Alert archive / New York / Winter Storm Warnings in 2008

Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Buffalo, NY

February 25, 200816 counties in New York

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 12:00Z on 2008-02-25Temperature 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, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 12:00Z on 2008-02-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 58 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
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

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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 25, 3:45 AM ESTWinter Storm WatchBUFAllegany, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee and 10 more12 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.