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Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Buffalo, NY

January 31, 200816 counties in New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this winter storm warning at Jan 31, 2008, 3:27 PM EST for 16 counties in New York. It took effect at Feb 1, 2008, 3:52 AM EST. It was in force for 24 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 31, 2008, 3:27 PM EST (20:27 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 1, 2008, 3:52 AM EST
Expired
Feb 2, 2008, 3:36 AM EST
In force
24 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 20:29 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

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 312 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2008-01-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2008-01-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -165 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
928 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
74 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-165 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-54 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS41 KBUF 312027
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
327 PM EST THU JAN 31 2008

...MIXED PRECIPITATION LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

.LOW PRESSURE ORGANIZING OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY WILL TOWARD THE
EASTERN GREAT LAKES FRIDAY AND THEN INTO NEW ENGLAND BY SATURDAY
MORNING. A DEEP PLUME OF MOISTURE WILL BE DRAWN NORTH AHEAD OF
THIS SYSTEM WHILE COLD AIR REMAINS IN PLACE...AT LEAST
INITIALLY...ACROSS THE REGION. THIS WILL BRING A VARIETY OF
PRECIPITATION TYPES ON FRIDAY.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM SOUTHWEST TO
NORTHEAST LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. AS WARMER AIR
MOVES INTO THE REGION...THE SNOW WILL CHANGE TO A WINTRY MIX OF
SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. THE WINTRY MIX MAY
CHANGE OVER TO ALL RAIN FOR AWHILE ON FRIDAY FOR AREAS SOUTH OF
LAKE ONTARIO BEFORE CHANGING BACK TO SNOW FRIDAY EVENING.

NYZ006>008-010430-
/O.UPG.KBUF.WS.A.0001.080201T1200Z-080202T0800Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.WS.W.0003.080201T1400Z-080202T1100Z/
OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
327 PM EST THU JAN 31 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM EST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS REPLACED THE WINTER
STORM WATCH WITH A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
9 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM EST SATURDAY. 

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM SOUTHWEST TO
NORTHEAST FRIDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL CHANGE TO A WINTRY MIX OF
SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN FROM SOUTH TO NORTH DURING THE DAY
FRIDAY...THEN BACK TO ALL SNOW FRIDAY EVENING.

BEST ESTIMATES FOR ACCUMULATION HAVE 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW
FRIDAY...THEN IT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY 1/4 TO 1/5 INCHES OF ICE
ACCUMULATION...THEN ANOTHER 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS. YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS
UNAVOIDABLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND
TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

$$

NYZ001-002-010>012-019>021-085-010430-
/O.UPG.KBUF.WS.A.0001.080201T0900Z-080202T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.080201T0900Z-080202T0500Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-
CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO...
BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...
ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
327 PM EST THU JAN 31 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT
EST FRIDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS REPLACED THE WINTER
STORM WATCH WITH A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY NIGHT. 

SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST LATE
TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES ACCUMULATION.
THE SNOW WILL CHANGE TO A MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN FROM
SOUTH TO NORTH FRIDAY MORNING...THEN TO RAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON. UP
TO 1/4 INCH OF ICE IS POSSIBLE...EXCEPT 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH IS
POSSIBLE OVER NIAGARA AND ORLEANS COUNTIES WHERE LESS RAIN IS
EXPECTED. MORE FREEZING RAIN MAY OCCUR BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION
CHANGES BACK TO ALL SNOW FRIDAY EVENING...WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES
ADDITIONAL SNOW EXPECTED.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW, SLEET, AND FREEZING RAIN
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS
FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

$$

NYZ003>005-013-014-010430-
/O.UPG.KBUF.WS.A.0001.080201T0900Z-080202T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.080201T1200Z-080202T0900Z/
MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...
GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA
327 PM EST THU JAN 31 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM EST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS REPLACED THE WINTER
STORM WATCH WITH A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM EST SATURDAY. 

SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST FRIDAY
MORNING WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES ACCUMULATION. THE SNOW WILL CHANGE TO A
MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN FROM SOUTH TO NORTH FRIDAY
MORNING...THEN TO RAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON. UP TO 1/4 INCH OF ICE IS
POSSIBLE...MAYBE A BIT MORE NEAR LAKE ONTARIO. THE PRECIPITATION
MAY CHANGE BACK TO FREEZING RAIN BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW
FRIDAY EVENING...WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW EXPECTED.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW, SLEET, AND FREEZING RAIN
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS
FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.


$$
7 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS41 KBUF 010312
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1012 PM EST THU JAN 31 2008

...MIXED PRECIPITATION LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

.LOW PRESSURE ORGANIZING OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY WILL LIFT TO
LAKE ERIE BY MIDDAY FRIDAY AND THEN INTO NEW ENGLAND BY SATURDAY
MORNING. A DEEP PLUME OF MOISTURE WILL BE DRAWN NORTH AHEAD OF
THIS SYSTEM WHILE COLD AIR REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS A LARGE PORTION
OF THE REGION. THIS WILL RESULT IN A VARIETY OF PRECIPITATION
TYPES ON FRIDAY.

INITIALLY...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM SOUTHWEST TO
NORTHEAST LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. AS WARMER AIR
MOVES INTO THE REGION...THE SNOW WILL CHANGE TO A WINTRY MIX OF
SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. THE WINTRY MIX MAY
CHANGE OVER TO ALL RAIN FOR AWHILE ON FRIDAY FOR AREAS SOUTH OF
LAKE ONTARIO BEFORE CHANGING BACK TO SNOW FRIDAY EVENING.

NYZ006>008-011115-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0003.080201T1400Z-080202T1100Z/
OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
1012 PM EST THU JAN 31 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM FRIDAY TO
6 AM EST SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM
EST SATURDAY. 

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM SOUTHWEST TO
NORTHEAST FRIDAY MORNING. THE SNOW COULD POSSIBLY CHANGE TO A
WINTRY MIX FOR A FEW HOURS FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THEN JUST SNOW IS
ANTICIPATED FOR FRIDAY NIGHT.

INITIAL ESTIMATES FOR ACCUMULATION HAVE 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW
FRIDAY...WITH A 1/4 INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE AS WELL...
THEN ANOTHER 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS. YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS
UNAVOIDABLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND
TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

$$

NYZ001-002-010>012-019>021-085-011115-
/O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.080201T0900Z-080202T0500Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-
CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO...
BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...
ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
1012 PM EST THU JAN 31 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO
MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO
MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY NIGHT. 

SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST LATE
TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES ACCUMULATION.
THE SNOW WILL CHANGE TO A MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN FROM
SOUTH TO NORTH FRIDAY MORNING...THEN POSSIBLY TO JUST RAIN FOR A
COUPLE HOURS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. UP TO 1/4 INCH OF ICE IS
POSSIBLE...EXCEPT 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH OVER NIAGARA AND ORLEANS
COUNTIES WHERE LESS RAIN IS EXPECTED. THE MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL
THEN CHANGES BACK TO JUST SNOW FRIDAY EVENING...WITH 1 TO 2
INCHES ADDITIONAL SNOW EXPECTED.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW... SLEET... AND FREEZING
RAIN STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV
STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

$$

NYZ003>005-013-014-011115-
/O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.080201T1200Z-080202T0900Z/
MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...
GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA
1012 PM EST THU JAN 31 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO
4 AM EST SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO
4 AM EST SATURDAY. 

SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST
FRIDAY MORNING WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES ACCUMULATION. THE SNOW WILL
CHANGE TO A MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN FROM SOUTH TO NORTH
FRIDAY MORNING...THEN POSSIBLY TO A FEW HOURS OF RAIN FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. THE GREATEST CHANCE FOR A COMPLETE CHANGEOVER TO RAIN
WILL BE FOUND SOUTH OF THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY.

