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Blizzard Warning 2, NWS Buffalo, NY

March 11, 201414 counties in New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this blizzard warning at Mar 11, 2014, 8:24 PM EDT for 14 counties in New York. It took effect at Mar 12, 2014, 2:00 AM EDT. 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
Mar 11, 2014, 8:24 PM EDT (00:24 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 12, 2014, 2:00 AM EDT
Expired
Mar 12, 2014, 10:50 PM EDT
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, 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), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 65 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 00:00Z on 2014-03-12Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2014-03-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -3 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1416 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
66 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-3 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
184 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.

782 
WWUS41 KBUF 120024
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
824 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014

NYZ001-002-010-011-085-120830-
/O.CAN.KBUF.WS.W.0006.140312T0600Z-140313T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.BZ.W.0002.140312T0600Z-140313T0600Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO...
BATAVIA...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
824 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 2 AM EDT
THURSDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 2 AM EDT
THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* LOCATIONS...THE NIAGARA FRONTIER.

* TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT...HOWEVER THE HIGHEST THREAT
  FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL EXIST FROM LATE MORNING ON
  WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN PERIODS OF
  WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  OF SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...AN INCH OR LESS OVERNIGHT...6 TO 11 INCHES 
  WEDNESDAY...AND 3 TO 6 INCHES WEDNESDAY NIGHT...LEADING TO 
  STORM TOTALS OF 9 TO 17 INCHES.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AT TIMES.

* VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES FROM LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING
  INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY DETERIORATE WEDNESDAY
  MORNING...WITH RELATIVELY LIGHT SNOW BECOMING HEAVY BY LATE
  MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
  MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE WEDNESDAY
  AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. VISIBILITY WILL REDUCED TO
  NEAR ZERO AT TIMES WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE
  PEAK OF THE STORM ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF
  SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU.
IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

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.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

NYZ003>005-013-014-120830-
/O.CAN.KBUF.WS.W.0006.140312T0900Z-140313T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.BZ.W.0002.140312T0900Z-140313T0900Z/
MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...
GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA
824 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM EDT
THURSDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM EDT
THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* LOCATIONS...MONROE...WAYNE...NORTHERN CAYUGA...LIVINGSTON AND
  ONTARIO COUNTIES.

* TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH
  LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...HOWEVER THE HIGHEST THREAT FOR BLIZZARD
  CONDITIONS WILL EXIST FROM LATE MORNING ON WEDNESDAY THROUGH
  LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN PERIODS OF
  WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  OF SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...AN INCH OR LESS OVERNIGHT...6 TO 11 INCHES 
  WEDNESDAY...AND 5 TO 9 INCHES WEDNESDAY NIGHT...LEADING TO 
  STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 19 INCHES.

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES FROM LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING
  THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...LIGHT SNOW OR MIXED PRECIPITATION ON WEDNESDAY MORNING
  WILL CHANGE OVER ENTIRELY TO SNOW AND INTENSIFY RAPIDLY BY LATE
  IN THE MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
  MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE WEDNESDAY
  AFTERNOON. VISIBILITY WILL REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES WITH
  DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM ALONG
  WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU.
IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

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.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

NYZ019-120830-
/O.CAN.KBUF.WS.W.0006.140312T1200Z-140313T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.BZ.W.0002.140312T0600Z-140313T0600Z/
CHAUTAUQUA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JAMESTOWN
824 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 2 AM EDT
THURSDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 2 AM EDT
THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY...THE GREATEST THREAT FOR BLIZZARD
  CONDITIONS WILL BE FOUND NEAR THE LAKE ERIE SHORELINE INCLUDING
  THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY.

* TIMING...OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN PERIODS OF
  WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  OF SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATING AN INCH OR LESS OVERNIGHT... 6
  TO 11 INCHES WEDNESDAY...AND 3 TO 5 INCHES WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
  LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES. 

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH POSSIBLE.

* VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES FROM LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING
  INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...RAIN CHANGING OVER TO LIGHT SNOW OVERNIGHT WILL
  INTENSIFY RAPIDLY BY LATE IN THE MORNING ON WEDNESDAY. THE
  COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL
  EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
  INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. VISIBILITY WILL REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT
  TIMES WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE
  STORM ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU.
IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

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.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

NYZ012-120830-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0006.140312T0600Z-140313T0600Z/
WYOMING-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WARSAW
824 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO
2 AM EDT THURSDAY...

