LOWVILLE 116 PM EST MON JAN 21 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. AS OF 1 PM...THE HEAVIEST LAKE SNOWS HAVE WEAKENED AND MOVED NORTH INTO JEFFERSON COUNTY...THUS THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ NYZ007-212100- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080121T2100Z/ JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN 116 PM EST MON JAN 21 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW CONTINUES ACROSS SOUTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THIS BAND WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT NORTH ACROSS THE COUNTY AND WEAKEN AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES. AS MUCH AS 3 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION WILL FALL ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE COUNTY...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE ELSEWHERE. 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. $$ JJR
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 19, 3:02 AM EST, 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 19, 3:02 AM EST, 34 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
302 AM EST SAT JAN 19 2008
.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT TRACKING SOUTHEAST FROM THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES IS
SCHEDULED TO MOVE ACROSS OUR REGION SATURDAY MORNING. THIS SECOND
FRONT WILL USHER IN ARCTIC AIR WHICH WILL DOMINATE OUR WEATHER
PICTURE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. A BAND OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
ACCOMPANY THE FRONT LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING THEN THE STAGE
WILL BE SET FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE LAKES
FROM SATURDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE SOME OF THE
COLDEST OF THE SEASON.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
BAND OF LAKE EFFECT PERSISTING EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO ACROSS NORTHERN
OSWEGO, SOUTHERN JEFFERSON AND CENTRAL LEWIS COUNTIES. THIS BAND
SHLD MOVE NORTH AFTER ARND MIDNIGHT AS STEERING WINDS BECOME MORE SW
AS COLD FRNT APPROACHES WESTERN NEW YORK FRM THE CENTRAL LKS. WILL
UP SNOW ACCUMS TNGT TO 2-4 INCH RANGE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMNTS OVER
THE TUG HILL. ALSO RAISING POPS TO CAT RANGE IN THE BAND. WILL KEEP
SOME FLRYS ACROSS PTNS OF MONROE/GENESEE COUNTIES THIS EVENING
THROUGH 06Z. NO OTHER CHANGES TO REST OF THE ZONES.
WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS ANOTHER SHORT WAVE MOVING SOUTHEAST ACROSS
CENTRAL LAKES. THIS FEATURE WILL HELP PUSH AN ARCTIC FRONT
ACROSS OUR REGION LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. NOT TOO EXCITED
ABOUT QPF AVAILABLE WITH THIS FRONT BUT BELIEVE THERE WILL ENOUGH
SNOW TO WARRANT LIKELY POPS. MOS GUIDANCE IS ONLY IN THE CHANCE
RANGE. WE WILL KEEP THE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MINOR FOR THE MOST PART
EXCEPT FOR THE NORTH COUNTRY WHERE WE WILL GO WITH 2 TO 3 INCHES.
TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY BE NON DIURNAL AGAIN...NEAR STEADY
OVERNIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING THEN DROPPING BEHIND THE FRONT
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. LAKE EFFECT SNOWS WILL LIKELY SET UP EAST OF THE
LAKES LATER IN THE AFTERNOON. WE WILL BE STARTING LAKE EFFECT SNOW
WATCHES BY 4 PM. OFF LAKE ERIE THE WATCH WILL INCLUDE SOUTHERN
ERIE...WYOMING...CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES. OFF LAKE
ONTARIO IT WILL INCLUDE OSWEGO COUNTY AND ALSO THE TUG HILL REGION
OF JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY/...
THE UPPER LONG WAVE TROUGH CONTINUES TO BECOME ESTABLISHED OVER THE
REGION DURING THIS PERIOD WITH 850 MB TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO DROP
INTO THE MINUS LOW 20S AS EARLY AS SATURDAY NIGHT. THE GFS AND
WRF-NMM HAVE VERY SIMILAR SOLUTIONS WITH THE FLOW REMAINING WEST
NORTHWEST AFTER THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH. LAKE INDUCED CAPES AND
EQUILIBRIUM LEVELS PEAK LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH MUCH OF THE
REGION WILL JUST BE BITTERLY COLD WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS
THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...THE PROPOSED LAKE EFFECT TARGETS COULD GET
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS...ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING LARGE SNOW TO
WATER RATIOS IN THE ARCTIC AIRMASS.
MONDAY SHOULD SHOW SOME IMPROVEMENT AS THE EQUILIBRIUM LEVEL DROPS A
BIT ALONG WITH DRIER AIR ADVECTING IN FROM THE WEST.
