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Lake Effect Snow Advisory 13, NWS Buffalo, NY

February 24, 2014Jefferson County, New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this lake effect snow advisory at Feb 24, 2014, 9:25 PM EST for Jefferson County, New York. It took effect at Feb 25, 2014, 9:00 PM EST. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 24, 2014, 9:25 PM EST (02:25 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 25, 2014, 9:00 PM EST
Expired
Feb 26, 2014, 6:35 AM EST
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY

County Jefferson County, NY

The radar

The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 231 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Albany, NY at 00:00Z on 2014-02-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albany, NY at 00:00Z on 2014-02-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 165 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1189 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
165 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
135 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.

624 
WWUS41 KBUF 250225
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
925 PM EST MON FEB 24 2014

NYZ004>006-251030-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140225T1800Z/
WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO
925 PM EST MON FEB 24 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...WAYNE...NORTHERN CAYUGA...AND OSWEGO COUNTIES.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OVERNIGHT AND 1 TO 3 INCHES 
  TUESDAY.

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

* IMPACTS...MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL 
  RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL TODAY INTO TUESDAY. EXPECT 
  SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

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

&&

$$

NYZ007-251030-
/O.NEW.KBUF.LE.Y.0013.140226T0200Z-140226T2200Z/
JEFFERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN
925 PM EST MON FEB 24 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM TUESDAY TO 5 PM
EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM TUESDAY TO 5 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY.

* TIMING...LATE TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES TUESDAY NIGHT AND 2 TO 4 INCHES
  WEDNESDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES IN THE MOST
  PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS.

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

* IMPACTS...PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT 
  TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

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

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

&&

$$

NYZ019-020-251030-
/O.EXB.KBUF.LE.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140225T1200Z/
CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN
925 PM EST MON FEB 24 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

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

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

* IMPACTS...PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT 
  TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

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

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

&&

$$

NYZ008-251030-
/O.EXT.KBUF.LE.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140226T2200Z/
LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE
925 PM EST MON FEB 24 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...LEWIS COUNTY WITH GREATEST AMOUNTS ON THE TUG HILL
  PLATEAU.

* TIMING...LITTLE TO NO SNOW TONIGHT AND TUESDAY WITH THE BAND
  LIFTING BACK NORTH TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...AN INCH OR LESS OVERNIGHT...1 TO 2 INCHES 
  TUESDAY...2 TO 4 INCHES TUESDAY NIGHT...AND 2 TO 4 INCHES 
  WEDNESDAY.

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

* IMPACTS...PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT 
  TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

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

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>003-251030-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140225T1800Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER
925 PM EST MON FEB 24 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NIAGARA...ORLEANS...MONROE

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OVERNIGHT AND 1 TO 3 INCHES 
  TUESDAY.

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

* IMPACTS...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL 
  RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES...MAKING 
  TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

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

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

&&

$$

SMITH
8 follow-up statements
885 
WWUS41 KBUF 250904
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
404 AM EST TUE FEB 25 2014

NYZ019-020-251015-
/O.CAN.KBUF.LE.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140225T1200Z/
CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN
404 AM EST TUE FEB 25 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE
EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. 

THE LAKE SNOWS HAVE DIMINISHED...THEREFORE THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW
ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

NYZ006-251715-
/O.NEW.KBUF.LE.A.0006.140226T1200Z-140227T0600Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140225T1800Z/
OSWEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO
404 AM EST TUE FEB 25 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

* LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY.

* TIMING...THROUGH 1 PM TODAY FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING.
  WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH.

* ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS
  TODAY...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 7 INCHES OR MORE POSSIBLE BETWEEN
  WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

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

* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL
  RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL. EXPECT SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
  POOR VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

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.

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS
POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS.

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

&&

$$

NYZ004-005-251715-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140225T1800Z/
WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN
404 AM EST TUE FEB 25 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN WAYNE AND CAYUGA COUNTIES.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOST
  PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS TODAY.

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

* IMPACTS...MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL
  RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL. EXPECT SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
  POOR VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

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

&&

$$

NYZ008-251715-
/O.NEW.KBUF.LE.A.0006.140226T1200Z-140227T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KBUF.LE.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140226T1200Z/
LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE
404 AM EST TUE FEB 25 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

* LOCATIONS...LEWIS COUNTY...WITH GREATEST AMOUNTS ON THE TUG
  HILL PLATEAU.

* TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY.
  WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH THE
  POTENTIAL FOR AN ADDITIONAL 7 INCHES OR MORE BETWEEN WEDNESDAY
  AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

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

* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH.

* IMPACTS...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO POTENTIALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL
  RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...
  MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS TO VERY DIFFICULT AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS
POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS.

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>003-251715-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140225T1800Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER
404 AM EST TUE FEB 25 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
THIS AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...NIAGARA...ORLEANS...AND MONROE COUNTIES.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE MOST
  PERSISTENT SNOWS.

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

* IMPACTS...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT
  SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES... MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

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

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

&&

$$

NYZ007-251715-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0013.140226T0200Z-140226T2200Z/
JEFFERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN
404 AM EST TUE FEB 25 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS
EVENING TO 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY.

* TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OVERNIGHT AND 2 TO 4 INCHES 
  WEDNESDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES IN THE 
  MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS.

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

* IMPACTS...PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT 
  TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

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

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

&&

$$

JJR/RSH
364 
WWUS41 KBUF 251138
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
638 AM EST TUE FEB 25 2014

NYZ001>003-251245-
/O.CAN.KBUF.LE.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140225T1800Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER
638 AM EST TUE FEB 25 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE
EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. 

WHILE THERE WILL STILL BE A FEW MORE SNOW SHOWERS THIS
MORNING...ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE NO LONGER
EXPECTED. FOR THIS REASON...THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

$$

NYZ006-252000-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140225T1800Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0006.140226T1200Z-140227T0600Z/
OSWEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO
638 AM EST TUE FEB 25 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

* LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY.

* TIMING...THROUGH 1 PM TODAY FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING.
  WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 ADDITIONAL INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT
  LAKE SNOWS TODAY...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 7 INCHES OR MORE POSSIBLE
  BETWEEN WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

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

* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL 
  RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL. EXPECT SNOW COVERED ROADS AND 
  POOR VISIBILITIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

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.

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS
POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS.

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

&&

$$

NYZ004-005-251800-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140225T1800Z/
WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN
638 AM EST TUE FEB 25 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN WAYNE AND CAYUGA COUNTIES.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS
  TODAY.

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

* IMPACTS...MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL 
  RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL. EXPECT SNOW COVERED ROADS AND 
  POOR VISIBILITIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

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

&&

$$

NYZ008-252000-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140226T1200Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0006.140226T1200Z-140227T0600Z/
LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE
638 AM EST TUE FEB 25 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

* LOCATIONS...LEWIS COUNTY...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS ON THE TUG 
  HILL PLATEAU. 

* TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY.
  WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH THE
  POTENTIAL FOR AN ADDITIONAL 7 INCHES OR MORE BETWEEN WEDNESDAY
  AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

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

* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH.

* IMPACTS...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO POTENTIALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL
  RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...
  MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS TO VERY DIFFICULT AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS
POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS.

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

&&

$$

NYZ007-252000-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0013.140226T0200Z-140226T2200Z/
JEFFERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN
638 AM EST TUE FEB 25 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS
EVENING TO 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY.

* TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OVERNIGHT AND 2 TO 4 INCHES 
  WEDNESDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES IN THE 
  MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS.

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

* IMPACTS...PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT 
  TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

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

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

&&

$$

JJR/RSH
221 
WWUS41 KBUF 251730
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1230 PM EST TUE FEB 25 2014

NYZ006-260130-
/O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140225T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KBUF.LE.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140226T0200Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0006.140226T1200Z-140227T0600Z/
OSWEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO
1230 PM EST TUE FEB 25 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING.
THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY.

* TIMING...THROUGH 9 PM TUESDAY EVENING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING 4 TO 8 INCHES IN
  THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS...MAINLY IN THE NORTHERN HALF OF
  THE COUNTY.

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

* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL 
  RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL. EXPECT SNOW COVERED ROADS AND 
  POOR VISIBILITIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS
POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS.

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

&&

$$

NYZ004-005-251830-
/O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140225T1800Z/
WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN
1230 PM EST TUE FEB 25 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE
EFFECT SNOW WARNING. 

