Alert archive / New York / Winter Storm Warnings in 2008
Winter Storm Warning 10, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this winter storm warning at Dec 18, 2008, 11:38 AM EST for 16 counties in New York. It took effect at Dec 19, 2008, 2:58 AM EST. It was in force for 19 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
- Dec 18, 2008, 11:38 AM EST (16:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 19, 2008, 2:58 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 19, 2008, 9:47 PM EST
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Allegany County, NY, Cattaraugus County, NY, Cayuga County, NY, Chautauqua County, NY, Erie County, NY, Genesee County, NY, Jefferson County, NY, Lewis County, NY, Livingston County, NY, Monroe County, NY, Niagara County, NY, Ontario County, NY, Orleans County, NY, Oswego County, NY, Wayne County, NY, Wyoming County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:40 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, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 87 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
- 686 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 97 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 205 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 155 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 181638 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1138 AM EST THU DEC 18 2008 ...A WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL FOR THE AREA FRIDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING... .A WINTER STORM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL PUSH ACROSS SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA FRIDAY. SNOW AHEAD OF THIS FAST MOVING STORM SYSTEM WILL BREAK OUT ACROSS THE FAR WESTERN PORTIONS OF NEW YORK LATE TONIGHT...THEN WILL BECOME STEADIER DURING THE DAY FRIDAY AS IT WILL ADVANCE TO THE EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES FOR MUCH OVER THE AREA ESPECIALLY ALONG THE SOUTHERN TIER WHERE THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE FOUND. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST FRIDAY EVENING AND EARLY FRIDAY NIGHT. NYZ019>021-190045- /O.UPG.KBUF.WS.A.0007.081219T0900Z-081219T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WS.W.0010.081219T1100Z-081220T0100Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 1138 AM EST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 8 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 8 PM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL SPREAD SNOW ACROSS THE AREA STARTING AROUND DAYBREAK FRIDAY MORNING...THEN THE SNOW WILL BECOME STEADIER DURING THE COURSE OF FRIDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES FROM MID MORNING THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON... WHEN SNOW COULD FALL AT A RATE OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY NIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY TO RANGE FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES DURING THE DAY FRIDAY WITH ADDITIONAL MINOR ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE FRIDAY EVENING. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE SIGNIFICANTLY FRIDAY. MOTORISTS SHOULD ANTICIPATE SNOW COVERED ROADS AND VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON UNTREATED AND SECONDARY ROADS. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CREATE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY IN MORE OPEN AREAS. VISIBILITIES COULD BE DRASTICALLY REDUCED AT TIMES. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE, OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. 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. $$ NYZ003>006-013-014-190045- /O.UPG.KBUF.WS.A.0007.081219T1300Z-081220T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WS.W.0010.081219T1300Z-081220T0300Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN... OSWEGO...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA 1138 AM EST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 10 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 10 PM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL SPREAD SNOW ACROSS THE AREA STARTING AROUND 9 AM FRIDAY MORNING...THEN THE SNOW WILL BECOME STEADIER DURING THE REST OF FRIDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON...WHEN SNOW COULD FALL AT A RATE OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FRIDAY NIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY TO RANGE FROM 6 TO 9 INCHES DURING THE DAY FRIDAY WITH ADDITIONAL MINOR ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE FRIDAY EVENING. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE SIGNIFICANTLY FRIDAY. MOTORISTS SHOULD ANTICIPATE SNOW COVERED ROADS AND VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON UNTREATED AND SECONDARY ROADS. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CREATE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY IN MORE OPEN AREAS. VISIBILITIES COULD BE DRASTICALLY REDUCED AT TIMES. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE, OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ001-002-010>012-085-190045- /O.UPG.KBUF.WS.A.0007.081219T0900Z-081219T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WS.W.0010.081219T1300Z-081220T0300Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO... BATAVIA...WARSAW...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1138 AM EST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 10 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 10 PM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL SPREAD SNOW ACROSS THE AREA STARTING AROUND 8 AM FRIDAY MORNING...THEN THE SNOW WILL BECOME STEADIER DURING THE REST OF FRIDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON...WHEN SNOW COULD FALL AT A RATE OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FRIDAY NIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY TO RANGE FROM 6 TO 9 INCHES DURING THE DAY FRIDAY WITH ADDITIONAL MINOR ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE FRIDAY EVENING. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE SIGNIFICANTLY FRIDAY. MOTORISTS SHOULD ANTICIPATE SNOW COVERED ROADS AND VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON UNTREATED AND SECONDARY ROADS. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CREATE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY IN MORE OPEN AREAS. VISIBILITIES COULD BE DRASTICALLY REDUCED AT TIMES. