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Special Weather Statement, NWS Buffalo, NY

November 17, 2014Erie County, Genesee County, Wyoming County, New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this special weather statement at Nov 17, 2014, 10:18 PM EST for Erie County, Genesee County, Wyoming County, New York. It was in force for 87 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued
Nov 17, 2014, 10:18 PM EST (03:18 UTC)
Expired
Nov 17, 2014, 11:45 PM EST
In force
87 min
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY

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

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933 
WWUS81 KBUF 180318
SPSBUF

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1018 PM EST MON NOV 17 2014

NYZ010>012-019-020-085-180445-
CATTARAUGUS NY-CHAUTAUQUA NY-ERIE NY-GENESEE NY-WYOMING NY-
1018 PM EST MON NOV 17 2014

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

* AT 1009 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR 
INDICATED   AN INTENSIFYING LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND CAPABLE OF 
PRODUCING SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR...REDUCING 
VISIBILITY OF A QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. THE LAKE EFFECT 
SNOW BAND CURRENTLY RUNS ALONG A LINE RUNNING FROM SILVER CREEK TO 
LEROY.

* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS INCLUDE...  
  SILVER CREEK...
  EDEN...
  HAMBURG...
  EAST AURORA...
  BENNINGTON...
  ALEXANDER...
  BATAVIA...

THIS INCLUDES THE NEW YORK THRUWAY BETWEEN EXITS 48 AND 59.

* LIGHTNING AND A FEW RUMBLES OF THUNDER WILL BE POSSIBLE.

DRIVING WITHIN THIS SNOW BAND WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT WITH SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND VERY POOR VISIBILITY. IF TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA
ALLOW FOR PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.

IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED BY HAVING AN EMERGENCY KIT...EXTRA
BLANKETS AND WARM CLOTHING IN THE EVENT THAT YOUR VEHICLE HAS
MECHANICAL PROBLEMS OR GETS STUCK. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A FULLY CHARGED
CELL PHONE.

LAT...LON 4237 7954 4250 7935 4256 7916 4269 7906
      4271 7899 4279 7886 4286 7888 4313 7801
      4270 7799 4236 7952

$$

WOOD

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Nov 17, 7:38 PM EST, 2 hours 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 17, 7:38 PM EST, 2 hours 40 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
738 PM EST MON NOV 17 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
TWO STRONG LAKE EFFECT EVENTS WILL TAKE PLACE THIS WEEK AS AN ARCTIC
BLAST OF COLD AIR MOVES INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION.  A 15 TO 20
MILE WIDE SWATH OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL AFFECT AREAS NORTHEAST OF
LAKE ERIE AND LAKE ONTARIO LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY.  A
SYSTEM WILL DISRUPT THE BANDS WITH GENERALLY LIGHT SNOW FOR MUCH OF
THE REGION WEDNESDAY.  HOWEVER...THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY YET
ANOTHER STRONG LAKE EFFECT EVENT THURSDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY/...
...HIGH CONFIDENCE LAKE EFFECT EVENT WITH TIGHT NORTHERN GRADIENT AND
NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...

...UPDATE...
MINOR UPDATE THIS EVENING TO INITIALLY BRING SOME LAKE EFFECT SNOW
INTO THE BUFFALO METRO AREA FOR A FEW HOURS. THIS IS THE ONSET OF
THE MAIN LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND WHICH HAS SET UP SLIGHTLY FARTHER
NORTH THAN INITIALLY ANTICIPATED. A QUICK INCH OR TWO OF SNOW ACROSS
THE BUFFALO METRO AREA THIS EVENING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS BAND.
HOWEVER DOWNSTREAM RADAR OBSERVATIONS ARE SHOWING A MORE ORGANIZED
BAND FORMING OVER LAKE ERIE. ONCE THIS BAND MATURES AND ORGANIZES
BETTER THIS EVENING...THE BULK OF THE SNOWFALL THROUGH THE REST OF
THE NIGHT SHOULD BE ACROSS THE SOUTHTOWNS BEFORE LIFTING BACK TO THE
NORTH INTO DOWNTOWN BUFFALO TO THE AIRPORT BY MORNING.

...PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
A TROUGH OVER THE ADIRONDACKS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST
TONIGHT WITH AN AREA OF DEPARTING LIGHT RAIN AND TERRAIN DEPENDENT
SNOW.  THE FOCUS THEN TURNS TO A MAJOR LAKE EFFECT EVENT LATER
TONIGHT...LASTING INTO LATE TUESDAY NIGHT OR EARLY WEDNESDAY.