LAKE EFFECT SNOW HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.

$$

NYZ008-260130-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140226T1200Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0006.140226T1200Z-140227T0600Z/
LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE
1230 PM EST TUE FEB 25 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

* LOCATIONS...LEWIS COUNTY...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS ON THE 
  TUG HILL PLATEAU. 

* TIMING...THROUGH OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING 4 TO 8 INCHES 
  IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS.

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

* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH.

* IMPACTS...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO POTENTIALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL 
  RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND GREATLY REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS TO VERY DIFFICULT AT 
  TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS
POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS.

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

&&

$$

NYZ007-260130-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0013.140226T0200Z-140226T2200Z/
JEFFERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN
1230 PM EST TUE FEB 25 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS
EVENING TO 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY.

* TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OVERNIGHT AND 2 TO 4 INCHES 
  WEDNESDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES IN THE 
  MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS.

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

* IMPACTS...PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT 
  TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

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

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

&&

$$
010 
WWUS41 KBUF 252050
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
350 PM EST TUE FEB 25 2014

NYZ006-260500-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140226T0200Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0006.140226T1200Z-140227T0600Z/
OSWEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO
350 PM EST TUE FEB 25 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST
THIS EVENING...
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

* LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY.

* TIMING...THROUGH OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES THROUGH THIS EVENING IN THE MOST
  PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. SNOW POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING MORE THAN
  6 INCHES WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

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

* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM TO HIGH FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW
  WATCH.

* IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT
  TRAVEL. EXPECT SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS
POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS.

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

&&

$$

NYZ008-260500-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140226T1200Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0006.140226T1200Z-140227T0600Z/
LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE
350 PM EST TUE FEB 25 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

* LOCATIONS...LEWIS COUNTY...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS ON THE 
  TUG HILL PLATEAU. 

* TIMING...THROUGH OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES TONIGHT IN THE MOST PERSISTENT
  LAKE SNOWS. SNOW POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING MORE THAN 6 INCHES
  WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

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

* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM TO HIGH FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW
  WATCH.

* IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
  GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS TO VERY
  DIFFICULT AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS
POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS.

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

&&

$$

NYZ007-260500-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0013.140226T0200Z-140226T2200Z/
JEFFERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN
350 PM EST TUE FEB 25 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS
EVENING TO 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY.

* TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OVERNIGHT AND UP TO 2 INCHES
  WEDNESDAY IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS.

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

* IMPACTS...PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT 
  TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

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

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

&&

$$

TMA
156 
WWUS41 KBUF 260135
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
835 PM EST TUE FEB 25 2014

NYZ006-260945-
/O.CAN.KBUF.LE.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140226T0200Z/
/O.UPG.KBUF.LE.A.0006.140226T1200Z-140227T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.LE.W.0009.140226T0900Z-140227T0000Z/
OSWEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO
835 PM EST TUE FEB 25 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. THIS UPGRADES THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH WHICH WAS
PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

* LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY. HEAVIEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED IN CENTRAL
  OSWEGO COUNTY.

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

* ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 2 INCHES LATE TONIGHT...6 TO 10 INCHES
  WEDNESDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES IN THE
  MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

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

* IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT
  TRAVEL. EXPECT SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS
  INCLUDES INTERSTATE 81 FROM CENTRAL SQUARE TO PULASKI. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

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

&&

$$

NYZ008-260945-
/O.CAN.KBUF.LE.A.0006.140226T1200Z-140227T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KBUF.LE.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140227T0000Z/
LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE
835 PM EST TUE FEB 25 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE
EFFECT SNOW WATCH. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...LEWIS COUNTY...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS ON THE 
  TUG HILL PLATEAU. 

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES TONIGHT AND 3 TO 5 INCHES
  WEDNESDAY IN PERSISTENT BANDS.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.

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

* IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
  GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

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

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

&&

$$

NYZ005-260945-
/O.EXB.KBUF.LE.Y.0012.140226T0900Z-140227T0000Z/
NORTHERN CAYUGA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FAIR HAVEN
835 PM EST TUE FEB 25 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTY...MAINLY NORTH OF CATO.