* LOCATIONS...WYOMING COUNTY.

* TIMING...OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...AN INCH OR LESS OVERNIGHT...6 TO 11 INCHES 
  WEDNESDAY...AND 3 TO 6 INCHES WEDNESDAY NIGHT...LEADING TO 
  STORM TOTALS OF 9 TO 17 INCHES.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY DETERIORATE WEDNESDAY 
  MORNING...WITH RELATIVELY LIGHT SNOW BECOMING HEAVY BY LATE 
  MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL 
  MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE WEDNESDAY 
  AFTERNOON. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED WITH DEEP 
  SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. 

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.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

NYZ020-021-120830-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0006.140312T1200Z-140313T0600Z/
CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE
824 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO
2 AM EDT THURSDAY...

* LOCATIONS...WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER. GREATEST SNOW AMOUNTS 
  ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE AREA...WITH THE LOWEST AMOUNTS 
  NEAR THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE LINE. 

* TIMING...EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY 
  NIGHT.

* HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATING 6 TO 11 INCHES WEDNESDAY AND 
  3 TO 6 INCHES WEDNESDAY NIGHT...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 9 
  TO 17 INCHES. ICE ACCUMULATING UP TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH 
  WEDNESDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF UP TO ONE QUARTER OF AN 
  INCH.

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...A WINTRY MIX DURING THE FIRST HALF OF WEDNESDAY WILL 
  PRODUCE VERY SLIPPERY TRAVEL. MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL QUICKLY 
  CHANGE OVER TO HEAVY SNOW ON WEDNESDAY...WITH SNOW AND BLOWING 
  SNOW LASTING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THIS WILL RESULT IN 
  VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH 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.

REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...
POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE
HASHTAG BUFWX

&&

$$

NYZ006>008-120830-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0006.140312T1200Z-140313T1200Z/
OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
824 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO
8 AM EDT THURSDAY...

* LOCATIONS...EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION.

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

* HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES WEDNESDAY...5 TO 9 INCHES 
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AND AN INCH OR LESS THURSDAY...LEADING TO 
  STORM TOTALS OF 9 TO 18 INCHES.

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL 
  RESULT IN SEVERE WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BECOME 
  EXTREMELY DIFFICULT OR EVEN NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. 
  VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER 
  ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. 

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.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$
6 follow-up statements
357 
WWUS41 KBUF 120809
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
409 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

NYZ012-121615-
/O.CAN.KBUF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140313T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.WC.Y.0015.140313T0600Z-140313T1500Z/
/O.EXA.KBUF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140313T0600Z/
WYOMING-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WARSAW
409 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM EDT
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY. A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN
EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM EDT THURSDAY. THIS UPGRADES THE WINTER
STORM WARNING WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...WYOMING COUNTY.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY BY MID TO LATE MORNING AND
  CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. GREATEST RISK OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
  FROM MIDDAY THROUGH THE EVENING.

* HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
  AT TIMES. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS LATER TONIGHT AND THURSDAY
  MORNING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 11 INCHES TODAY AND 4 TO 7 INCHES TONIGHT
  LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 18 INCHES.

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH PRODUCING
  WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* WIND CHILLS...AS COLD AS 15 TO 20 BELOW LATE TONIGHT AND
  THURSDAY MORNING.

* VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY DETERIORATE LATER THIS
  MORNING...WITH RELATIVELY LIGHT SNOW BECOMING HEAVY BY MID TO
  LATE MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
  WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY
  REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE
  STORM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU.
IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL
BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT
ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED
EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA.

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.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

NYZ019-085-121615-
/O.NEW.KBUF.WC.Y.0015.140313T0600Z-140313T1500Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140313T0600Z/
CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
409 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM EDT
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM EDT THURSDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN ERIE AND CHAUTAUQUA COUNTIES.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY BY MID TO LATE MORNING AND
  CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. GREATEST RISK OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
  FROM MIDDAY THROUGH THE EVENING.

* HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
  AT TIMES. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY
  MORNING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 11 INCHES TODAY AND 3 TO 6 INCHES TONIGHT
  LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES.

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH PRODUCING
  WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* WIND CHILLS...AS COLD AS 15 TO 20 BELOW LATE TONIGHT AND
  THURSDAY MORNING.

* VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY DETERIORATE LATER THIS
  MORNING...WITH RELATIVELY LIGHT SNOW BECOMING HEAVY BY MID TO
  LATE MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
  WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY
  REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE
  STORM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU.
IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

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.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL
BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT
ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED
EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA.

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

&&

$$

NYZ001-002-010-011-121615-
/O.CON.KBUF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140313T0600Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO...
BATAVIA
409 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE NIAGARA FRONTIER.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY BY MID TO LATE MORNING AND
  CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. GREATEST RISK OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
  FROM MIDDAY THROUGH THE EVENING.

* HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
  AT TIMES.

* ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 11 INCHES TODAY AND 3 TO 6 INCHES TONIGHT
  LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 12 TO 17 INCHES.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY DETERIORATE LATER THIS
  MORNING...WITH RELATIVELY LIGHT SNOW BECOMING HEAVY BY MID TO
  LATE MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
  WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY
  REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE
  STORM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU.
IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

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.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

NYZ003>005-013-014-121615-
/O.CON.KBUF.BZ.W.0002.140312T0900Z-140313T0900Z/
MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...
GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA
409 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT THURSDAY...

* LOCATIONS...MONROE...WAYNE...NORTHERN CAYUGA...LIVINGSTON AND 
  ONTARIO COUNTIES. 

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY BY LATE MORNING AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. GREATEST RISK OF BLIZZARD
  CONDITIONS FROM MIDDAY THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF TONIGHT.

* HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
  AT TIMES.

* ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 11 INCHES TODAY AND 5 TO 9 INCHES
  TONIGHT...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 14 TO 19 INCHES.

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH PRODUCING
  WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY DETERIORATE LATER THIS
  MORNING...WITH RELATIVELY LIGHT SNOW BECOMING HEAVY BY LATE
  MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
  MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE WEDNESDAY
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED
  WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU.
IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

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.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

NYZ020-021-121615-
/O.NEW.KBUF.WC.Y.0015.140313T0600Z-140313T1500Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0006.140312T1200Z-140313T0600Z/
CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE
409 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING
TO 2 AM EDT THURSDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM EDT
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM EDT THURSDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...CATTARAUGUS AND ALLEGANY COUNTIES. GREATEST SNOW
  AMOUNTS ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE AREA...WITH THE LOWEST
  AMOUNTS NEAR THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE LINE.

* TIMING...A WINTRY MIX WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW LATER THIS
  MORNING. HEAVIEST SNOW FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATING 6 TO 11 INCHES TODAY...3 TO 
  6 INCHES TONIGHT...AND AN INCH OR LESS THURSDAY...LEADING TO 
  STORM TOTALS OF 9 TO 18 INCHES. ICE ACCUMULATING UP TO ONE 
  QUARTER OF AN INCH TODAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF UP TO 
  ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH.

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH PRODUCING
  AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* WIND CHILLS...AS COLD AS 15 TO 20 BELOW LATE TONIGHT AND
  THURSDAY MORNING.

* VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...A WINTRY MIX DURING THE FIRST HALF OF WEDNESDAY WILL
  PRODUCE VERY SLIPPERY TRAVEL. MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL QUICKLY
  CHANGE OVER TO HEAVY SNOW BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY...WITH SNOW AND
  BLOWING SNOW LASTING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THIS WILL RESULT
  IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON 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.

REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...
POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE
HASHTAG BUFWX

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL
BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT
ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED
EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA.

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.

&&

$$

NYZ008-121615-
/O.NEW.KBUF.WC.Y.0015.140313T0600Z-140313T1500Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0006.140312T1200Z-140313T1200Z/
LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE
409 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING
TO 8 AM EDT THURSDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM EDT
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM EDT THURSDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...LEWIS COUNTY.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT.

* HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES TODAY...5 TO 9 INCHES TONIGHT...
  LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES.

* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH PRODUCING
  AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* WIND CHILLS...AS COLD AS 15 TO 20 BELOW LATE TONIGHT AND
  THURSDAY MORNING.

* VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
  RESULT IN SEVERE WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND
  TONIGHT. DRIVING WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT OR EVEN NEARLY
  IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED
  WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM.

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.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL
BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT
ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED
EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA.

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.

&&

$$

NYZ006-007-121615-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0006.140312T1200Z-140313T1200Z/
OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN
409 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING
TO 8 AM EDT THURSDAY...

* LOCATIONS...OSWEGO AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT.

* HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES TODAY...4 TO 8 INCHES TONIGHT...
  AND AN INCH OR LESS THURSDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO
  16 INCHES.

