Winter Storm Watch 3, NWS Buffalo, NY

421 
WWUS41 KBUF 250847
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
347 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

NYZ007-008-251700-
/O.EXB.KBUF.WS.A.0003.121227T0000Z-121228T0300Z/
JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
347 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS...THE NORTH COUNTRY

* TIMING...EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY EVENING.

* HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES WEDNESDAY NIGHT...3 TO 6 INCHES 
  THURSDAY...AND AN INCH OR LESS THURSDAY EVENING...LEADING TO 
  STORM TOTALS OF 7 TO 14 INCHES.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS 20 TO 25 WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HIGHS IN THE
  UPPER 20S THURSDAY. BETWEEN 20 AND 25 THURSDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON ROADS WILL CAUSE
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POTENTIAL TRAVEL DISRUPTIONS
  ACROSS THE AREA.

* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...HIGH CONFIDENCE ON SIGNIFICANT SNOW
  ACCUMULATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE
ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...
REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.

&&

$$

NYZ012-019>021-085-251700-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.A.0003.121226T1900Z-121227T1500Z/
WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...
WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
347 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN ERIE...WYOMING COUNTIES AND THE WESTERN 
  SOUTHERN TIER. 

* TIMING...EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY
  MORNING.

* HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 2 INCHES WEDNESDAY...6 TO 11 INCHES 
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AND UP TO 2 INCHES THURSDAY...LEADING TO 
  STORM TOTALS OF 7 TO 14 INCHES.

* IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON ROADS WILL CAUSE
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POTENTIAL TRAVEL DISRUPTIONS
  ACROSS THE AREA.

* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...HIGH CONFIDENCE ON SIGNIFICANT SNOW 
  ACCUMULATIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE
ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...
REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.

&&

$$

NYZ001>006-010-011-013-014-251700-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.A.0003.121226T2100Z-121227T1800Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-NORTHERN ERIE-
GENESEE-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...
NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...GENESEO...
CANANDAIGUA
347 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...NIAGARA FRONTIER...GENESEE VALLEY AND WESTERN 
  FINGER LAKE. 

* TIMING...LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY 
  AFTERNOON.

* HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...AN INCH OR LESS WEDNESDAY...6 TO 11 INCHES 
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AND 2 TO 4 INCHES THURSDAY...LEADING TO 
  STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES.

* IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON ROADS WILL CAUSE
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POTENTIAL TRAVEL DISRUPTIONS
  ACROSS THE AREA.

* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...HIGH CONFIDENCE ON SIGNIFICANT SNOW 
  ACCUMULATIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE
ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...
REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.

&&

$$

290 
WWUS41 KBUF 251615
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1115 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

NYZ012-019>021-085-260015-
/O.UPG.KBUF.WS.A.0003.121226T1900Z-121227T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.WS.W.0006.121226T1900Z-121227T1500Z/
WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...
WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
1115 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM
EST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM WEDNESDAY
TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. 

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN TIER...SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES. 

* TIMING...EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY
  MORNING. HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING AND
  OVERNIGHT.

* HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS 8 TO 16 INCHES.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. LOCALIZED
  WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW.

* IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL
  PRODUCE VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2
  INCHES PER HOUR OVERNIGHT WILL MAINTAIN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
  VERY POOR VISIBILITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU
SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE, OR YOU SHOULD USE
EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE.

IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE
THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY
VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND
USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT
BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES
AND WATER HEATERS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.

&&

$$

NYZ001>005-010-011-013-014-260015-
/O.UPG.KBUF.WS.A.0003.121226T2100Z-121227T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.WS.W.0006.121226T2100Z-121227T1800Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-NORTHERN ERIE-
GENESEE-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...
NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA
1115 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 PM EST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY
TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. 

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN NIAGARA FRONTIER...GENESEE VALLEY AND THE
  WESTERN FINGER LAKES. 

* TIMING...LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY
  AFTERNOON. HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED AFTER SUNSET WEDNESDAY THROUGH
  THE NIGHT HOURS AND INTO THURSDAY MORNING.

* HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. LOCALIZED
  WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW.

* IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL
  PRODUCE VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2
  INCHES PER HOUR OVERNIGHT WILL MAINTAIN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
  VERY POOR VISIBILITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU
SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE, OR YOU SHOULD USE
EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE.

IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE
THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY
VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND
USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT
BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES
AND WATER HEATERS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.

&&

$$

NYZ007-008-260015-
/O.UPG.KBUF.WS.A.0003.121227T0000Z-121228T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.WS.W.0006.121227T0000Z-121228T0300Z/
JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
1115 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 PM
EST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM WEDNESDAY
TO 10 PM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. 

* LOCATIONS...NORTH COUNTRY.

* TIMING...WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY EVENING.
  HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED MIDNIGHT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS
  THURSDAY.

* HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. LOCALIZED
  WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW.

* IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL
  PRODUCE VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2
  INCHES PER HOUR OVERNIGHT WILL MAINTAIN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
  VERY POOR VISIBILITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU
SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE, OR YOU SHOULD USE
EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE.

IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE
THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY
VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND
USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT
BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES
AND WATER HEATERS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.

&&

$$

NYZ006-260015-
/O.UPG.KBUF.WS.A.0003.121226T2100Z-121227T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.WS.W.0006.121227T0000Z-121228T0300Z/
OSWEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO
1115 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 PM
EST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM WEDNESDAY
TO 10 PM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. 

* LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY.

* TIMING...WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY EVENING.
  HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED MIDNIGHT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS
  THURSDAY. 

* HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS 8 TO 16 INCHES. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. LOCALIZED
  WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW.

* IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL
  PRODUCE VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2
  INCHES PER HOUR OVERNIGHT WILL MAINTAIN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
  VERY POOR VISIBILITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU
SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE, OR YOU SHOULD USE
EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE.

IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE
THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY
VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND
USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT
BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES
AND WATER HEATERS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.

&&

$$

THOMAS/TMA