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

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES WEDNESDAY IN THE MOST PERSISTENT
  LAKE SNOWS.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

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

* IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
  GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

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

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

&&

$$

NYZ007-260945-
/O.EXT.KBUF.LE.Y.0013.140226T0200Z-140226T1200Z/
JEFFERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN
835 PM EST TUE FEB 25 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE
  SNOWS.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

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

* IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
  GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

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

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
702 
WWUS41 KBUF 260441
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1141 PM EST TUE FEB 25 2014

NYZ006-261245-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0009.140226T0900Z-140227T0000Z/
OSWEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO
1141 PM EST TUE FEB 25 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM
EST WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY. HEAVIEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED IN 
  CENTRAL OSWEGO COUNTY. 

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

* ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 2 INCHES OVERNIGHT...6 TO 10 INCHES
  WEDNESDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES IN THE
  MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

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

* IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT 
  TRAVEL. EXPECT SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS 
  INCLUDES INTERSTATE 81 FROM CENTRAL SQUARE TO PULASKI. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

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

&&

$$

NYZ008-261245-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140227T0000Z/
LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE
1141 PM EST TUE FEB 25 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...LEWIS COUNTY...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS ON THE 
  TUG HILL PLATEAU. 

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OVERNIGHT...4 TO 6 INCHES
  WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

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

* IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS 
  AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT 
  TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

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

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

&&

$$

NYZ005-261245-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0012.140226T0900Z-140227T0000Z/
NORTHERN CAYUGA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FAIR HAVEN
1141 PM EST TUE FEB 25 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM
EST WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTY...MAINLY NORTH OF CATO.

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

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE
  SNOWS.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

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

* IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS 
  AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT 
  TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

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

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

&&

$$

NYZ007-261200-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-140226T1200Z/
JEFFERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN
1141 PM EST TUE FEB 25 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES OVERNIGHT IN
  PERSISTENT BANDS.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

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

* IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
  GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES.
  THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 81 FROM JUST NORTH OF WATERTOWN TO THE
  OSWEGO COUNTY LINE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

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

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
165 
WWUS41 KBUF 260919
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
419 AM EST WED FEB 26 2014

NYZ006-261730-
/O.NEW.KBUF.LE.A.0007.140227T1800Z-140228T1800Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140227T0000Z/
OSWEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO
419 AM EST WED FEB 26 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY. HEAVIEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED IN 
  CENTRAL OSWEGO COUNTY. 

* TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THEN
  ANOTHER BAND OF SNOW FORMING BEHIND ANOTHER COLD FRONT THURSDAY
  AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES THROUGH THE
  EVENING. ADDITIONAL SNOW POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING MORE THAN 7
  INCHES THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH.

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

* IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT 
  TRAVEL. EXPECT SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS 
  INCLUDES INTERSTATE 81 FROM CENTRAL SQUARE TO PULASKI. 

* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

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 LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS
POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS.

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.

&&

$$

NYZ008-261730-
/O.NEW.KBUF.LE.A.0007.140227T1800Z-140228T1800Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140227T0000Z/
LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE
419 AM EST WED FEB 26 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
THIS EVENING...
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATIONS...LEWIS COUNTY...GREATEST LAKE SNOWS WILL FOCUS ON
  SOUTHERN LEWIS COUNTY.

* TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THEN
  ANOTHER BAND OF SNOW FORMING BEHIND ANOTHER COLD FRONT THURSDAY
  AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH EVENING.
  POTENTIAL FOR MORE THAN 7 INCHES OF SNOW THURSDAY AFTERNOON
  THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

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

* IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS 
  AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT 
  TIMES. 

* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

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 LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS
POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS.

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.

&&

$$

NYZ005-261730-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140227T0000Z/
NORTHERN CAYUGA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FAIR HAVEN
419 AM EST WED FEB 26 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTY...MAINLY NORTH OF CATO.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES TODAY...AND AN INCH OR LESS
  TONIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

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

* IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS 
  AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT 
  TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

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

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

&&

$$

NYZ007-261200-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-140226T1200Z/
JEFFERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN
419 AM EST WED FEB 26 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
THIS MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN PORTION OF JEFFERSON COUNTY. 