FROM A LARGE SCALE PATTERN...THIS HAS ALL THE MAKINGS OF A HISTORIC
OR AT LEAST WELL REMEMBERED LAKE EFFECT EVENT...WITH SNOW TOTALS
EXCEEDING 3 FEET IN SOME AREAS BY WEDNESDAY.  THE 24 HR/36+ INCH
EVENT IN 12/1995 FOR KBUF IS HARD TO BEAT...BUT SOME LOCATIONS MAY
REACH THIS VALUE TO THE SOUTH.  SIMILAR AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED EAST OF
LAKE ONTARIO.

FOR LAKE ERIE...AS IS TYPICALLY THE CASE...EXPECT A VERY TIGHT
NORTHERN GRADIENT WITH SNOW LIKELY REACHING BUFFALO/KBUF...BUT
POSSIBLY BARELY GRAZING THE NORTHTOWNS.  THIS IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE
TO NAIL DOWN...AND WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE NORTHTOWNS AS THE
EVENT UNFOLDS.  MEANWHILE...AREAS EAST OF BUFFALO...THE MAIN
INTERCHANGES OF THE THRUWAY TO THE SOUTH...AND THE SOUTHTOWNS SHOULD
TAKE A HARD HIT.  CONFIDENCE IS HIGH FOR FEET OF SNOW...WITH MAJOR
DISRUPTIONS TO TRAFFIC AS SNOW RATES FAR EXCEED THE ABILITY TO KEEP
ROADS CLEAR.  WILL NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE SEVERAL HOURS OF
LOCALIZED 3-5 INCH/HR SNOW RATES LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY WITH
THUNDERSNOW.  AT LEAST THROUGH TUESDAY...THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY
SHOULD BE THE LAKE ERIE SHORELINE ALONG CHAUTAUQUA TO THE BOSTON
HILLS...BUT AREAS TO THE SOUTH OF THIS WILL GET INTO THE SNOW BAND
LATER TUESDAY NIGHT.

EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO...WHILE AREAS ALONG THE ST LAWRENCE RIVER
SHOULD BE MOSTLY SPARED.  AT LEAST THROUGH TUESDAY...THE SOUTHERN
EDGE OF THE BAND SHOULD BE NEAR OR SOUTH OF AN OSWEGO-OSCEOLA...BUT
EXPECT SNOW SOUTH OF THAT LINE LATER TUESDAY NIGHT.  SIMILAR SNOW
AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE TUG HILL
MEASURING SNOW IN FEET.

THE BANDS OFF OF BOTH LAKES ARE EXPECTED TO BE GENERALLY BE ABOUT
15-20 MILES WIDE WITH TODAYS HIGH RESOLUTION MODELS DOING A FINE JOB
FOCUSING ON THE SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF CONCERN.  HAVE TRENDED A LITTLE
TO THE NORTH FOR LAKE ERIE...BUT FOLLOWED GUIDANCE FOR LAKE ONTARIO.

A FEW CLIMATOLOGICAL NOTES...500MB TEMPERATURE IS FORECAST TO DROP
BELOW -40C...A TESTAMENT TO HOW UNUSUAL THE PATTERN WILL BE BY
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. HEIGHTS ACROSS THE BOARD WILL BE SIMILARLY
IMPRESSIVE...WITH 200MB WAY OFF THE CHARTS OVER A 30 YEAR
CLIMATOLOGY.  AT 850MB...THE -15C TEMPERATURES ARE ALSO HIGHLY
UNUSUAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.  THE RESULTANT INSTABILITY AND
MOISTURE FLUX OFF THE LAKES WILL NO DOUBT RESULT IN STRONG
CONVECTION WITH THUNDERSNOW IN THE HEART OF THE BANDS.  TEMPERATURES
WILL BE NEAR RECORD LOW MAX VALUES AS A RESULT.

ONE REMAINING ISSUE IS THE B WORD.  RECENT NEAR BLIZZARD AND
VERIFYING BLIZZARDS HAVE SOMEWHAT SIMILAR WIND PROFILES...WITH THE
RELATIVELY RECENT 01/2014 BLIZZARD SHOWING A MUCH MORE PRONOUNCED
WIND SIGNATURE.  THE CURRENT FORECAST IS MORE CLOSELY MATCHED WITH
NEAR BLIZZARDS OF 12/2008 AND 12/2009...BOTH OF WHICH COULD HAVE
VERIFIED AT LEAST AS LOCALIZED BLIZZARDS.  STILL NOT CONFIDENT
ENOUGH FOR A NEW WARNING.  THE GOOD NEWS IS WE THINK WE HAVE ALREADY
HIT THIS EVENT RATHER HARD WITH AMPLE LEAD TIME.  LOOKING AT THE
RECENT 01/2014 EVENT...ZERO VISIBILITIES WERE PARTLY DUE WINDBLOWN
SHREDDED TINY BITS OF SNOWFLAKES IN THE EXTREMELY COLD BELOW 0F
AIRMASS.  WITH TEMPERATURES FORECAST TO BE IN THE LOW 20S...THE SNOW
AMOUNTS SHOULD BE HIGHER WITH MORE AVAILABLE MOISTURE...BUT THE
VISIBILITY MIGHT BE JUST A TAD BETTER.  REGARDLESS...AT LEAST WIND
GUSTS SHOULD OCCASIONALLY EXCEED 35MPH WITHIN THE BANDS...WITH THE
AFTERNOON TIMEFRAME THE MAIN  CONCERN...SO THERE IS STILL SOME TIME
TO CONSIDER AN UPGRADE.