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH PRODUCING
  AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
  RESULT IN SEVERE WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND
  TONIGHT. DRIVING WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT OR EVEN NEARLY
  IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED
  WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM.

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.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

HITCHCOCK/HIBBERT
402 
WWUS41 KBUF 121504
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1104 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

NYZ020-021-122315-
/O.CAN.KBUF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140313T0600Z/
/O.EXA.KBUF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140313T0600Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0015.140313T0600Z-140313T1500Z/
CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE
1104 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS UPGRADED TO A BLIZZARD WARNING WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY... 
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM EDT
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER
STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* LOCATIONS...CATTARAUGUS AND ALLEGANY COUNTIES. GREATEST SNOW 
  AMOUNTS ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE AREA...WITH THE LOWEST 
  AMOUNTS NEAR THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE LINE. 

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATING 5 TO 10 INCHES TODAY AND 3 TO 6
  INCHES TONIGHT...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES.

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH PRODUCING 
  AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

* WIND CHILLS...AS COLD AS 15 TO 20 BELOW LATE TONIGHT AND 
  THURSDAY MORNING. 

* VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
  MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE THIS
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED
  WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU.
IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL
BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT
ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED
EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA.

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.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

NYZ006-122315-
/O.CAN.KBUF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140313T1200Z/
/O.EXB.KBUF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140313T1200Z/
OSWEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO
1104 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING UPGRADED TO A BLIZZARD WARNING WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER
STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 


* LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY.

* TIMING...HEAVY SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT.

* HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES TODAY AND 4 TO 8 INCHES
  TONIGHT...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 18 INCHES.

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH PRODUCING
  AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
  MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE THIS
  AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY
  REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE
  STORM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU.
IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

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.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

NYZ012-019-085-122315-
/O.CON.KBUF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140313T0600Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0015.140313T0600Z-140313T1500Z/
WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK...
SPRINGVILLE
1104 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM EDT
THURSDAY...

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

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. BITTERLY COLD WIND
  CHILLS LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 10 INCHES TODAY AND 3 TO 6 INCHES TONIGHT
  LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES.

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH PRODUCING 
  WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

* WIND CHILLS...AS COLD AS 15 TO 20 BELOW LATE TONIGHT AND 
  THURSDAY MORNING. 

* VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
  MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE THIS
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED
  WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU.
IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

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.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL
BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT
ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED
EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA.

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

&&

$$

NYZ001-002-010-011-122315-
/O.CON.KBUF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140313T0600Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO...
BATAVIA
1104 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE NIAGARA FRONTIER.

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES TODAY AND 2 TO 4 INCHES TONIGHT
  LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
  MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE THIS
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED
  WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU.
IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

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.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

NYZ003>005-013-014-122315-
/O.CON.KBUF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140313T0900Z/
MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...
GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA
1104 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT THURSDAY...

* LOCATIONS...MONROE...WAYNE...NORTHERN CAYUGA...LIVINGSTON AND 
  ONTARIO COUNTIES. 

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT.

* HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...9 TO 12 INCHES TODAY AND 5 TO 8 INCHES
  TONIGHT...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 14 TO 20 INCHES.

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH PRODUCING 
  WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

* VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
  MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE THIS
  AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY
  REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE
  STORM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU.
IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

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.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

NYZ008-122315-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140313T1200Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0015.140313T0600Z-140313T1500Z/
LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE
1104 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
THURSDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM EDT
THURSDAY...

* LOCATIONS...LEWIS COUNTY.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND 
  CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT. 

* HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 9 INCHES TODAY...6 TO 9 INCHES TONIGHT...
  LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES.

* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH PRODUCING
  AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* WIND CHILLS...AS COLD AS 15 TO 20 BELOW LATE TONIGHT AND 
  THURSDAY MORNING. 

* VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
  RESULT IN SEVERE WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND
  TONIGHT. DRIVING WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. VISIBILITY
  WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS
  DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM.

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.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL
BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT
ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED
EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA.

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.

&&

$$

NYZ007-122315-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140313T1200Z/
JEFFERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN
1104 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
THURSDAY...

* LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND 
  CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT. 

* HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 9 INCHES TODAY...4 TO 7 INCHES TONIGHT...
  AND AN INCH OR LESS THURSDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO
  16 INCHES.