UP TO 1/4 INCH OF ICE IS POSSIBLE...WITH A BIT MORE POSSIBLE
NEAR LAKE ONTARIO. THE PRECIPITATION WILL THEN CHANGE BACK TO JUST 
SNOW FRIDAY EVENING...WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW
EXPECTED.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW... SLEET... AND FREEZING
RAIN STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV
STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

$$

RSH
000 
WWUS41 KBUF 010852
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
352 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2008

...WINTER STORM WILL BRING MIXED PRECIPITATION TODAY THROUGH
TONIGHT...

.LOW PRESSURE ORGANIZING OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY WILL LIFT TO
NORTHERN OHIO BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND THEN INTO NORTHERN NEW
ENGLAND BY SATURDAY MORNING. A DEEP PLUME OF MOISTURE WILL BE
DRAWN NORTH AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WHILE COLD AIR REMAINS IN PLACE
ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF THE REGION. THIS WILL RESULT IN A
VARIETY OF PRECIPITATION TYPES TODAY.

INITIALLY...SNOW AND SLEET WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM
SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST EARLY THIS MORNING. AS WARMER AIR MOVES
INTO THE REGION...THE SNOW AND SLEET WILL CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN
AND SLEET. THE WINTRY MIX MAY CHANGE OVER TO ALL RAIN FOR AWHILE
THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER AND FINGER LAKES.
IF PRECIPITATION REMAINS FREEZING RAIN LONG ENOUGH...THERE IS THE
POTENTIAL FOR AROUND A HALF INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION. THE MOST
LIKELY AREAS FOR THIS TO OCCUR ARE THE NIAGARA FRONTIER AND THE
EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF THIS MAGNITUDE
WOULD PRODUCE SOME TREE AND POWERLINE DAMAGE.

THE WINTRY MIX WILL CHANGE BACK TO ALL SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW
ACCUMULATION ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF
FROM WEST TO EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.

NYZ001-002-010-011-011700-
/O.UPG.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.080201T0900Z-080202T0500Z/
/O.EXB.KBUF.WS.W.0003.080201T1100Z-080202T0500Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO...
BATAVIA
352 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THIS
UPGRADES THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY IN
EFFECT.

SNOW AND SLEET WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM SOUTHWEST TO
NORTHEAST EARLY THIS MORNING WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES ACCUMULATION. THE
SNOW AND SLEET WILL CHANGE TO A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET
LATER THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. ICE
ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND A HALF INCH ARE POSSIBLE...WITH THE
GREATEST POTENTIAL IN AREAS NORTH OF THE NIAGARA ESCARPMENT. ICE
ACCUMULATIONS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY PRODUCE SOME TREE AND POWER
LINE DAMAGE.

THE WINTRY MIX WILL CHANGE BACK TO SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF TONIGHT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...AND 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 AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS
OR UPDATES.

IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN TO USE A BACKUP GENERATOR...ENSURE THE
GENERATOR IS RUN OUTDOORS. ALSO ENSURE PORTABLE SPACE HEATERS ARE
PROPERLY VENTILATED TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

$$

NYZ003-011700-
/O.UPG.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.080201T1200Z-080202T0900Z/
/O.EXB.KBUF.WS.W.0003.080201T1100Z-080202T0500Z/
MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ROCHESTER
352 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THIS
UPGRADES THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY IN
EFFECT.

SNOW AND SLEET WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM SOUTHWEST TO
NORTHEAST EARLY THIS MORNING WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES ACCUMULATION. THE
SNOW AND SLEET WILL CHANGE TO A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET
LATER THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. ICE
ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND A HALF INCH ARE POSSIBLE...WITH THE
GREATEST POTENTIAL IN AREAS NORTH OF THE NIAGARA ESCARPMENT. ICE
ACCUMULATIONS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY PRODUCE SOME TREE AND POWER
LINE DAMAGE.

THE WINTRY MIX WILL CHANGE BACK TO SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF TONIGHT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...AND 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 AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS
OR UPDATES.

IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN TO USE A BACKUP GENERATOR...ENSURE THE
GENERATOR IS RUN OUTDOORS. ALSO ENSURE PORTABLE SPACE HEATERS ARE
PROPERLY VENTILATED TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

$$

NYZ006>008-011700-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0003.080201T1400Z-080202T1100Z/
OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
352 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING
TO 6 AM EST SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING
TO 6 AM EST SATURDAY. 

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM SOUTHWEST TO
NORTHEAST THIS MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET BY
MIDDAY THEN CHANGE TO A MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN THIS
AFTERNOON. THE WINTRY MIX MAY CHANGE TO JUST RAIN ALONG THE LAKE
ONTARIO SHORE FOR AWHILE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS
EVENING. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND A HALF INCH ARE POSSIBLE. ICE
ACCUMULATIONS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY PRODUCE SOME TREE AND POWER
LINE DAMAGE.

THE WINTRY MIX WILL CHANGE BACK TO ALL SNOW LATER THIS EVENING.
ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...AND 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 AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS
OR UPDATES.

IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN TO USE A BACKUP GENERATOR...ENSURE THE
GENERATOR IS RUN OUTDOORS. ALSO ENSURE PORTABLE SPACE HEATERS ARE
PROPERLY VENTILATED TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

$$

NYZ004-005-013-014-011700-
/O.EXT.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.080201T1100Z-080202T0500Z/
WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...GENESEO...
CANANDAIGUA
352 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT. 

SNOW AND SLEET WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM SOUTHWEST TO
NORTHEAST THIS MORNING WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES ACCUMULATION. THE SNOW
AND SLEET WILL CHANGE TO A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET FROM
SOUTH TO NORTH LATER THIS MORNING. THE WINTRY MIX IS EXPECTED TO
CHANGE TO JUST RAIN FOR A FEW HOURS THIS AFTERNOON. ICE
ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO A QUARTER INCH ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE
CHANGEOVER.

THE RAIN AND WINTRY MIX IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE BACK TO SNOW THIS
EVENING WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN. STAY
TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR
FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

$$

NYZ012-019>021-085-011700-
/O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.080201T0900Z-080202T0500Z/
WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...
WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
352 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT. 

SNOW AND SLEET WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM SOUTHWEST TO
NORTHEAST EARLY THIS MORNING WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES ACCUMULATION. THE
SNOW AND SLEET WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET
FROM SOUTH TO NORTH DURING THE MORNING. THE WINTRY MIX IS
EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO JUST RAIN FOR A FEW HOURS THIS AFTERNOON.
ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO A QUARTER INCH ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE
CHANGEOVER...WITH GREATER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN THE DEEPER VALLEYS
OF THE SOUTHERN TIER.

THE RAIN AND WINTRY MIX IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE BACK TO SNOW THIS
EVENING WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN. STAY
TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR
FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

$$

HITCHCOCK
000 
WWUS41 KBUF 011106
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
606 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2008

...WINTER STORM WILL BRING MIXED PRECIPITATION TODAY THROUGH
TONIGHT...

.LOW PRESSURE ORGANIZING OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY WILL LIFT TO
NORTHERN OHIO BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND THEN INTO NORTHERN NEW
ENGLAND BY SATURDAY MORNING. A DEEP PLUME OF MOISTURE WILL BE
DRAWN NORTH AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WHILE COLD AIR REMAINS IN PLACE
ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF THE REGION. THIS WILL RESULT IN A
VARIETY OF PRECIPITATION TYPES TODAY.

INITIALLY...SNOW AND SLEET WILL OVERSPREAD THE NORTHERN HALF OF
THE AREA FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST EARLY THIS MORNING WITH
MAINLY FREEZING RAIN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER. AS WARMER AIR
MOVES INTO THE REGION...THE SNOW AND SLEET WILL CHANGE TO FREEZING
RAIN AND SLEET. THE WINTRY MIX MAY CHANGE OVER TO ALL RAIN FOR
AWHILE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER AND FINGER
LAKES. IF PRECIPITATION REMAINS FREEZING RAIN LONG ENOUGH...THERE
IS THE POTENTIAL FOR AROUND A HALF INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION. THE
MOST LIKELY AREAS FOR THIS TO OCCUR ARE THE NIAGARA FRONTIER AND
THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF THIS
MAGNITUDE WOULD PRODUCE SOME TREE AND POWERLINE DAMAGE.

