Alert archive / New York / Lake Effect Snow Warnings in 2014
Lake Effect Snow Warning 9, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this lake effect snow warning at Feb 25, 2014, 8:35 PM EST for Oswego County, New York. It took effect at Feb 26, 2014, 4:00 AM EST. It was in force for 14 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 25, 2014, 8:35 PM EST (01:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 26, 2014, 4:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 26, 2014, 6:22 PM EST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
County Oswego County, NY
The radar
The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 00:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 210 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 744 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 162 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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
6 follow-up statements
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
139 WWUS41 KBUF 261758 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1258 PM EST WED FEB 26 2014 NYZ006-270200- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140227T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0007.140227T1800Z-140228T1800Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 1258 PM 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. && $$ NYZ008-270200- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140227T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0007.140227T1800Z-140228T1800Z/ LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE 1258 PM EST WED FEB 26 2014 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...LEWIS COUNTY...GREATEST LAKE SNOWS WILL FOCUS ON SOUTHERN LEWIS COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH EVENING. POTENTIAL FOR MORE THAN 7 INCHES OF SNOW THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ005-270000- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140227T0000Z/ NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FAIR HAVEN 1258 PM 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 && $$
452 WWUS41 KBUF 262044 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 344 PM EST WED FEB 26 2014 NYZ005-270445- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140227T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.W.0010.140227T2200Z-140228T1800Z/ NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FAIR HAVEN 344 PM EST WED FEB 26 2014 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THURSDAY TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THURSDAY TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTY. * TIMING...LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES THURSDAY NIGHT...AND 3 TO 5 INCHES FRIDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT AT TIMES. GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS 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. 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 && $$ NYZ006-270445- /O.UPG.KBUF.LE.A.0007.140227T1800Z-140228T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.W.0010.140227T1900Z-140228T2100Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140227T0000Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 344 PM EST WED FEB 26 2014 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THURSDAY TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THURSDAY TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY. THIS UPGRADES THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY. HEAVIEST SNOW OVER THE FAR NORTHERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY THROUGH EARLY EVENING. HEAVY SNOW MOVING BACK SOUTH ACROSS THE COUNTY LATE THURSDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY. * TIMING...FIRST WARNING THROUGH 7 PM THIS EVENING. SECOND WARNING THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES THROUGH EARLY EVENING. 3 TO 6 INCHES THURSDAY...5 TO 9 INCHES THURSDAY NIGHT...AND 3 TO 5 INCHES FRIDAY IN PERSISTENT BANDS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT AT TIMES. GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. 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 && $$ NYZ008-270445- /O.UPG.KBUF.LE.A.0007.140227T1800Z-140228T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.W.0010.140227T1700Z-140228T0300Z/ /O.EXT.KBUF.LE.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140227T0300Z/ LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE 344 PM EST WED FEB 26 2014 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM EST THURSDAY. THIS UPGRADES THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...LEWIS COUNTY. HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS THE TUG HILL AND SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY. * TIMING...ADVISORY THROUGH 10 PM THIS EVENING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING FROM NOON THURSDAY THROUGH LATE THURSDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES THROUGH THIS EVENING. 4 TO 6 INCHES THURSDAY...AND 4 TO 6 INCHES THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT AT TIMES. GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS 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. 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 && $$ NYZ004-270445- /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.W.0010.140227T2200Z-140228T1800Z/ WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEWARK 344 PM EST WED FEB 26 2014 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THURSDAY TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THURSDAY TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...WAYNE COUNTY. GREATEST AMOUNTS ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN SECTION OF THE COUNTY. * TIMING...LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES THURSDAY NIGHT...AND 2 TO 4 INCHES FRIDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 7 TO 14 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT AT TIMES. GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS 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. 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 && $$ NYZ007-270445- /O.EXB.KBUF.LE.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140227T2100Z/ JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN 344 PM EST WED FEB 26 2014 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. LAKE EFFECT SNOW MOVING INTO THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE COUNTY THIS EVENING THEN WEAKENING OVERNIGHT. LAKE EFFECT SNOW RE-DEVELOPING AND MOVING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ON THURSDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES THIS EVENING...AND 3 TO 6 INCHES THURSDAY IN PERSISTENT BANDS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 81 FROM MANNSVILLE TO JUST SOUTH OF WATERTOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ HITCHCOCK
016 WWUS41 KBUF 262322 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 622 PM EST WED FEB 26 2014 NYZ006-270730- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140227T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0010.140227T1900Z-140228T2100Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 622 PM EST WED FEB 26 2014 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THURSDAY TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW MOVING SOUTH ACROSS THE COUNTY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THEN OVER FAR SOUTHERN PORTIONS THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE DRIFTING BACK NORTH ON FRIDAY. * TIMING...EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES THURSDAY...5 TO 10 INCHES THURSDAY NIGHT...AND 3 TO 5 INCHES FRIDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT AT TIMES. GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. 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 && $$ NYZ008-270730- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0010.140227T1700Z-140228T0300Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140227T0300Z/ LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE 622 PM EST WED FEB 26 2014 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...LEWIS COUNTY. HEAVIEST SNOW NEAR CARTHAGE THIS EVENING. HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS THE TUG HILL AND SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * TIMING...ADVISORY THROUGH 10 PM THIS EVENING. WARNING FROM NOON THURSDAY THROUGH LATE THURSDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND 2 INCHES ADDITIONAL THIS EVENING. 4 TO 6 INCHES THURSDAY...AND 4 TO 6 INCHES THURSDAY EVENING...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT SNOWS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT AT TIMES. GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS 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. 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 && $$ NYZ004-005-270730- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0010.140227T2200Z-140228T1800Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN 622 PM EST WED FEB 26 2014 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THURSDAY TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...WAYNE AND NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES. * TIMING...LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 11 INCHES THURSDAY NIGHT...AND 2 TO 5 INCHES FRIDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT AT TIMES. GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS 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. 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 && $$ NYZ007-270730- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140227T2100Z/ JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN 622 PM EST WED FEB 26 2014 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES TONIGHT AND 2 TO 4 INCHES THURSDAY IN THE MOST PERSISTENT SNOWS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 81 FROM OSWEGO COUNTY TO THE THOUSAND ISLANDS BRIDGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ HITCHCOCK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 9:26 PM EST | Gale Watch | BUF | 19 hr | |
| Feb 25, 9:26 PM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Watch | BUF | 19 hr | |
| Feb 26, 4:19 AM EST | Lake Effect Snow Watch | BUF | Lewis, Oswego | 11 hr |
| Feb 26, 3:44 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Warning | BUF | Cayuga, Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego, Wayne | 42 hr |
| Feb 26, 4:00 PM EST | Gale Warning | BUF | 32 hr | |
| Feb 26, 4:00 PM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | BUF | 35 hr |
Nearby
Lake Effect Snow Warnings in New York, 2014Every lake effect snow 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.