Alert archive / New York / Winter Storm Warnings in 2008
Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this winter storm warning at Feb 25, 2008, 3:25 PM EST for 16 counties in New York. It took effect at Feb 26, 2008, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 21 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
- Feb 25, 2008, 3:25 PM EST (20:25 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 26, 2008, 7:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 27, 2008, 4:02 AM EST
- In force
- 21 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
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 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
- 717 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 58 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 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 252025 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 325 PM EST MON FEB 25 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW EXPECTED FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE MID SECTION OF THE NATION WILL DEEPEN AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING AND THEN INTO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL OVERSPREAD WESTERN NEW YORK EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND REACH CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW YORK BY MID OR LATE MORNING ON TUESDAY. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE AT VARYING RATES THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST LATER WEDNESDAY. AS COLDER AIR WRAPS INTO THE SYSTEM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...THE POTENTIAL FOR LAKE ENHANCEMENT WILL INCREASE ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO. THIS MAY ADD SEVERAL INCHES TO THE SNOWFALL TOTALS WITHIN 10 TO 20 MILES OF THE LAKE ONTARIO SHORE. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO. NYZ010>014-019>021-085-260430- /O.UPG.KBUF.WS.A.0003.080226T1200Z-080227T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WS.W.0005.080226T1200Z-080227T1700Z/ NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO... CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK... SPRINGVILLE 325 PM EST MON FEB 25 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THIS UPGRADES THE THE WINTER STORM WATCH WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION TUESDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE AT VARYING INTENSITIES FROM TUESDAY RIGHT THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF WEDNESDAY. SOME SLEET OR RAIN MAY MIX IN WITH THE SNOW FOR AWHILE TUESDAY ALONG THE LAKE ERIE SHORE AND ALSO NEAR THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE LINE. THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST SNOW IS LIKELY TO BE FROM LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER AND WESTERN FINGER LAKES. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 30 MPH. THIS WILL RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE SNOW MAY ALSO MIX WITH SOME SLEET ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE REGION. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION. THE WORST TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE TUESDAY EVENING AND TUESDAY NIGHT WHEN SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE AT THEIR HEAVIEST. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ001>003-260430- /O.UPG.KBUF.WS.A.0003.080226T1200Z-080227T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WS.W.0005.080226T1200Z-080227T1700Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER 325 PM EST MON FEB 25 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THIS UPGRADES THE THE WINTER STORM WATCH WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION TUESDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE AT VARYING INTENSITIES FROM TUESDAY RIGHT THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF WEDNESDAY. THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST SNOW IS LIKELY TO BE FROM LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. AS COLDER AIR WRAPS INTO THE SYSTEM...SOME LAKE ENHANCEMENT IS ALSO POSSIBLE FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 10 TO 14 INCHES...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS WITHIN 10 TO 20 MILES OF LAKE ONTARIO. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 30 MPH. THIS WILL RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION. THE WORST TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE TUESDAY EVENING AND TUESDAY NIGHT WHEN SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE AT THEIR HEAVIEST. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ005>008-260430- /O.UPG.KBUF.WS.A.0003.080226T1700Z-080227T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WS.W.0005.080226T1500Z-080227T2100Z/ NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN... LOWVILLE 325 PM EST MON FEB 25 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THIS UPGRADES THE THE WINTER STORM WATCH WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION BY MID OR LATE MORNING TUESDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE AT VARYING INTENSITIES FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON RIGHT THROUGH MUCH OF WEDNESDAY. THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST SNOW IS LIKELY TO BE FROM LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 14 INCHES ALONG THE SOUTHERN SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 30 MPH. THIS WILL RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW 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. THE WORST TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE TUESDAY EVENING AND TUESDAY NIGHT WHEN SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE AT THEIR HEAVIEST. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ004-260430- /O.UPG.KBUF.WS.A.0003.080226T1200Z-080227T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WS.W.0005.080226T1500Z-080227T2100Z/ WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEWARK 325 PM EST MON FEB 25 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THIS UPGRADES THE THE WINTER STORM WATCH WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION BY MID OR LATE MORNING TUESDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE AT VARYING INTENSITIES FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON RIGHT THROUGH MUCH OF WEDNESDAY. THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST SNOW IS LIKELY TO BE FROM LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 14 INCHES ALONG THE SOUTHERN SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 30 MPH. THIS WILL RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION. THE WORST TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE TUESDAY EVENING AND TUESDAY NIGHT WHEN SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE AT THEIR HEAVIEST. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ HITCHCOCK