THE WINTRY MIX WILL CHANGE BACK TO ALL SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW
ACCUMULATION ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF
FROM WEST TO EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.

NYZ006>008-011915-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0003.080201T1400Z-080202T1100Z/
OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
606 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM SOUTHWEST TO
NORTHEAST THIS MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET BY
MIDDAY THEN CHANGE TO A MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN THIS
AFTERNOON. THE WINTRY MIX MAY CHANGE TO JUST RAIN ALONG THE LAKE
ONTARIO SHORE FOR AWHILE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS
EVENING. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND A HALF INCH ARE POSSIBLE.
ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY PRODUCE SOME TREE AND
POWER LINE DAMAGE.

THE WINTRY MIX WILL CHANGE BACK TO ALL SNOW LATER THIS EVENING.
ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...AND 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 AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS
OR UPDATES.

IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN TO USE A BACKUP GENERATOR...ENSURE THE
GENERATOR IS RUN OUTDOORS. ALSO ENSURE PORTABLE SPACE HEATERS ARE
PROPERLY VENTILATED TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

$$

NYZ001>003-010-011-011915-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080202T0500Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...
BUFFALO...BATAVIA
606 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT. 

SNOW AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING WITH 1 TO 3
INCHES ACCUMULATION. THE SNOW AND SLEET WILL CHANGE TO A MIX OF
FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET LATER THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND A HALF INCH ARE
POSSIBLE...WITH THE GREATEST POTENTIAL IN AREAS NORTH OF THE
NIAGARA ESCARPMENT. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY
PRODUCE SOME TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE.

THE WINTRY MIX WILL CHANGE BACK TO SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF
TONIGHT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...AND 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 AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS
OR UPDATES.

IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN TO USE A BACKUP GENERATOR...ENSURE THE
GENERATOR IS RUN OUTDOORS. ALSO ENSURE PORTABLE SPACE HEATERS ARE
PROPERLY VENTILATED TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

$$

NYZ012-019>021-085-011915-
/O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080202T0500Z/
WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...
WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
606 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT. 

FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN TIER...WITH A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET CHANGING TO FREEZING
RAIN ACROSS SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES. THE WINTRY MIX IS
EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO JUST RAIN FOR A FEW HOURS THIS AFTERNOON.
SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS
SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES...WITH LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN TIER. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND A QUARTER INCH ARE
EXPECTED BEFORE THE CHANGEOVER TO RAIN...WITH GREATER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE IN THE DEEPER VALLEYS OF THE SOUTHERN TIER.

THE RAIN AND WINTRY MIX IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE BACK TO SNOW THIS
EVENING WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN. STAY
TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR
FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

$$

NYZ004-005-013-014-011915-
/O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080202T0500Z/
WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...GENESEO...
CANANDAIGUA
606 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT. 

SNOW AND SLEET WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM SOUTHWEST TO
NORTHEAST EARLY THIS MORNING WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES ACCUMULATION. THE
SNOW AND SLEET WILL CHANGE TO A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET
FROM SOUTH TO NORTH LATER THIS MORNING. THE WINTRY MIX IS EXPECTED
TO CHANGE TO JUST RAIN FOR A FEW HOURS THIS AFTERNOON. ICE
ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO A QUARTER INCH ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE
CHANGEOVER.

THE RAIN AND WINTRY MIX IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE BACK TO SNOW THIS
EVENING WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN. STAY
TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR
FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

$$

HITCHCOCK
000 
WWUS41 KBUF 011142
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
642 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2008

...WINTER STORM WILL BRING MIXED PRECIPITATION TODAY THROUGH
TONIGHT...