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 2 INCHES THROUGH 6 AM AND AN INCH OR 
  LESS TODAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES....AS LOW AS A HALF A MILE IN THE SNOW BAND. 

* IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS 
  AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT 
  TIMES. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 81 FROM JUST NORTH OF 
  WATERTOWN TO THE OSWEGO COUNTY LINE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

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

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

&&

$$

THOMAS
758 
WWUS41 KBUF 261135
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
635 AM EST WED FEB 26 2014

NYZ007-261245-
/O.CAN.KBUF.LE.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-140226T1200Z/
JEFFERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN
635 AM EST WED FEB 26 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE
EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. 

LAKE EFFECT SNOW HAS SHIFTED SOUTH OF THE COUNTY THIS MORNING. 

$$

NYZ006-261945-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140227T0000Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0007.140227T1800Z-140228T1800Z/
OSWEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO
635 AM EST WED FEB 26 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY. HEAVIEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED IN 
  CENTRAL OSWEGO COUNTY. 

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES THROUGH THE
  EVENING. ADDITIONAL SNOW POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING MORE THAN 7
  INCHES THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH.

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

* IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT 
  TRAVEL. EXPECT SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS 
  INCLUDES INTERSTATE 81 FROM CENTRAL SQUARE TO PULASKI. 

* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

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 LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS
POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS.

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.

&&

$$

NYZ008-261945-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140227T0000Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0007.140227T1800Z-140228T1800Z/
LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE
635 AM EST WED FEB 26 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
THIS EVENING...
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...LEWIS COUNTY...GREATEST LAKE SNOWS WILL FOCUS ON 
  SOUTHERN LEWIS COUNTY. 

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH EVENING.
  POTENTIAL FOR MORE THAN 7 INCHES OF SNOW THURSDAY AFTERNOON
  THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

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

* IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS 
  AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT 
  TIMES. 

* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

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 LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS
POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS.

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.

&&

$$

NYZ005-261945-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140227T0000Z/
NORTHERN CAYUGA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FAIR HAVEN
635 AM EST WED FEB 26 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTY...MAINLY NORTH OF CATO.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES TODAY AND AN INCH OR LESS 
  TONIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

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

* IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
  GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

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

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

&&

$$

THOMAS

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this lake effect snow advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Buffalo, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this lake effect snow advisory went out at Feb 24, 8:05 PM EST, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 24, 8:05 PM EST, 1 hour 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
805 PM EST MON FEB 24 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
A DEEP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF
NORTH AMERICA RIGHT THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK. THIS WILL RESULT IN
A PROLONGED PERIOD OF BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES...ALONG WITH
CONTINUED LAKE EFFECT SNOWS DOWNWIND OF LAKE ONTARIO. OUTSIDE OF
THE LAKE SNOWS...PASSING DISTURBANCES WILL BRING PERIODS OF SNOW
SHOWERS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY/...
THE LONGWAVE PATTERN FEATURING AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IN THE WEST AND
A BROAD TROUGH ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN US IS NOW
REESTABLISHED...WITH A SHORTWAVE CROSSING THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES
AND ANOTHER ONE FURTHER UPSTREAM OVER MINNESOTA. TEMPERATURES ALOFT
ARE PLENTY COLD ENOUGH FOR A LAKE RESPONSE WITH THE 00Z BUF RAOB
MEASURING TEMPERATURES AT 850MB AT -18C. THERE IS PLENTY OF LOW
LEVEL MOISTURE TOO WITH ABUNDANT HORIZONTAL ROLL CONVECTION
THROUGHOUT THE GREAT LAKES REGION. ALTHOUGH LAKE ERIE IS MOSTLY ICE
COVERED EXCEPT FOR A SMALL PORTION NW OF KCLE...PLENTY OF STREAMERS
FROM LAKE MI ARE REACHING WESTERN NY MAINLY SOUTH OF BUFFALO. AREAS
EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO ARE FEELING THE EFFECTS FROM LAKE ONTARIO PLUS
UPSTREAM LAKES AS WELL.