6 follow-up statements
000 WWUS41 KBUF 260338 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1038 PM EST MON FEB 25 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW EXPECTED FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE MID SECTION OF THE NATION WILL DEEPEN AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY OVERNIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING AND THEN INTO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL OVERSPREAD WESTERN NEW YORK EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND REACH CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW YORK BY MID OR LATE MORNING ON TUESDAY. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE AT VARYING RATES THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST LATER WEDNESDAY. AS COLDER AIR WRAPS INTO THE SYSTEM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...THE POTENTIAL FOR LAKE ENHANCEMENT WILL INCREASE ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO. THIS MAY ADD SEVERAL INCHES TO THE SNOWFALL TOTALS WITHIN 10 TO 20 MILES OF THE LAKE ONTARIO SHORE. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO. NYZ010>014-019>021-085-261145- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0005.080226T1200Z-080227T1700Z/ NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO... CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK... SPRINGVILLE 1038 PM EST MON FEB 25 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION OVERNIGHT. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE AT VARYING INTENSITIES TUESDAY THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF WEDNESDAY. SOME SLEET OR RAIN MAY MIX IN WITH THE SNOW FOR AWHILE TUESDAY ALONG THE LAKE ERIE SHORE AND ALSO NEAR THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE LINE. THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST SNOW IS LIKELY TO BE FROM LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER AND WESTERN FINGER LAKES. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 30 MPH. THIS WILL RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE SNOW MAY ALSO MIX WITH SOME SLEET ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE REGION. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION. THE WORST TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE TUESDAY EVENING AND TUESDAY NIGHT WHEN SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE AT THEIR HEAVIEST. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ001>003-261145- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0005.080226T1200Z-080227T1700Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER 1038 PM EST MON FEB 25 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION AFTER 3 AM. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE AT VARYING INTENSITIES FROM TUESDAY THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF WEDNESDAY. THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST SNOW IS LIKELY TO BE FROM LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. AS COLDER AIR WRAPS INTO THE SYSTEM...SOME LAKE ENHANCEMENT IS ALSO POSSIBLE FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 10 TO 14 INCHES... WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS WITHIN 10 TO 20 MILES OF LAKE ONTARIO. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 30 MPH. THIS WILL RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION. THE WORST TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE TUESDAY EVENING AND TUESDAY NIGHT WHEN SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE AT THEIR HEAVIEST. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ004>008-261145- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0005.080226T1500Z-080227T2100Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO... WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 1038 PM EST MON FEB 25 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION TUESDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE AT VARYING INTENSITIES FOR THE REST OF THE DAY TUESDAY RIGHT THROUGH MUCH OF WEDNESDAY. THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST SNOW IS LIKELY TO BE FROM LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 14 INCHES ALONG THE SOUTHERN SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 30 MPH. THIS WILL RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW 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. THE WORST TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE TUESDAY EVENING AND TUESDAY NIGHT WHEN SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE AT THEIR HEAVIEST. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ TMA
000 WWUS41 KBUF 260856 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 356 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW EXPECTED FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY... .LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN OHIO THIS MORNING WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA LATER TODAY AND REACH THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COAST LATER TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE AT VARYING RATES THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST DURING WEDNESDAY. AS COLDER AIR WRAPS INTO THE SYSTEM LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...THE POTENTIAL FOR LAKE ENHANCEMENT WILL INCREASE ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO. THIS MAY ADD SEVERAL INCHES TO THE SNOWFALL TOTALS WITHIN 10 TO 20 MILES OF THE LAKE ONTARIO SHORE. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO. NYZ010>014-019>021-085-261700- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0005.080226T1200Z-080227T1700Z/ NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO... CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK... SPRINGVILLE 356 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY. SNOW DEVELOPED BEFORE DAYBREAK THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE AT VARYING INTENSITIES TODAY AND TONIGHT AND TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY MORNING. STEADY SNOW THIS MORNING WILL TAPER OFF FOR AWHILE AROUND MIDDAY BUT THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST SNOW IS LIKELY TO BE FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS THE BUFFALO AREA AND NEAR LAKE ERIE...TO 8 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS THE INTERIOR SOUTHERN TIER AND FINGER LAKES REGION. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 30 MPH. THIS WILL RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE SNOW MAY ALSO MIX WITH SOME SLEET ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE REGION. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION. THE WORST TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE TUESDAY EVENING AND TUESDAY NIGHT WHEN SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE AT THEIR HEAVIEST. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ001>003-261700- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0005.080226T1200Z-080227T1700Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER 356 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY. SNOW DEVELOPED BEFORE DAYBREAK TODAY AND WILL CONTINUE AT VARYING INTENSITIES TODAY AND TONIGHT AND GRADUALLY TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY. ALTHOUGH SNOW WILL FALL STEADILY TODAY...IT MAY TAPER OFF FOR AWHILE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST SNOW IS LIKELY TO BE FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. AS COLDER AIR WRAPS INTO THE SYSTEM...SOME LAKE ENHANCEMENT IS ALSO POSSIBLE FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 8 TO 14 INCHES... WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS WITHIN 10 TO 20 MILES OF LAKE ONTARIO. THIS INCLUDES THE ROCHESTER METRO AREA. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 30 MPH. THIS WILL RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW 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. THE WORST TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE TUESDAY EVENING AND TUESDAY NIGHT WHEN SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE AT THEIR HEAVIEST. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ004>008-261700- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0005.080226T1500Z-080227T2100Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO... WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 356 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING AND THEN CONTINUE AT VARYING INTENSITIES FOR THE REST OF THE DAY AND ON THROUGH MUCH OF WEDNESDAY. THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST SNOW IS LIKELY TO BE FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 14 INCHES ALONG THE SOUTHERN SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 30 MPH. THIS WILL RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION. THE WORST TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE TUESDAY EVENING AND TUESDAY NIGHT WHEN SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE AT THEIR HEAVIEST. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ SFM
000 WWUS41 KBUF 261531 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1031 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW EXPECTED FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE OHIO RIVER THIS MORNING WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA LATER TODAY AND REACH THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COAST LATER TONIGHT. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING AS A POTENT UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM CROSSES THE REGION. AS COLDER AIR WRAPS INTO THE SYSTEM LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY... THE POTENTIAL FOR LAKE ENHANCEMENT WILL INCREASE ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO. THIS MAY ADD SEVERAL INCHES TO THE SNOWFALL TOTALS WITHIN 10 TO 20 MILES OF THE LAKE ONTARIO SHORE. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO. NYZ010>014-019>021-085-262345- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080227T1700Z/ NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO... CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK... SPRINGVILLE 1031 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY. STEADY LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH DAYTIME ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY AROUND SUNSET THIS EVENING WITH SNOW CONTINUING HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES TONIGHT. ANOTHER INCH OR TWO IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF FROM WEST TO EAST. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 7 TO 9 INCHES ACROSS THE BUFFALO AREA AND NEAR LAKE ERIE...TO 8 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS THE INTERIOR SOUTHERN TIER AND WESTERN FINGER LAKES REGION. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE LATER TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 30 MPH. THIS WILL RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. DUE TO THE LIGHT NATURE OF THE SNOW AND THE HIGHER LATE FEBRUARY SUN ANGLE...TREATED ROADS ARE LIKELY TO REMAIN JUST WET FOR MUCH OF TODAY. BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING THE INCREASING INTENSITY OF THE SNOW COMBINED WITH THE SETTING SUN WILL ALLOW THE SNOW TO BEGIN TO STICK TO ROADWAYS ONCE AGAIN. ROAD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE THIS EVENING WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND VERY SLIPPERY CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ001>003-262345- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080227T1700Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER 1031 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY. STEADY LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH DAYTIME ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY AROUND SUNSET THIS EVENING WITH SNOW CONTINUING HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES TONIGHT. A FEW MORE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF FROM WEST TO EAST. AS COLDER AIR WRAPS INTO THE SYSTEM...SOME LAKE ENHANCEMENT IS ALSO POSSIBLE FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 8 TO 14 INCHES...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS WITHIN 10 TO 20 MILES OF LAKE ONTARIO. THIS INCLUDES THE ROCHESTER METRO AREA. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 30 MPH. THIS WILL RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. DUE TO THE LIGHT NATURE OF THE SNOW AND THE HIGHER LATE FEBRUARY SUN ANGLE...TREATED ROADS ARE LIKELY TO REMAIN JUST WET FOR MUCH OF TODAY. BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING THE INCREASING INTENSITY OF THE SNOW COMBINED WITH THE SETTING SUN WILL ALLOW THE SNOW TO BEGIN TO STICK TO ROADWAYS ONCE AGAIN. ROAD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE THIS EVENING WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND VERY SLIPPERY CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ004>008-262345- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080227T2100Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO... WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 1031 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH DAYTIME ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE IN INTENSITY FROM WEST TO EAST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 14 INCHES ALONG THE SOUTHERN SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO WHERE SOME LAKE ENHANCEMENT IS ALSO POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 30 MPH. THIS WILL RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. DUE TO THE LIGHT NATURE OF THE SNOW AND THE HIGHER LATE FEBRUARY SUN ANGLE...TREATED ROADS ARE LIKELY TO REMAIN JUST WET FOR MUCH OF TODAY. BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING THE INCREASING INTENSITY OF THE SNOW COMBINED WITH THE SETTING SUN WILL ALLOW THE SNOW TO BEGIN TO STICK TO ROADWAYS ONCE AGAIN. ROAD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE THIS EVENING WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND VERY SLIPPERY CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ HITCHCOCK
000 WWUS41 KBUF 262057 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 357 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW EXPECTED FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT AND THEN INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES ON WEDNESDAY. A STEADY LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON FOR MOST OF THE REGION. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVIER ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEW YORK. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS EVENING ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION AS A POTENT UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM CROSSES THE REGION. AS COLDER AIR WRAPS INTO THE SYSTEM LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY... THE POTENTIAL FOR LAKE ENHANCEMENT WILL INCREASE ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO. THIS MAY ADD SEVERAL INCHES TO THE SNOWFALL TOTALS WITHIN 10 TO 20 MILES OF THE LAKE ONTARIO SHORE. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO. NYZ010>014-019>021-085-270500- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080227T1700Z/ NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO... CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK... SPRINGVILLE 357 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY. STEADY LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES. ANOTHER INCH OR TWO IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF FROM WEST TO EAST. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 6 TO 9 INCHES ACROSS THE BUFFALO AREA AND NEAR LAKE ERIE...TO 8 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS THE INTERIOR SOUTHERN TIER AND WESTERN FINGER LAKES REGION. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE LATER TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 30 MPH. THIS WILL RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. DUE TO THE LIGHT NATURE OF THE SNOW AND THE HIGHER LATE FEBRUARY SUN ANGLE...TREATED ROADS ARE LIKELY TO REMAIN JUST WET FOR MUCH OF TODAY. BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING THE INCREASING INTENSITY OF THE SNOW COMBINED WITH THE SETTING SUN WILL ALLOW THE SNOW TO BEGIN TO STICK TO ROADWAYS ONCE AGAIN. ROAD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE THIS EVENING WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND VERY SLIPPERY CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ001>003-270500- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080227T1700Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER 357 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY. STEADY LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES TONIGHT...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES IN AREAS OF LAKE ENHANCEMENT. A FEW MORE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF FROM WEST TO EAST. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS WITHIN 10 TO 20 MILES OF LAKE ONTARIO. THIS INCLUDES THE ROCHESTER METRO AREA. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 30 MPH. THIS WILL RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. DUE TO THE LIGHT NATURE OF THE SNOW AND THE HIGHER LATE FEBRUARY SUN ANGLE...TREATED ROADS ARE LIKELY TO REMAIN JUST WET FOR MUCH OF TODAY. BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING THE INCREASING INTENSITY OF THE SNOW COMBINED WITH THE SETTING SUN WILL ALLOW THE SNOW TO BEGIN TO STICK TO ROADWAYS ONCE AGAIN. ROAD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE THIS EVENING WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND VERY SLIPPERY CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ004>008-270500- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080227T2100Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO... WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 357 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE IN INTENSITY FROM WEST TO EAST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 14 INCHES ALONG THE SOUTHERN SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO WHERE SOME LAKE ENHANCEMENT IS ALSO POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 30 MPH. THIS WILL RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. DUE TO THE LIGHT NATURE OF THE SNOW AND THE HIGHER LATE FEBRUARY SUN ANGLE...TREATED ROADS ARE LIKELY TO REMAIN JUST WET FOR MUCH OF TODAY. BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING THE INCREASING INTENSITY OF THE SNOW COMBINED WITH THE SETTING SUN WILL ALLOW THE SNOW TO BEGIN TO STICK TO ROADWAYS ONCE AGAIN. ROAD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE THIS EVENING WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND VERY SLIPPERY CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ HITCHCOCK