.LOW PRESSURE ORGANIZING OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY WILL LIFT TO
NORTHERN OHIO BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND THEN INTO NORTHERN NEW
ENGLAND BY SATURDAY MORNING. A DEEP PLUME OF MOISTURE WILL BE
DRAWN NORTH AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WHILE COLD AIR REMAINS IN PLACE
ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF THE REGION. THIS WILL RESULT IN A
VARIETY OF PRECIPITATION TYPES TODAY.

INITIALLY...SNOW AND SLEET WILL OVERSPREAD AREAS NORTH OF THE
THRUWAY EARLY THIS MORNING WITH MAINLY FREEZING RAIN SOUTH OF THE
THRUWAY. AS WARMER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION...THE SNOW AND SLEET
WILL CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION. THE
WINTRY MIX MAY CHANGE OVER TO ALL RAIN FOR AWHILE THIS AFTERNOON
ACROSS THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER AND FINGER LAKES. IF
PRECIPITATION REMAINS FREEZING RAIN LONG ENOUGH...THERE IS THE
POTENTIAL FOR AROUND A HALF INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION. THE MOST
LIKELY AREAS FOR THIS TO OCCUR ARE THE NIAGARA FRONTIER AND THE
EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF THIS MAGNITUDE
WOULD PRODUCE SOME TREE AND POWERLINE DAMAGE.

THE WINTRY MIX WILL CHANGE BACK TO ALL SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW
ACCUMULATION ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF
FROM WEST TO EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.

NYZ004-005-012>014-019>021-085-011945-
/O.UPG.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080202T0500Z/
/O.EXA.KBUF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080202T0500Z/
WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-
CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...WARSAW...
GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...
ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
642 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY AFTERNOON. THE
FREEZING RAIN MAY BEGIN AS A BRIEF PERIOD OF SNOW AND SLEET ACROSS
THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN FINGER LAKES. THE WINTRY MIX IS EXPECTED
TO CHANGE TO JUST RAIN FOR A FEW HOURS THIS AFTERNOON. ICE
ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND A HALF INCH ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE
CHANGEOVER TO RAIN. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY
PRODUCE SOME TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE.

THE RAIN AND WINTRY MIX IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE BACK TO SNOW THIS
EVENING WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...AND 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. UNTREATED ROADS
WILL BE ICE COVERED AND EXTREMELY SLIPPERY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS
OR UPDATES.

IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN TO USE A BACKUP GENERATOR...ENSURE THE
GENERATOR IS RUN OUTDOORS. ALSO ENSURE PORTABLE SPACE HEATERS ARE
PROPERLY VENTILATED TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

$$

NYZ006>008-011945-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0003.080201T1400Z-080202T1100Z/
OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
642 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM SOUTHWEST TO
NORTHEAST THIS MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET BY
MIDDAY THEN CHANGE TO A MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN THIS
AFTERNOON. THE WINTRY MIX MAY CHANGE TO JUST RAIN ALONG THE LAKE
ONTARIO SHORE FOR AWHILE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS
EVENING. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND A HALF INCH ARE POSSIBLE.
ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY PRODUCE SOME TREE AND
POWER LINE DAMAGE.

THE WINTRY MIX WILL CHANGE BACK TO ALL SNOW LATER THIS EVENING.
ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...AND 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. UNTREATED ROADS
WILL BE ICE COVERED AND EXTREMELY SLIPPERY.STAY TUNED TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS
OR UPDATES.

IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN TO USE A BACKUP GENERATOR...ENSURE THE
GENERATOR IS RUN OUTDOORS. ALSO ENSURE PORTABLE SPACE HEATERS ARE
PROPERLY VENTILATED TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

$$

NYZ001>003-010-011-011945-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080202T0500Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...
BUFFALO...BATAVIA
642 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT. 

FREEZING RAIN...MIXED WITH SLEET AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE TODAY. THE
FREEZING RAIN MAY BEGIN AS A BRIEF PERIOD OF SNOW AND SLEET NEAR
LAKE ONTARIO. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND A HALF INCH ARE
POSSIBLE. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY PRODUCE SOME
TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE.