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH PRODUCING 
  AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

* VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
  RESULT IN SEVERE WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND
  TONIGHT. DRIVING WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. VISIBILITY
  WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS
  DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM.

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.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

APFFEL
058 
WWUS41 KBUF 121752
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
152 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

NYZ012-019>021-085-130300-
/O.CON.KBUF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140313T0600Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0015.140313T0600Z-140313T1500Z/
WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...
WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
152 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM EDT
THURSDAY...

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

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING.

* HAZARDS...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
  BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES THIS AFTERNOON AND 3 TO 5 INCHES
  TONIGHT...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES.

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 50 MPH.

* WIND CHILLS...AS COLD AS 15 TO 20 BELOW LATE TONIGHT AND 
  THURSDAY MORNING. 

* VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL 
  MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE THIS 
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED 
  WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU.
IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

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.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL
BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT
ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED
EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA.

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

&&

$$

NYZ001-002-010-011-130300-
/O.CON.KBUF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140313T0600Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO...
BATAVIA
152 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE NIAGARA FRONTIER.

* TIMING...THROUGH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

* HAZARDS...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES THIS AFTERNOON AND 3 TO 5 INCHES
  TONIGHT...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES.

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL 
  MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE THIS 
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED 
  WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU.
IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

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.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

NYZ003>005-013-014-130300-
/O.CON.KBUF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140313T0900Z/
MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...
GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA
152 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT THURSDAY...

* LOCATIONS...MONROE...WAYNE...NORTHERN CAYUGA...LIVINGSTON AND 
  ONTARIO COUNTIES. 

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

* HAZARDS...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES THIS AFTERNOON AND 4 TO 7 INCHES
  TONIGHT...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 14 TO 18 INCHES. 

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL 
  MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE THIS 
  AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY 
  REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF 
  THE STORM. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU.
IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

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.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

NYZ006-130300-
/O.CON.KBUF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140313T1200Z/
OSWEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO
152 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THURSDAY...

* LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* HAZARDS...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES THIS AFTERNOON...4 TO 8 INCHES
  TONIGHT...AND AN INCH OR LESS EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...LEADING
  TO STORM TOTALS OF 14 TO 18 INCHES.

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL 
  MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE THIS 
  AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY 
  REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF 
  THE STORM. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU.
IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

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.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

NYZ008-130300-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140313T1200Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0015.140313T0600Z-140313T1500Z/
LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE
152 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
THURSDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM EDT
THURSDAY...

* LOCATIONS...LEWIS COUNTY.

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING.

* HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS
  OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES THIS AFTERNOON...5 TO 9 INCHES
  TONIGHT...AND AROUND AN INCH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...LEADING TO
  STORM TOTALS OF 15 TO 20 INCHES.

* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH.

* WIND CHILLS...AS COLD AS 15 TO 20 BELOW LATE TONIGHT AND 
  THURSDAY MORNING. 

* VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL 
  RESULT IN SEVERE WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND 
  TONIGHT. DRIVING WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. VISIBILITY 
  WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS 
  DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. 

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.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL
BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT
ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED
EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA.

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.

&&

$$

NYZ007-130300-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140313T1200Z/
JEFFERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN
152 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
THURSDAY...

* LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES THIS AFTERNOON...5 TO 9 INCHES
  TONIGHT...AND AN INCH OR LESS EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...LEADING
  TO STORM TOTALS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES.

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
  RESULT IN SEVERE WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND
  TONIGHT. DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. VISIBILITY WILL BE
  DRAMATICALLY REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE
  PEAK OF THE STORM.

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.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$
354 
WWUS41 KBUF 121950
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
350 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

NYZ012-019>021-085-130400-
/O.CON.KBUF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140313T0600Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0015.140313T0600Z-140313T1500Z/
WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...
WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
350 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM EDT
THURSDAY...

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

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING.

* HAZARDS...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 
  BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 8 INCHES THROUGH TONIGHT...
  LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES...WITH THE LOWEST
  AMOUNTS NEAR THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE LINE AND HIGHEST AMOUNTS
  ACROSS SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES.

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 50 MPH.

* WIND CHILLS...AS COLD AS 15 TO 20 BELOW LATE TONIGHT AND 
  THURSDAY MORNING. 

* VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL 
  MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE THIS 
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED 
  WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU.
IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

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.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL
BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT
ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED
EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA.