000 WWUS41 KBUF 270353 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1053 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...ACCUMULATING SNOW TO CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK INTO WEDNESDAY... .AN INTENSIFYING STORM SYSTEM NEAR LONG ISLAND WILL TRACK TO THE NORTHEAST ALONG THE NEW ENGLAND COAST OVERNIGHT AND WILL MOVE TO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES ON WEDNESDAY. A STEADY LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT AS A RESULT WITH SOME STEADIER AND POSSIBLY HEAVIER LAKE ENHANCED SNOW NEAR LAKE ONTARIO. THE WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY...WITH STEADY LAKE ENHANCED SNOW PERSISTING FROM ROCHESTER TO OSWEGO COUNTY. NYZ010>014-019>021-085-271200- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080227T1700Z/ NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO... CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK... SPRINGVILLE 1053 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY. LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY RANGING FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES. AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE AREAS OF LAKE ENHANCEMENT NORTH OF BUFFALO AND BATAVIA AND ALSO IN AREAS OF TERRAIN ENHANCEMENT ACROSS WYOMING COUNTY. THE WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY WITH ANOTHER INCH OR TWO ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE LATER TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 30 MPH. THIS WILL RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. MOST ROADWAYS WILL BE SNOW AND OR SLUSH COVERED OVERNIGHT...SO MOTORISTS WILL HAVE TO EXERCISE THEIR WINTER DRIVING SKILLS AND SHOULD PLAN TO LEAVE EARLY FOR THEIR DESTINATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ001>003-271200- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080227T1700Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER 1053 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED. THE WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL THEN TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AS WEDNESDAY PROGRESSES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS WITHIN 10 TO 20 MILES OF LAKE ONTARIO. THIS INCLUDES THE ROCHESTER METRO AREA. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 30 MPH. THIS WILL RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. ROADWAYS WILL BE SNOW AND OR SLUSH COVERED OVERNIGHT...SO MOTORISTS WILL HAVE TO EXERCISE THEIR WINTER DRIVING SKILLS AND SHOULD PLAN TO LEAVE EARLY FOR THEIR DESTINATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ004>008-271200- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080227T2100Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO... WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 1053 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE IN INTENSITY FROM WEST TO EAST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 14 INCHES ALONG THE SOUTHERN SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO WHERE SOME LAKE ENHANCEMENT IS ALSO POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 30 MPH. THIS WILL RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. MOST ROADWAYS WILL BE SNOW AND OR SLUSH COVERED OVERNIGHT...SO MOTORISTS WILL HAVE TO EXERCISE THEIR WINTER DRIVING SKILLS AND SHOULD PLAN TO LEAVE EARLY FOR THEIR DESTINATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ RSH
000 WWUS41 KBUF 270902 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 402 AM EST WED FEB 27 2008 ...SNOWS CONTINUING TO TAPER OFF... .THE STORM WHICH RESULTED IN THE WIDESPREAD STEADY SNOW ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST TODAY. SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF TO JUST SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING WHICH WILL BECOME SCATTERED WITH LITTLE OR NO FURTHER ACCUMULATION. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER AREAS SOUTHEAST OF LAKE ONTARIO FROM ROCHESTER TO OSWEGO WITH SOME ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION TODAY INTO TONIGHT. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY ALONG THE CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE. NYZ004>008-271015- /O.CAN.KBUF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080227T2100Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO... WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 402 AM EST WED FEB 27 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE STEADY SNOW FROM TUESDAYS STORM HAS TAPERED OFF ACROSS THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING BUT IT WILL BE REPLACED BY SOME LAKE EFFECT FROM OSWEGO TO WAYNE COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. FURTHER ACCUMULATIONS TODAY WILL BE MINOR...IN THE 1 TO 3 INCH RANGE. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TODAY AND ROADWAYS WILL BE SLICK. EXERCISE YOUR WINTER DRIVING SKILLS. $$ NYZ001>003-010>014-019>021-085-271015- /O.CAN.KBUF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080227T1700Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON- ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN... OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 401 AM EST WED FEB 27 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE STEADY SNOW FROM TUESDAYS STORM HAS TAPERED OFF EARLY THIS MORNING AND JUST SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE MORE FREQUENT NEAR LAKE ONTARIO OVER ORLEANS AND MONROE COUNTIES WHERE ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES MAY ACCUMULATE. A FEW INCHES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE OVER THE CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE AS WELL. LITTLE IS EXPECTED ELSEWHERE. EVEN THOUGH THE STEADIER SNOWS HAVE ENDED...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND UNTREATED ROADWAYS WILL REMAIN SLICK. EXERCISE YOUR WINTER DRIVING SKILLS. SNOWFALL TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT RANGED FROM GENERALLY 3 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS THE BUFFALO AREA...AND 4 TO 8 INCHES AROUND ROCHESTER. SLIGHTLY HIGHER AMOUNTS FELL ACROSS SOME HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN TIER. $$ SFM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 3:45 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee and 10 more | 12 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.