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Lake Effect Snow Watch 11, NWS Buffalo, NY

December 30, 2014Erie County, Genesee County, Wyoming County, New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this lake effect snow watch at Dec 30, 2014, 1:03 PM EST for Erie County, Genesee County, Wyoming County, New York. It took effect at Dec 31, 2014, 3:00 PM EST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 30, 2014, 1:03 PM EST (18:03 UTC)
In effect from: Dec 31, 2014, 3:00 PM EST
Expired: Dec 31, 2014, 4:02 AM EST
In force
Issued by: NWS Buffalo, NY

Counties Erie County, NY, Genesee County, NY, Wyoming County, NY

The radar

The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this lake effect snow watch 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 watch went out at Dec 30, 12:59 PM EST, 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 30, 12:59 PM EST, 4 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Dec 30, 9:14 AM EST, 3 hours 49 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
914 AM EST TUE DEC 30 2014

NYZ001-010-301545-
ERIE NY-NIAGARA NY-
914 AM EST TUE DEC 30 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE AREA...

* AT 904 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO
  ONE INCH PER HOUR. THIS LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND WAS LOCATED FROM
  LEWISTON TO THE TONAWANDAS.

* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND INCLUDE...
  TONAWANDA...
  KENMORE...
  AMHERST...
  WILLIAMSVILLE...
  HARRIS HILL AND CHEEKTOWAGA...
  DEPEW...
  LANCASTER...

THIS INCLUDES THE NEW YORK THRUWAY BETWEEN EXITS 49 AND 52.

DRIVING WITHIN THIS SNOW BAND WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES WITH SNOW
COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADWAYS. IF TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA SLOW DOWN
AND BE PREPARED FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING ROAD AND WEATHER CONDITIONS.

LAT...LON 4327 7906 4328 7904 4310 7853 4285 7860
      4292 7891 4295 7893 4296 7898

Special weather statement, Dec 30, 10:45 AM EST, 2 hours 18 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1045 AM EST TUE DEC 30 2014

NYZ001-002-010-011-301630-
ERIE NY-GENESEE NY-NIAGARA NY-ORLEANS NY-
1045 AM EST TUE DEC 30 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE AREA...

* AT 1034 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  AN AREA OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SNOWFALL RATES OF
  UP TO ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR...AND VISIBILITY OF A HALF MILE OR
  LESS AT TIMES. THIS AREA OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WAS LOCATED
  ACROSS NIAGARA AND NORTHEASTERN ERIE COUNTIES...AND WILL SPREAD
  EAST ACROSS ORLEANS AND NORTHERN GENESEE COUNTIES THROUGH 1130 AM.

* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND INCLUDE...
  LOCKPORT AND NEWFANE...
  MIDDLEPORT AND OAKFIELD...
  MEDINA...
  BYRON...
  WATERPORT AND ALBION...
  POINT BREEZE...
  BATAVIA...

DRIVING WITHIN THIS AREA OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL BE DIFFICULT AT
TIMES WITH SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADWAYS. IF TRAVELING ACROSS
THE AREA SLOW DOWN AND BE PREPARED FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING ROAD AND
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

LAT...LON 4333 7883 4338 7855 4339 7809 4294 7796
      4301 7883 4320 7906 4325 7906 4326 7908

JAM

Special weather statement, Dec 30, 11:51 AM EST, 1 hour 12 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1151 AM EST TUE DEC 30 2014

NYZ001-002-010>012-301730-
ERIE NY-GENESEE NY-NIAGARA NY-ORLEANS NY-WYOMING NY-
1151 AM EST TUE DEC 30 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE AREA...

* AT 1137 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  AN AREA OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SNOWFALL RATES OF
  UP TO ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR...AND VISIBILITY OF A HALF MILE OR
  LESS AT TIMES. THIS AREA OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  AT LEAST 1230 PM ACROSS NORTHEASTERN NIAGARA...FAR NORTHEASTERN
  ERIE...SOUTHWESTERN ORLEANS...GENESEE AND NORTHERN WYOMING
  COUNTIES.

* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND INCLUDE...
  YOUNGSTOWN...
  LOCKPORT...
  NEWFANE...
  MIDDLEPORT AND OAKFIELD...
  MEDINA...
  ALABAMA...
  BATAVIA...
  LE ROY...
  ATTICA...

DRIVING WITHIN THIS AREA OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL BE DIFFICULT AT
TIMES WITH SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADWAYS. IF TRAVELING ACROSS
THE AREA SLOW DOWN AND BE PREPARED FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING ROAD AND
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

LAT...LON 4333 7883 4338 7855 4338 7848 4308 7806
      4296 7796 4277 7796 4278 7824 4293 7852
      4309 7875 4320 7906 4325 7906 4326 7908

JAM

Special weather statement, Dec 30, 12:31 PM EST, 32 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1231 PM EST TUE DEC 30 2014

NYZ001-002-010>013-301815-
ERIE NY-GENESEE NY-LIVINGSTON NY-NIAGARA NY-ORLEANS NY-WYOMING NY-
1231 PM EST TUE DEC 30 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE AREA...

* AT 1220 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO
  ONE INCH PER HOUR. THIS LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND WAS LOCATED FROM JUST
  EAST OF YOUNGSTOWN TO BATAVIA. THIS LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND IS EXPECTED
  TO WEAKEN IN INTENSITY OVER THE NEXT HOUR OR SO.

* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND INCLUDE...
  BATAVIA...
  ALABAMA...
  ATTICA...
  PAVILION AND LE ROY...

DRIVING WITHIN THIS SNOW BAND WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES WITH SNOW
COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADWAYS. IF TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA SLOW DOWN
AND BE PREPARED FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING ROAD AND WEATHER CONDITIONS.

LAT...LON 4328 7904 4338 7848 4297 7792 4278 7796
      4279 7825 4307 7870 4320 7904

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 29, 9:56 PM EST	Lake Effect Snow Watch	BUF	Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego	6 hr
Dec 30, 3:56 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	BUF		66 hr
Dec 30, 4:02 AM EST	Lake Effect Snow Warning	BUF	Erie, Genesee, Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego, Wyoming	3 days
Dec 30, 9:14 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	BUF	Niagara	91 min
Dec 30, 10:45 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	BUF	Genesee, Niagara, Orleans	45 min
Dec 30, 11:51 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	BUF	Genesee, Niagara	39 min
Dec 30, 12:31 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	BUF	Genesee, Niagara	44 min
Dec 30, 12:35 PM EST	Gale Watch	BUF		9 hr

Nearby

Lake Effect Snow Watches in New York, 2014 Every lake effect snow watch 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.