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

&&

$$

NYZ001-002-010-011-130400-
/O.CON.KBUF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140313T0600Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO...
BATAVIA
350 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE NIAGARA FRONTIER.

* TIMING...THROUGH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

* HAZARDS...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES THROUGH
  TONIGHT...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES.

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL 
  MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE THIS 
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED 
  WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU.
IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

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.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

NYZ003>005-013-014-130400-
/O.CON.KBUF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140313T0900Z/
MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...
GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA
350 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT THURSDAY...

* LOCATIONS...MONROE...WAYNE...NORTHERN CAYUGA...LIVINGSTON AND 
  ONTARIO COUNTIES. 

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

* HAZARDS...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO
  TONIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 7 TO 10 INCHES THROUGH TONIGHT...
  LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 14 TO 18 INCHES.

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL 
  MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE THIS 
  AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY 
  REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF 
  THE STORM. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU.
IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

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.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

NYZ006-130400-
/O.CON.KBUF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140313T1200Z/
OSWEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO
350 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THURSDAY...

* LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* HAZARDS...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO
  TONIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 7 TO 10 INCHES THROUGH EARLY
  THURSDAY MORNING...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 14 TO 18 INCHES.

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL 
  MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE THIS 
  AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY 
  REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF 
  THE STORM. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU.
IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

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.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

NYZ008-130400-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140313T1200Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0015.140313T0600Z-140313T1500Z/
LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE
350 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
THURSDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM EDT
THURSDAY...

* LOCATIONS...LEWIS COUNTY.

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING.

* HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. BITTERLY COLD WIND 
  CHILLS OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 8 TO 12 INCHES THROUGH EARLY
  THURSDAY MORNING...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 15 TO 20 INCHES.

* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH.

* WIND CHILLS...AS COLD AS 15 TO 20 BELOW LATE TONIGHT AND 
  THURSDAY MORNING. 

* VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL 
  RESULT IN SEVERE WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND 
  TONIGHT. DRIVING WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. VISIBILITY 
  WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS 
  DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. 

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.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL
BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT
ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED
EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA.

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.

&&

$$

NYZ007-130400-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140313T1200Z/
JEFFERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN
350 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
THURSDAY...

* LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 12 INCHES THROUGH EARLY
  THURSDAY MORNING...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 12 TO 20 INCHES.

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL 
  RESULT IN SEVERE WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND 
  TONIGHT. DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. VISIBILITY WILL 
  BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS 
  DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. 

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.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$
568 
WWUS41 KBUF 130108
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
908 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

NYZ001-002-010-011-130915-
/O.CAN.KBUF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140313T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.WW.Y.0015.140313T0108Z-140313T1200Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO...
BATAVIA
908 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THURSDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 8 AM EDT THURSDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* LOCATIONS...THE NIAGARA FRONTIER.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES OVERNIGHT AND AN INCH OR LESS 
  THURSDAY.

* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH
  CONTINUED GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL RESULT IN REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW, BLOWING SNOW,
SLEET, FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE
SIGNIFICANT, THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

NYZ012-019>021-085-130915-
/O.CAN.KBUF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140313T0600Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0015.140313T0600Z-140313T1500Z/
WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...
WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
908 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM EDT
THURSDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE
BLIZZARD WARNING. 

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

* TIMING...OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING.

* HAZARDS...LOW WIND CHILLS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

* WIND CHILLS...AS COLD AS 15 TO 20 BELOW LATE TONIGHT AND
  THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN THE RISK OF
  FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA FOR ANYONE OUTSIDE WITHOUT PROPER
  CLOTHING FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL
BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT
ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED
EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA.

&&

$$

NYZ003>005-013-014-130900-
/O.CON.KBUF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140313T0900Z/
MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...
GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA
908 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT THURSDAY...

* LOCATIONS...MONROE...WAYNE...NORTHERN CAYUGA...LIVINGSTON AND 
  ONTARIO COUNTIES. 

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

* HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OVERNIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 35 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
  MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TONIGHT.
  VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON
  ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU.
IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

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.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

NYZ006-130915-
/O.CON.KBUF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140313T1200Z/
OSWEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO
908 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THURSDAY...

* LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OVERNIGHT AND AN INCH OR LESS 
  THURSDAY.

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 35 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
  MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TONIGHT.
  VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON
  ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU.
IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

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.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

NYZ008-130915-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140313T1200Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0015.140313T0600Z-140313T1500Z/
LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE
908 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
THURSDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM EDT
THURSDAY...