&&

.SHORT TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/...
...ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW POSSIBLE LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

FIRST THINGS FIRST...LAKE EFFECT EVENT NUMBER ONE WILL STILL BE
GOING STRONG TUESDAY NIGHT EAST OF BOTH LAKES. LAKE INDUCED
EQUILIBRIUM LEVELS WILL RUN 15-20K FEET WITH EXTREME INSTABILITY ON
THE COLLIER INDEX. THE STRONG INSTABILITY AND WELL ALIGNED LONG
FETCH FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT INTENSE SNOWFALL RATES WITH 3-5
INCHES PER HOUR IN THE STRONGEST PORTION OF BOTH BANDS...ESPECIALLY
OFF LAKE ONTARIO OVERNIGHT. THE DEEP INSTABILITY AND FAVORABLE MIXED
PHASE IN THE CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT A RISK OF THUNDER AS
WELL. STRONG WINDS TUESDAY NIGHT WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN AND NEAR THE BANDS WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY.

OFF LAKE ERIE...
EXPECT THE BAND TO STILL BE OVER OR NEAR THE SOUTHTOWNS AND POSSIBLY
THE BOSTON HILLS EARLY IN THE EVENING AND EXTENDING EAST INTO
WYOMING COUNTY AND POSSIBLY LIVINGSTON COUNTY AS WELL IN A SOMEWHAT
WEAKENED STATE THAT FAR EAST. A MID LEVEL TROUGH WILL CROSS THE
LOWER LAKES DURING THE EARLY EVENING AND SHOULD VEER BOUNDARY LAYER
FLOW TO MORE OF A 270-260 DIRECTION BRIEFLY...WHICH WILL FORCE THE
BAND INTO NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN TIER WHILE STILL
CATCHING A PORTION OF SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES. LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW BEGINS TO BACK AGAIN...WHICH WILL
CARRY THE BAND BACK NORTH TOWARDS THE BUFFALO SOUTHTOWNS BY DAYBREAK
WEDNESDAY. BY THIS TIME IT SHOULD BE IN A WEAKENING PHASE HOWEVER AS
INVERSION HEIGHTS AND INSTABILITY BEGIN TO COME DOWN. WEDNESDAY
MORNING THE BAND WILL SHIFT QUICKLY NORTH ACROSS THE BUFFALO METRO
AREA AND INTO NIAGARA COUNTY WHILE WEAKENING ON THE WAY AS
INSTABILITY QUICKLY DIMINISHES. THIS MAY DROP A FEW EXTRA INCHES BUT
SHOULD BE RELATIVELY LIGHT COMPARED TO EARLIER IN THE EVENT.

OFF LAKE ONTARIO...
EXPECT THE BAND TO SETTLE FROM JUST SOUTH OF WATERTOWN DURING THE
EVENING TO THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN TUG HILL OVERNIGHT TUESDAY
NIGHT. GIVEN THE VERY STRONG INSTABILITY AND WELL ALIGNED LONG
FETCH...THE BAND MAY PRODUCE SOME VERY IMPRESSIVE SNOWFALL RATES
DURING THIS TIME. ENHANCED BY UPSLOPE FLOW ON THE TUG HILL...HOURLY
SNOWFALL RATES MAY REACH OR EXCEED 5 INCHES PER HOUR. IT SHOULD
REMAIN THERE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE QUICKLY SWEEPING NORTH
ACROSS JEFFERSON COUNTY DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.
SIMILAR TO LAKE ERIE...LOWERING INVERSION HEIGHTS AND DIMINISHING
INSTABILITY SHOULD FORCE THE BAND TO WEAKEN ON ITS WAY NORTH WITH
JUST A FEW EXTRA INCHES POSSIBLE DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY.

LATER WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ALL OF THE LAKE EFFECT WILL BE GONE...AT
LEAST TEMPORARILY AS BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW BECOMES SSW AND STRONGLY
SHEARED AS A TROUGH CROSSES THE LOWER LAKES. THIS TROUGH MAY PRODUCE
A FEW LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OF LITTLE CONSEQUENCE DURING THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING.