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE, OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. 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. $$ NYZ007-008-190045- /O.UPG.KBUF.WS.A.0007.081219T1300Z-081220T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WW.Y.0015.081219T1500Z-081220T0300Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 1138 AM EST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER STORM WILL SPREAD SNOW ACROSS THE AREA STARTING LATE FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO EARLY FRIDAY NIGHT. THERE IS EXPECTED TO BE A WIDE VARIATION IN SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY ACROSS SOUTHERN JEFFERSON AND THE SOUTHERN HALF OF LEWIS COUNTY...WHERE 4 TO 7 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN JEFFERSON AND FAR NORTHERN LEWIS COUNTY...WITH THE WATERTOWN AREA MOST LIKELY TO RECEIVE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES. MOTORISTS SHOULD ANTICIPATE DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS DURING THE DAY FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY ON UNTREATED AND SECONDARY ROADS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW, BLOWING SNOW, SLEET, FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT, THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ TMA
7 follow-up statements
000 WWUS41 KBUF 182033 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 333 PM EST THU DEC 18 2008 ...A WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ON THE WAY FOR FRIDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS THIS EVENING WILL MOVE QUICKLY EAST AND CROSS SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA FRIDAY THEN MOVE OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOW AHEAD OF THIS FAST MOVING STORM SYSTEM WILL BREAK OUT ACROSS THE FAR WESTERN PORTIONS OF NEW YORK FRIDAY MORNING...WITH SNOW DEVELOPING EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO BY MIDDAY. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES FROM LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST FRIDAY EVENING AND EARLY FRIDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW... BRISK NORTHEAST WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. NYZ019>021-190445- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0010.081219T1100Z-081220T0100Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 333 PM EST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 8 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 8 PM EST FRIDAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS FRIDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY AFTER DAYBREAK FRIDAY. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR LIKELY. SOME SLEET MAY MIX IN BRIEFLY NEAR THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE LINE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 8 TO 12 INCHES DURING THE DAY FRIDAY WITH ADDITIONAL MINOR ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE FRIDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION TO HEAVY SNOW...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY FRIDAY MORNING. MOTORISTS SHOULD ANTICIPATE SNOW COVERED ROADS AND VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. 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. $$ NYZ001>006-010>014-085-190445- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0010.081219T1300Z-081220T0300Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-NORTHERN ERIE- GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW... GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 333 PM EST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 10 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 10 PM EST FRIDAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS FRIDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FRIDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES FROM MIDDAY THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR LIKELY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF FRIDAY EVENING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 6 TO 9 INCHES DURING THE DAY FRIDAY WITH ADDITIONAL MINOR ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE FRIDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION TO HEAVY SNOW...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. THE WINDS MAY GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH NEAR THE LAKE ONTARIO SHORE. THIS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY ON FRIDAY. MOTORISTS SHOULD ANTICIPATE SNOW COVERED ROADS AND VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ007-008-190445- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0015.081219T1500Z-081220T0300Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 333 PM EST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM EST FRIDAY. A GENERAL SNOWFALL WILL PRODUCE SLIPPERY TRAVEL CONDITIONS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AROUND MIDDAY FRIDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY LATE EVENING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO REACH 4 TO 7 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHERN JEFFERSON AND SOUTHERN LEWIS COUNTIES...WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES FARTHER NORTH FROM WATERTOWN TO CROGHAN. EVEN FARTHER NORTH NEAR THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER...ONLY MINOR ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 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. $$ HITCHCOCK