THE WINTRY MIX WILL CHANGE BACK TO SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF
TONIGHT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...AND 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. UNTREATED ROADS
WILL BE ICE COVERED AND EXTREMELY SLIPPERY.STAY TUNED TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS
OR UPDATES.

IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN TO USE A BACKUP GENERATOR...ENSURE THE
GENERATOR IS RUN OUTDOORS. ALSO ENSURE PORTABLE SPACE HEATERS ARE
PROPERLY VENTILATED TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

$$

HITCHCOCK
000 
WWUS41 KBUF 012002
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
302 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2008

...WINTER WEATHER WINDING DOWN...

.LOW PRESSURE OVER WESTERN NEW YORK WILL MERGE WITH A DEEPENING LOW 
NEAR NEW YORK CITY AND MOVE NORTHEAST TONIGHT. COLDER AIR MOVING
IN ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE LOW WILL CHANGE THE PRECIPITATION TO
ALL SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...WHILE THE LOW SLOWLY WEAKENS OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL
NEW YORK. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR MORE SIGNIFICANT FREEZING RAIN
AND SNOW EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO...BUT FURTHER WEST ONLY AN INCH OR
TWO ARE EXPECTED IN THE LINGERING SNOW.

NYZ001>005-010>014-019>021-085-012115-
/O.CAN.KBUF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080202T0500Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-NORTHERN ERIE-
GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-
ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...
NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...
CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...
SPRINGVILLE
302 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING. 

ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MINIMAL WITH TEMPERATURES
AROUND OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE FREEZING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED TO
BE 2 INCHES OR LESS TONIGHT.

$$

NYZ006>008-020415-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080202T1100Z/
OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
302 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY.

FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL CHANGE BACK TO ALL SNOW THIS EVENING.
TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATION COULD BE UP TO HALF AN INCH...THEN
ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING USE EXTREME CAUTION
UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE ICE COVERED AND SLIPPERY. STAY TUNED TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.

IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN TO USE A BACKUP GENERATOR...ENSURE THE
GENERATOR IS RUN OUTDOORS. ALSO ENSURE PORTABLE SPACE HEATERS ARE
PROPERLY VENTILATED TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

$$
000 
WWUS41 KBUF 020328
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1028 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2008

...WINTER WEATHER WINDING DOWN...

.LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL NEW YORK WILL MERGE WITH A
DEEPENING LOW NEAR NEW YORK CITY AND MOVE NORTHEAST TONIGHT.
COLDER AIR MOVING IN ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE LOW WILL CHANGE THE
PRECIPITATION TO ALL SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST...WHILE THE LOW
SLOWLY WEAKENS. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOW
AND SLEET EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO...BUT FURTHER WEST ONLY AN INCH OR
TWO ARE EXPECTED IN THE LINGERING SNOW.

NYZ006>008-021100-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080202T1100Z/
OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
1028 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY.

PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT...MIXED
WITH SOME SLEET UNTIL 1 AM. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO
4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING USE EXTREME CAUTION
UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE ICE COVERED AND SLIPPERY. STAY TUNED TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.

IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN TO USE A BACKUP GENERATOR...ENSURE THE
GENERATOR IS RUN OUTDOORS. ALSO ENSURE PORTABLE SPACE HEATERS ARE
PROPERLY VENTILATED TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

$$
000 
WWUS41 KBUF 020836
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
336 AM EST SAT FEB 2 2008

NYZ006>008-020945-
/O.CAN.KBUF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080202T1100Z/
OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
336 AM EST SAT FEB 2 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING. 

STEADY SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF TO OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW AND WILL
TAPER OFF FURTHER TO SCATTERED FLURRIES BY DAYBREAK. ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE AN INCH OR LESS...THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

UNPLOWED AND UNTREATED ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY
EARLY THIS MORNING. USE CAUTION AND ALLOW SOME EXTRA TIME TO REACH
YOUR DESTINATION. 

$$

HITCHCOCK

The office that day

Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 31, 3:27 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryBUFAllegany, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee and 7 more15 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.