UPDATED THE FORECAST THIS EVENING TO ADD LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORIES
FOR NIAGARA...ORLEANS AND MONROE COUNTIES IN ADDITION TO CONTINUING
THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNINGS FOR N. CAYUGA AND OSWEGO AND THE
ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN LEWIS COUNTY. THE FIRST SHORTWAVE CROSSING THE
CENTRAL LAKES IS FORECAST TO PUSH THE CURRENT LAKE EFFECT SNOW
SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE LAKESHORE COUNTIES BORDERING LAKE ONTARIO.
THERE ARE SEVERAL HIGH RESOLUTION MODELS THAT CREATE A SOUTHERN LAKE
ONTARIO-HUGGING BAND THAT EVENTUALLY SETTLES TO THE
SOUTH...AFFECTING AREAS FROM NIAGARA COUNTY EAST THROUGH OSWEGO
COUNTY. 00Z NAM12 OMEGA FIELD SHOWS A VERY HEALTHY PLUME OF LIFT
ALONG THESE LAKESHORE COUNTIES CENTERED ON 06Z WHERE 3 TO 6 INCHES
OF SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE BEFORE THE BAND LIFTS BACK TOWARD THE NORTH
LATER TUESDAY MORNING AS THE SECOND SHORTWAVE MOVES INTO THE LOWER
GREAT LAKES AREA. FOR SOUTHERN LEWIS COUNTY...THERE WILL LIKELY BE A
LONGER BREAK IN ANY LAKE EFFECT ACTIVITY LATER TONIGHT AS THE BAND
SHIFTS SOUTH. THE BREAK WILL PROBABLY NOT BE LONG ENOUGH TO
CANCEL/REISSUE AN ADVISORY FOR TUESDAY SO WILL LEAVE IT ALONE.

EAST OF LAKE ERIE...EXPECT MOSTLY THIN BANDS OF SNOW SHOWERS WITH
MINIMAL ACCUMULATIONS DUE A MEAGER UPSTREAM HEAT SOURCE /MOSTLY
FROZEN LAKE ERIE/.  WILL FORECAST SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WITH LITTLE
IN THE WAY OF ACCUMULATIONS...AN INCH OR TWO. LATEST SATELLITE
IMAGERY SHOWS SOME DRYING UPSTREAM AND EXPECT THIS TREND TO CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT...WITH PROGRESSIVELY LOWER CHANCES FOR NUISANCE
ACCUMULATING SNOW WITH TIME OVER THE FAR WESTERN PORTION OF THE
STATE. THIS DOES NOT QUITE MATCH WITH MODEL GUIDANCE WHICH SHOWS A
CONTINUOUS SUPPLY OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE...SO WILL SHY AWAY FROM SOME
OF THE MORE ROBUST MODEL OUTPUT.

&&

.SHORT TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/...
COLD AND UNSETTLED WILL BE THE NAME OF THE GAME THROUGH THE REST OF
THE WEEK AS THE MUCH-MALIGNED POLAR VORTEX ONCE AGAIN TAKES UP
RESIDENCE OVER JAMES BAY. THE LOWER GREAT LAKES...BEING LOCATED ON
THE NORTH EDGE OF THE POLAR JET AND SITUATED WITHIN THE FLAT BASE OF
THE LONGWAVE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THIS POLAR LOW OVER JAMES
BAY...WILL BE DIRECTLY IN THE PATH OF A SERIES OF SHORTWAVES
WHEELING OUT OF THE ARCTIC AND AROUND THE BASE OF THE
TROUGH...FURTHER CARVING OUT THE TROUGH AND FURTHER REINFORCING THE
COLD AIR OVER THE REGION WHILE ALSO RESULTING IN PERIODS OF SNOW
SHOWERS ACROSS THE BULK OF WESTERN AND NORTH-CENTRAL NEW YORK WITH
THE MOST INTENSE SNOWFALL BEING FOUND EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO WHERE THE
INTERACTION BETWEEN THE STILL-OPEN LAKE AND THE ARCTIC AIRMASS ABOVE
WILL YIELD AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF LAKE EFFECT SNOWS.