* LOCATIONS...LEWIS COUNTY.

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING.

* HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OVERNIGHT AND AROUND AN INCH 
  THURSDAY.

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH.

* WIND CHILLS...AS COLD AS 15 TO 20 BELOW LATE TONIGHT AND 
  THURSDAY MORNING. 

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
  RESULT IN SEVERE WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT. DRIVING WILL
  BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY
  REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE
  STORM. IN ADDITION...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN
  THE RISK OF FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA FOR ANYONE OUTSIDE WITHOUT
  PROPER CLOTHING FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.

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.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL
BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT
ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED
EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA.

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.

&&

$$

NYZ007-130915-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140313T1200Z/
JEFFERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN
908 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
THURSDAY...

* LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OVERNIGHT AND AN INCH OR LESS 
  THURSDAY.

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL 
  RESULT IN SEVERE WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND 
  TONIGHT. DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. VISIBILITY WILL 
  BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS 
  DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. 

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.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$
595 
WWUS41 KBUF 130250
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1050 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

NYZ006-131100-
/O.CAN.KBUF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140313T1200Z/
/O.EXA.KBUF.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140313T1200Z/
OSWEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO
1050 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THURSDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 8 AM EDT THURSDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OVERNIGHT AND AN INCH OR LESS 
  THURSDAY.

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH
  CONTINUED GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL RESULT IN REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW, BLOWING SNOW,
SLEET, FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE
SIGNIFICANT, THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

NYZ003>005-013-014-131100-
/O.CAN.KBUF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140313T0900Z/
/O.EXA.KBUF.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140313T1200Z/
MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...
GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA
1050 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THURSDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 8 AM EDT THURSDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* LOCATIONS...MONROE...WAYNE...NORTHERN CAYUGA...LIVINGSTON AND 
  ONTARIO COUNTIES. 

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES OVERNIGHT AND AN INCH OR LESS 
  THURSDAY.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH
  CONTINUED GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL RESULT IN REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW, BLOWING SNOW,
SLEET, FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE
SIGNIFICANT, THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

NYZ008-131100-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140313T1200Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0015.140313T0600Z-140313T1500Z/
LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE
1050 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
THURSDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM EDT
THURSDAY...

* LOCATIONS...LEWIS COUNTY.

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING.

* HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OVERNIGHT AND AROUND AN INCH 
  THURSDAY.

* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH.

* WIND CHILLS...AS COLD AS 15 TO 20 BELOW LATE TONIGHT AND 
  THURSDAY MORNING. 

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL 
  RESULT IN SEVERE WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT. DRIVING 
  WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. VISIBILITY WILL BE 
  DRAMATICALLY REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING 
  THE PEAK OF THE STORM. IN ADDITION...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS 
  WILL RESULT IN THE RISK OF FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA FOR 
  ANYONE OUTSIDE WITHOUT PROPER CLOTHING FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD 
  OF TIME. 

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.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL
BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT
ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED
EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA.

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.

&&

$$

NYZ007-131100-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140313T1200Z/
JEFFERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN
1050 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
THURSDAY...

* LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OVERNIGHT AND AN INCH OR LESS 
  THURSDAY.

* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...UNDER A MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
  RESULT IN SEVERE WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT. DRIVING WILL
  BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED
  WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM.

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.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

NYZ001-002-010-011-131100-
/O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140313T1200Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO...
BATAVIA
1050 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
THURSDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE NIAGARA FRONTIER.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES OVERNIGHT AND AN INCH OR LESS 
  THURSDAY.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH 
  CONTINUED GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL RESULT IN REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...
SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE
SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER
WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

NYZ012-019>021-085-131100-
/O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0015.140313T0600Z-140313T1500Z/
WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...
WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
1050 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM EDT
THURSDAY...

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

* TIMING...OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING.

* HAZARDS...SNOW.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

* WIND CHILLS...AS COLD AS 15 TO 20 BELOW LATE TONIGHT AND 
  THURSDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN THE RISK OF 
  FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA FOR ANYONE OUTSIDE WITHOUT PROPER 
  CLOTHING FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL
BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT
ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED
EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 12, 4:09 AM EDTWind Chill AdvisoryBUFAllegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Lewis, Wyoming31 hr
Mar 12, 7:41 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryBUF4 days

Nearby

Blizzard Warnings in New York, 2014Every blizzard warning in 2014

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.