000 WWUS41 KBUF 190259 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 959 PM EST THU DEC 18 2008 ...A WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ON THE WAY FOR FRIDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING... .LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS THIS EVENING WILL MOVE QUICKLY EAST AND CROSS SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA FRIDAY THEN MOVE OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOW AHEAD OF THIS FAST MOVING STORM SYSTEM WILL BREAK OUT ACROSS THE FAR WESTERN PORTIONS OF NEW YORK FRIDAY MORNING...WITH SNOW DEVELOPING EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO BY MIDDAY. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES FROM LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST FRIDAY EVENING AND EARLY FRIDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW... BRISK NORTHEAST WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. NYZ019>021-191100- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0010.081219T1100Z-081220T0100Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 959 PM EST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 8 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 8 PM EST FRIDAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS FRIDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY AFTER DAYBREAK FRIDAY. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR LIKELY. SOME SLEET MAY MIX IN BRIEFLY NEAR THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE LINE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO REACH 8 TO 12 INCHES DURING THE DAY FRIDAY WITH ADDITIONAL MINOR ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE FRIDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION TO HEAVY SNOW...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY FRIDAY MORNING. MOTORISTS SHOULD ANTICIPATE SNOW COVERED ROADS AND VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL BE PREPARED FOR WINTER AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. $$ NYZ001>006-010>014-085-191100- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0010.081219T1300Z-081220T0300Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-NORTHERN ERIE- GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW... GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 959 PM EST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 10 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 10 PM EST FRIDAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS FRIDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FRIDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES FROM MIDDAY THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR LIKELY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF FRIDAY EVENING. SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO REACH 6 TO 9 INCHES DURING THE DAY FRIDAY WITH ADDITIONAL MINOR ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE FRIDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION TO HEAVY SNOW...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. THE WINDS MAY GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH NEAR THE LAKE ONTARIO SHORE. THIS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY ON FRIDAY. MOTORISTS SHOULD ANTICIPATE SNOW COVERED ROADS AND VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL BE PREPARED FOR WINTER AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. $$ NYZ007-008-191100- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0015.081219T1500Z-081220T0300Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 959 PM EST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM EST FRIDAY. A GENERAL SNOWFALL WILL PRODUCE SLIPPERY TRAVEL CONDITIONS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AROUND MIDDAY FRIDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY LATE EVENING. SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO REACH 4 TO 7 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHERN JEFFERSON AND SOUTHERN LEWIS COUNTIES...WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES NEAR WATERTOWN...AND ONLY MINOR ACCUMULATIONS NEAR THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. $$
000 WWUS41 KBUF 190758 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 258 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...A WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK THROUGH THIS EVENING... .DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER ILLINOIS THIS MORNING WILL RACE TO THE EAST DURING THE COURSE OF TODAY...CROSSING OHIO AND SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA IN THE PROCESS. THIS STORM WILL THEN MOVE OFF THE NEW JERSEY COAST EARLY TONIGHT. SNOW AHEAD OF THIS FAST MOVING STORM SYSTEM WILL BREAK OUT ACROSS THE FAR WESTERN PORTIONS OF NEW YORK SHORTLY AFTER DAYBREAK...WITH THE SNOW BECOMING STEADIER AS IT MOVES EAST ACROSS THE FINGER LAKES AND FINALLY TO THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION BY MIDDAY. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF AT LEAST ONE TO TWO INCHES AN HOUR EXPECTED. THE HEAVIEST SNOW MAY EVEN BE ACCOMPANIED BY A BIT OF THUNDER. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES TODAY WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST LATE TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW... BRISK NORTHEAST WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. NYZ007-008-191600- /O.UPG.KBUF.WW.Y.0015.081219T1500Z-081220T0300Z/ /O.EXB.KBUF.WS.W.0010.081219T1500Z-081220T0300Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 258 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION LATE THIS MORNING AND WILL BECOME STEADY DURING THE MIDDAY AND EARLY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW COULD BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY FROM THE TUG HILL PLATEAU SOUTHWARDS. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS TODAY WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES NORTH OF WATERTOWN AND BEAVER FALLS TO 5 TO 9 INCHES OVER SOUTHERN SECTIONS. THE SNOW WILL THEN TAPER OFF EARLY TONIGHT WITH JUST SOME LIGHT SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM ONE TO THREE INCHES. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE DURING THE COURSE OF THIS AFTERNOON...AGAIN ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTHERN SECTIONS. DIFFICULT DRIVING IS EXPECTED BY LATE AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL BE PREPARED FOR WINTER AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. 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. $$ NYZ019>021-191600- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0010.081219T1100Z-081220T0100Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 258 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER THIS MORNING... BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES FROM LATE MORNING INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE AFTERNOON WHEN BURSTS OF SNOW WILL LEAD TO SNOWFALL RATES OF AT LEAST 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL MAY EVEN BE ACCOMPANIED BY SOME THUNDER. SOME SLEET MAY ALSO MIX IN NEAR THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE LINE. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS TODAY WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES WITH ADDITIONAL MINOR ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT AS THE STEADY SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES. IN ADDITION TO HEAVY SNOW...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN AREAS AND OVER ELEVATED TERRAIN. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY DETERIORATE DURING THE COURSE OF THIS MORNING. MOTORISTS SHOULD ANTICIPATE SNOW COVERED ROADS AND VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS BY MIDDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL BE PREPARED FOR WINTER AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. $$ NYZ001>006-010>014-085-191600- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0010.081219T1300Z-081220T0300Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-NORTHERN ERIE- GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW... GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 258 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION LATER THIS MORNING...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON WHEN BURSTS OF SNOW WILL LEAD TO SNOWFALL RATES OF AT LEAST 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL MAY EVEN BE ACCOMPANIED BY SOME THUNDER. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS TODAY WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE TONIGHT WHEN THE STEADY SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. IN ADDITION TO HEAVY SNOW...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. THE WINDS MAY GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH NEAR THE LAKE ONTARIO SHORE. THIS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN AREAS. WHILE ROADWAYS WILL BE FREE OF SNOW FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE TO WORK AND SCHOOL...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY DETERIORATE LATER THIS MORNING. DIFFICULT DRIVING CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE MIDDAY AND PARTICULARLY IN THE AFTERNOON WITH MAJOR DELAYS EXPECTED AT AIRPORTS ACROSS THE REGION. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL BE PREPARED FOR WINTER AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. $$ RSH
000 WWUS41 KBUF 191530 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...A WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK THROUGH THIS EVENING... .DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER OHIO WILL RACE TO THE EAST DURING THE COURSE OF THE AFTERNOON...CROSSING PENNSYLVANIA IN THE PROCESS. THIS STORM WILL THEN MOVE OFF THE NEW JERSEY COAST EARLY TONIGHT. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SNOWFALL RATES OCCASIONALLY EXCEEDING TWO INCHES AN HOUR AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW MAY EVEN BE ACCOMPANIED BY A BIT OF THUNDER. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES TODAY ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK...BUT DROP TO AS LOW AS 3 TO 6 INCHES TOWARD THE PENNSYLVANIA BORDER. THIS IS DUE TO THE FACT THAT FREEZING RAIN AND SOME SLEET HAS ALREADY MOVED INTO PORTIONS OF THAT REGION...AND WILL AFFECT NEARLY ALL OF THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER IN THE AFTERNOON. THE SNOW AND MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST LATE TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW... BRISK NORTHEAST WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. NYZ019>021-192330- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-081220T0100Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. HEAVY SNOW WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE OVER TO FREEZING RAIN AND SOME SLEET ACROSS THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER. NORTHERN SECTIONS WILL CONTINUE TO SEE ACCUMULATION RATES OCCASIONALLY EXCEEDING TWO INCHES PER HOUR THROUGH NOON...BUT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL BEGIN TO CREEP NORTH TOWARD THE ERIE COUNTY LINE DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS DUE TO THE FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL VARY GREATLY AS A RESULT...WITH HIGHER SNOW TOTALS TO THE NORTH AND MUCH LOWER SNOW FALL TOTALS ALONG THE PENNSYLVANIA LINE. THE HIGHEST SNOW TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES...BUT WILL ONLY APPROACH 3 TO 6 INCHES TO THE SOUTH...ALONG WITH A COATING OF ICE AND SLEET. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS IF NOT TREACHEROUS. MOTORISTS SHOULD ANTICIPATE SNOW COVERED ROADS AND VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS BY MIDDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL BE PREPARED FOR WINTER AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. $$ NYZ001>006-010>014-085-192330- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-081220T0300Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-NORTHERN ERIE- GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW... GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON WHEN BURSTS OF SNOW WILL LEAD TO SNOWFALL RATES OCCASIONALLY EXCEEDING AN IMPRESSIVE 2 INCHES AN HOUR. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL MAY EVEN BE ACCOMPANIED BY SOME THUNDER LATER IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS TODAY WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE TONIGHT WHEN THE STEADY SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. IN ADDITION TO HEAVY SNOW...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. THE WINDS MAY GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH NEAR THE LAKE ONTARIO SHORE. THIS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN AREAS. DIFFICULT DRIVING CAN BE EXPECTED...PARTICULARLY IN THE AFTERNOON WITH MAJOR DELAYS EXPECTED AT AIRPORTS ACROSS THE REGION. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL BE PREPARED FOR WINTER AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. $$ NYZ007-008-192330- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-081220T0300Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION LATE THIS MORNING AND WILL BECOME STEADY DURING THE MIDDAY AND EARLY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW COULD BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY FROM THE TUG HILL PLATEAU SOUTHWARDS. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS TODAY WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES NORTH OF WATERTOWN AND BEAVER FALLS TO 5 TO 9 INCHES OVER SOUTHERN SECTIONS. THE SNOW WILL THEN TAPER OFF EARLY TONIGHT WITH JUST SOME LIGHT SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM ONE TO THREE INCHES. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE DURING THE COURSE OF THIS AFTERNOON...AGAIN ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTHERN SECTIONS. DIFFICULT DRIVING IS EXPECTED BY LATE AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL BE PREPARED FOR WINTER AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ ZAFF