THE FIRST OF THESE SHORTWAVES WILL TRACK ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA
TUESDAY NIGHT WHILE AN ATTENDANT SURFACE LOW TRACKS FROM JUST NORH
OF GEORGIAN BAY...ACROSS THE OTTAWA VALLEY AND EVENTUALLY TO THE
SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY. BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW AHEAD OF THIS
FEATURE SHOULD HAVE THE EFFECT OF PUSHING THE LAKE ONTARIO LES BAND
FROM THE VICINITY OF OSWEGO COUNTY NORTHWARDS INTO
JEFFERSON/NORTHERN LEWIS COUNTIES WITH SOME SYNOTPIC ENHANCEMENT
LIKELY AS THE LOW PASSES BY. WITH EQUILIBRIUM LEVELS CLIMBING ABOVE
10KFT AS FLOW BACKS TO THE SOUTHWEST...EXPECT THAT WE SHOULD SEE A
DECENT BURST OF SNOW ACROSS JEFFERSON COUNTY. SHOULD MODELS CONTINUE
TO ADVERTISE THIS...ADVISORY LEVEL SNOWS LOOK LIKE A GOOD BET ACROSS
THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.

OTHERWISE EXPECT MORE GENERIC SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS
ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA TUESDAY NIGHT AS THE SHORTWAVE
MOVES THROUGH. LIMITED MOISTURE SHOULD KEEP ACCUMULATIONS IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD OF AN INCH OR SO...POSSIBLY A LITTLE HIGHER ACROSS
HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE SOUTHERN TIER WHERE UPSLOPE ENHANCEMENT WILL
BE TAKING PLACE. WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE SHORTWAVE...COLDER AIR WILL
POUR ACROSS THE REGION AND TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE
DIGITS ABOVE ZERO. THE SEEMINGLY PERPETUAL BRISK WESTERLY WINDS
THROUGH THE PERIOD WILL CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO FLIRT WITH ADVISORY
LEVELS ACROSS WESTERN NEW YORK AND THE SOUTHERN TIER...HOWEVER IT IS
CLOSE ENOUGH AT THIS POINT THAT WILL HOLD OFF ON ISSUING THE
ADVISORY.

WEST-NORTHWEST FLOW BECOMES RE-ESTABLISHED ACROSS THE LAKES ON
WEDNESDAY...LIKELY BRINGING A BRIEF RESURGENCE OF LAKE EFFECT SNOWS
ACROSS OSWEGO COUNTY AND POSSIBLY ALONG THE LAKE ONTARIO SHORELINE
TO THE WEST...DEPENDING ON HOW FAR NORTH OF WEST THE FLOW BECOMES.
ACTIVITY SHOULD NOT BE QUITE AS ORGANIZED THOUGH AS THIS WILL BE
DURING THE DAYTIME AND FLOW WILL BE IN THE PROCESS OF BACKING TO THE
SOUTH ONCE AGAIN AHEAD OF THE NEXT WAVE PROGGED TO IMPACT THE AREA
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. EXPECT MUCH OF THE SAME AS THIS
WAVE ROLLS ON THROUGH WITH SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS
MUCH OF WESTERN AND NORTH-CENTRAL NEW YORK WITH LAKE ENHANCEMENT
BRINGING MORE SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS TO AREAS EAST OF LAKE
ONTARIO. HIGH PRESSURE FOLLOWING THIS SYSTEM THURSDAY NGITH SHOULD
BRING AN END TO MOST OF THE SHOWER ACTIVITY...THOUGH LAKE EFFECT
SHOWERS COULD LINGER INTO FRIDAY MORNING SOUTHEAST OF LAKE ONTARIO.
TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO RUN MORE THAN 20 DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE
WITH SUB-ZERO WIND CHILLS...LIKELY NECESSITATING ADVISORIES AND
POSSIBLY WARNINGS AS EVEN COLDER AIR POURS INTO THE REGION BY THE
END OF THE WEEK.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
THE BRUTAL COLD WILL RETAIN ITS GRIP ON THE REGION THROUGH THE
WEEKEND AS THE RIDGIGN ON THE WEST COAST AND CROSS-POLAR FLOW OUT OF
THE ARCTIC SHOWS LITTLE SIGN OF ABATING...SUGGESTING THE THE POLAR
LOW WILL BE WITH US FOR SOME TIME TO COME. YET ANOTHER SHORTWAVE
ROTATING THROUGH THE BASE OF THE ASSOCIATED LONGWAVE TROUGH WILL
BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW SHOWERS TO THE FORECAST AREA FRIDAY
NIGHT INTO SATURDAY WITH LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS LINGERING IN THE
WAKE OF THE SYSTEM INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE THEN TAKES
OVER FOR SUNDAY...THOUGH LAKE EFFECT CLOUDS AND PERHAPS A FEW
FLURRIES WILL LIKELY REMAIN IN PLAY SOUTH OPF LAKE ONTARIO DUE TO
CONTINUED NORTHWESTERLY FLOW. NEEDLESS TO SAY...TEMPERATURES WILL
MORE THAN LIKELY REMAIN 20 TO AS MUCH AS 30 DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE
WITH HIGHS LIMPING INTO THE TEENS AND LOWS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS
ABOVE NEAR THE LAKES AND SUB-ZERO READINGS FARTHER INLAND.