&&
.LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
TYPICAL MIDWINTER CONDITIONS SHOULD PREVAIL DURING THIS PERIOD AS
LONG WAVE TROF OF THIS WEEKEND PULLS EAST AND ALLOWS A MORE ZONAL
FLOW TO PREVAIL ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES AND NORTHEAST FOR THE BULK
OF THE WEEK. PROGRESSIVE TROFS WILL INDUCE WEAK LOWS WHICH WILL
PASS NORTH OF OUR AREA TUES AND AGAIN WED NT/THURS AM...WITH
MODERATION AHEAD OF THESE SYSTEMS AND INCURSIONS OF COLD AIR
BEHIND THEM. SNOW SHOWERS WILL ACCOMPANY THESE FEATURES WITH
SLIGHTLY HIGHER POPS IN LK EFFECT AREAS...BUT LK EFFECT WILL NOT
BE TOO DRAMATIC AS TEMPS BECOME MARGINAL THRU WED (-10C 850 OR
SO). TEMPS WILL REACH NEAR 30 AHEAD OF SYSTEM TUES...WITH COLDEST
AIR THURS AS 850S DROP TO -18C AGAIN BUT LOTS OF SHEAR WILL
INHIBIT SIGNIFICANT LK EFFECT THEN. LARGER RIDGE BUILDS IN FOR FRIDAY
SO WILL LEAVE THAT DAY DRY FOR NOW.
&&
.AVIATION /08Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL PERSIST EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO TONIGHT AND
WILL REDEVELOP OFF OF LAKE ERIE BETWEEN 08Z AND 11Z. FOR THE MOST
PART VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL TONIGHT...BUT CONDITIONS COULD
LOWER INTO THE MVFR RANGE IN THE LAKE ACTIVITY.
SURFACE COLD FRONT CURRENTLY WORKING ACROSS SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN
AND NORTHWEST OHIO WILL CROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. UPSTREAM
OBSERVATIONS AND REGIONAL RADARS SHOWING A NARROW BAND OF SNOW
RIGHT ALONG THE FRONT AND THIS AREA OF SNOW SHOULD HOLD TOGETHER
AS THE FRONT WORKS ACROSS THE AREA...WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF MVFR
CONDITIONS IN SNOW BETWEEN 11Z AND 15Z...WITH SOME ENHANCEMENT OF
LK ERIE IN THE KIAG/KBUF AREA.
EXPECT THERE TO BE A SHORT GAP BETWEEN THE SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE
COLD FRONT AND LAKE EFFECT SNOW WHICH WILL DEVELOP IN THE COLD AIR
BEHIND THE FRONT. BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOULD START DURING THE
LATE AFTERNOON HOURS SATURDAY. SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOWS WILL BE
LIKELY SOUTH OF BUFFALO AND WATERTOWN OFF THE LAKES SATURDAY NIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY MOST LIKELY AFFECTING THE AREAS SOUTH OF BUFFALO TO
JAMESTOWN OFF OF LAKE ERIE AND SOUTH OF WATERTOWN TO SYRACUSE OFF OF
LAKE ONTARIO WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED LIFR CONDITIONS.
&&
.MARINE...
MODERATE SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL VEER TO WEST FOLLOWING THE FRONTAL
PASSAGE THIS MORNING AND BECOME STRONG...BUT REMAIN BELOW GALE
CRITERIA. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR ALL
NEARSHORE WATERS THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...AND MAY NEED TO BE
EXTENDED EVEN FARTHER INTO NEXT WEEK. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SQUALLS
WILL BECOME PREVALENT SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. FREEZING
SPRAY MAY BECOME AN ISSUE ON SUNDAY.
&&
.BUF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NY...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST
MONDAY FOR NYZ006>008-012-019-020-085.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY FOR LEZ020-040-041.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY FOR
LOZ042>045-062>065.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JJP/SAGE
NEAR TERM...JJP/SAGE
SHORT TERM...SAGE
LONG TERM...SFM
AVIATION...SFM
MARINE...SFMHazardous weather outlook, Jan 18, 4:00 PM EST, 11 hours 36 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 400 PM EST FRI JAN 18 2008 NYZ001>005-010-011-013-014-021-192100- NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-ALLEGANY- 400 PM EST FRI JAN 18 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY 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 NYZ012-019-020-085-192100- WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- 400 PM EST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY 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 NYZ006>008-192100- OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- 400 PM EST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY 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 LEZ020-040-041-192100- UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AND BUFFALO HARBOR- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM DUNKIRK TO BUFFALO- 400 PM EST FRI JAN 18 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY 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 SLZ022-192100- SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM CAPE VINCENT TO OGDENSBURG- 400 PM EST FRI JAN 18 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY 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 LOZ043>045-063>065-192100- 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 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- 400 PM EST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ONTARIO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY 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 LOZ042-062-192100- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH- 400 PM EST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ONTARIO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 3:10 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | BUF | Erie, Wayne, Wyoming | 38 hr |
| Jan 19, 3:10 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Livingston, Ontario and 1 more | 13 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.