000 WWUS41 KBUF 192036 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 336 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL INTO THE EVENING... .DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER PENNSYLVANIA THIS EVENING WILL RACE TO THE EAST AND MOVE OFF THE NEW JERSEY COAST TONIGHT. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES NEAR THE LAKE ONTARIO SHORELINE AND EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO THROUGH THE EVENING...WITH MORE SCATTERED SNOWFALL FROM THE METRO BUFFALO REGION EASTWARD ALONG THE THRUWAY AND SOUTH. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...BRISK NORTHEAST WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. NYZ019>021-200100- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-081220T0100Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 336 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE BRUNT OF THE THE STORM THAT BROUGHT SOME HEAVY SNOW...ALONG WITH A MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN HAS MOVED EAST OF THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...BETWEEN ABOUT 3 AND 6 PM THERE WILL STILL BE SOME ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY. ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE BUT GENERALLY IN THE 1 TO 3 INCH RANGE. SNOW TOTALS SHOULD BE IN THE 5 TO 8 INCH RANGE WITH A CRUSTY LAYER OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ON TOP. THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THERE MAY ALSO BE AREAS OF DRIZZLE OR FREEZING RAIN. IN ADDITION...NORTHEAST WINDS IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THIS...COMBINED WITH ANY ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL...WILL MAKE ANY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS INTO THE EVENING HOURS...PARTICULARLY ON SECONDARY ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS SHOULD ANTICIPATE SNOW COVERED ROADS AND VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL BE PREPARED FOR WINTER AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. 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. $$ NYZ001>008-010>014-085-200300- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-081220T0300Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON- LEWIS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE...BUFFALO... BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...ORCHARD PARK... SPRINGVILLE 336 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES NEAR THE LAKE ONTARIO SHORELINE AND EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO THROUGH THE EVENING...WITH MORE SCATTERED SNOWFALL FROM THE METRO BUFFALO REGION EASTWARD ALONG THE THRUWAY AND SOUTH. NORTHERN LOCATIONS CAN EXPECT AND ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES BEFORE 10 PM...WITH AREAS TO THE SOUTH RECEIVING WIDELY VARYING AMOUNTS...BUT GENERALLY UNDER 3 INCHES. ALL AREAS SHOULD EXPECT BRISK NORTHEAST WINDS TO CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. AS A RESULT...DIFFICULT DRIVING IS EXPECTED INTO THE EVENING HOURS. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL BE PREPARED FOR WINTER AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ ZAFF
000 WWUS41 KBUF 200053 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 753 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL INTO THE EVENING... .DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER PENNSYLVANIA THIS EVENING WILL RACE TO THE EAST AND MOVE OFF THE NEW JERSEY COAST TONIGHT. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO THROUGH THE EVENING. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...BRISK NORTHEAST WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. NYZ001>005-010>014-085-200200- /O.CAN.KBUF.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-081220T0300Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-NORTHERN ERIE- GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO... CANANDAIGUA...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 753 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. $$ NYZ019>021-200200- /O.CAN.KBUF.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-081220T0100Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 753 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. $$ NYZ006>008-200300- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-081220T0300Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 753 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO THROUGH THE EVENING. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL THIS EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS THE TUG HILL TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY...THEN MOST OF THE SNOW WILL COME TO AN END BEFORE MIDNIGHT. ALL AREAS SHOULD EXPECT BRISK NORTHEAST WINDS TO CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. AS A RESULT...DIFFICULT DRIVING IS EXPECTED INTO THE EVENING HOURS. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL BE PREPARED FOR WINTER AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. 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. $$
000 WWUS41 KBUF 200247 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 947 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 NYZ006>008-200400- /O.CAN.KBUF.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-081220T0300Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 947 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. LOW PRESSURE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HEAVY SNOW EARLIER TODAY AND THIS EVENING HAS MOVED TO THE EAST AND THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE REST OF THE NIGHT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 11:38 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BUF | Jefferson, Lewis | 15 hr |
| Dec 18, 3:58 PM EST | Gale Warning | BUF | 29 hr | |
| Dec 18, 3:58 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BUF | 29 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in New York, 2008Every winter storm 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.