&&

.AVIATION /01Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
LAKE EFFECT SNOWS RUNNING ALONG THE SOUTHERN LAKE ONTARIO LAKE SHORE
THIS EVENING AND ACROSS THE NY SOUTHERN TIER. GENERAL MVFR TO LOW
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL WITH SCATTERED FLURRIES AND SNOW SHOWERS
THROUGH TUESDAY. THERE IS A HIGHER PROBABILITY THAT THE LAKE EFFECT
SNOW BAND SHIFTS SOUTH AND IMPACTS KBUF...KIAG AND KROC OVERNIGHT
TONIGHT WITH IFR CONDITIONS. LAKE SNOWS EAST OF LAKE ERIE WILL ALSO
BRING IFR CONDITIONS TO KJHW OVERNIGHT. ON TUESDAY THE MAIN LAKE
EFFECT ACTIVITY SHOULD FOCUS BACK NORTH CENTERED TOWARD KFZY AND THE
SOUTHEAST LAKE ONTARIO SHORE SOUTH OF KART.

OUTLOOK...
TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...VFR/MVFR WITH SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS... AND LOCALIZED IFR IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW EAST/EAST-SOUTHEAST
OF LAKE ONTARIO.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...MAINLY VFR.

&&

.MARINE...
A GENERAL BRISK WESTERLY FLOW LOOKS TO PERSIST ACROSS THE LOWER
GREAT LAKES THROUGH MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WEEK AS A SERIES OF
DISTURBANCES PASSES ACROSS THE REGION...BEFORE FINALLY WEAKENING
LATER IN THE WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVERHEAD. THIS WILL
MAINTAIN ADVISORY-LEVEL CONDITIONS ON LAKE ONTARIO THROUGH AT LEAST
TUESDAY NIGHT....AND LIKELY BEYOND.

&&

.BUF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NY...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING UNTIL 1 PM EST TUESDAY FOR NYZ004>006.
     LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM EST TUESDAY FOR
     NYZ001>003-008.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 5 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR LOZ042>045.

&&

SYNOPSIS...JJR
NEAR TERM...SMITH/ZAFF
SHORT TERM...WOOD
LONG TERM...WOOD
AVIATION...SMITH/ZAFF
MARINE...APFFEL
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 24, 7:29 PM EST, 1 hour 56 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
729 PM EST MON FEB 24 2014

NYZ007-010-011-013-014-260030-
JEFFERSON-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-
729 PM EST MON FEB 24 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES...
AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF

NYZ004>006-260030-
WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-
729 PM EST MON FEB 24 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST TUESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES...
AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF

NYZ001>003-008-260030-
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-LEWIS-
729 PM EST MON FEB 24 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST TUESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES...
AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF

NYZ012-019>021-085-260030-
WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
729 PM EST MON FEB 24 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

A VERY COLD AIRMASS WILL PROMOTE WIND CHILL VALUES AVERAGING 15
BELOW ZERO LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES...
AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF

LEZ020-040-041-LOZ030-042>045-062>065-SLZ022-024-260030-
UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AND BUFFALO HARBOR-
LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK-
LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM DUNKIRK TO BUFFALO-
LOWER NIAGARA RIVER-
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH-
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY-
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY-
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE
RIVER-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER-
SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM CAPE VINCENT TO OGDENSBURG-
SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM OGDENSBURG TO SAINT REGIS-
729 PM EST MON FEB 24 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEW YORK WATERS OF LAKE
ERIE...LAKE ONTARIO...AND THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES...
AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF

The office that day

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

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.