THEN THE SECOND LAKE EFFECT EVENT BEGINS. COLD ADVECTION WILL START
AGAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH ANOTHER POOL OF COLD AIR CROSSING THE
LOWER LAKES FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK. LAKE INDUCED
INSTABILITY WILL STEADILY IMPROVE LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH
EXTREME INSTABILITY DEVELOPING AGAIN BY LATER IN THE DAY THURSDAY AS
LAKE INDUCED EQUILIBRIUM LEVELS REACH 15-18K FEET AGAIN. IT IS STILL
A LONG WAYS OUT...BUT MODEL GUIDANCE HAS BEEN CONSISTENT AND WE NOW
HAVE ENOUGH CONFIDENCE TO ISSUE A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH FOR ROUND
2. WE ALSO DO NOT WANT TO GIVE THE PUBLIC THE IMPRESSION THAT THE
HEAVY SNOW IS OVER ONCE THE FIRST EVENT ENDS.

OFF LAKE ERIE...
EXPECT A BAND OF SNOW TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT ON SSW
FLOW FROM GRAND ISLAND TO NIAGARA COUNTY. THIS WILL DROP SOUTH TO
THE BUFFALO METRO AREA AND GENESEE COUNTY BY THURSDAY MORNING AND
INTENSIFY ON THE WAY AS INSTABILITY DEEPENS AND FLOW BECOMES BETTER
ALIGNED DOWN THE LAKE. THE BAND WILL THEN SINK EVER SO SLOWLY SOUTH
DURING THE DAY THURSDAY BEFORE REACHING THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER
LATER THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. EXPECT THE BAND TO REACH
PEAK INTENSITY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ON ITS WAY MOVING
SOUTH OF BUFFALO AND ACROSS THE BOSTON HILLS AND WYOMING COUNTY.
INSTABILITY PARAMETERS MAY NOT BE QUITE AS HIGH WITH THIS SECOND
EVENT...BUT IT STILL LOOKS GOOD ENOUGH FOR WELL OVER A FOOT IN THE
MOST INTENSE PORTION OF THE BAND.

OFF LAKE ONTARIO...
EXPECT A BAND TO DEVELOP NORTH OF WATERTOWN LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT OR
THURSDAY MORNING...THEN MOVE SLOWLY SOUTH ACROSS JEFFERSON COUNTY
AND REACH THE TUG HILL THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE MOVING FARTHER SOUTH
TOWARDS OSWEGO COUNTY BY FRIDAY MORNING. IT SHOULD BE AT ITS MOST
INTENSE THURSDAY NIGHT AS IT CROSSES THE TUG HILL REGION.
INSTABILITY IS EVEN A LITTLE STRONGER OVER LAKE ONTARIO...SO IF THE
BAND REMAINS IN ONE PLACE LONG ENOUGH AMOUNTS OF OVER TWO FEET ARE
CERTAINLY POSSIBLE.

THIS SECOND EVENT WILL BE WINDY AS WELL WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW...ALTHOUGH IT DOES NOT LOOK QUITE AS WINDY AS THE
FIRST EVENT. EVEN SO...IT WILL STILL HAVE A HIGH IMPACT ON TRAVEL
ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NY.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL STILL BE ONGOING ON FRIDAY AS WESTERLY FLOW
TRANSITIONS TO MORE NORTHWEST FLOW DURING THE DAY. THIS SHOULD PUSH
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WELL SOUTH INTO THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER OFF LAKE
ERIE AND TOWARDS THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LAKE ONTARIO. THE LAKE SNOW
WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN THROUGH THE DAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO
THE OHIO VALLEY ALLOWING DRYING AND SUBSIDENCE TO INCREASE. THE HIGH
WILL BUILD NORTH OVER THE LOWER LAKES FRIDAY NIGHT AND SHOULD
FINALLY END THE LAKE EFFECT ALTOGETHER OFF LAKE ERIE BY LATE EVENING
AND OFF LAKE ONTARIO BY SATURDAY MORNING. IT WILL BE VERY COLD
FRIDAY NIGHT ESPECIALLY IF SOME CLEARING IS REALIZED. THIS MAY ALLOW
TEMPS TO DROP WELL INTO THE TEENS ON THE LAKE PLAINS AND SINGLE
DIGITS IN THE COLDER SOUTHERN TIER VALLEYS AND NORTH COUNTRY.

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD FROM THE OHIO VALLEY TO THE MID ATLANTIC ON
SATURDAY AND PROVIDE A DRY DAY WITH AT LEAST SOME SUNSHINE.
TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO MODERATE A LITTLE BUT STILL REMAIN BELOW
AVERAGE.

SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK A SIGNIFICANT PATTERN CHANGE WILL TAKE
PLACE AS THE WESTERN RIDGE BREAKS DOWN AND A TROUGH DIGS INTO THE
NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS...FORCING STRONG DOWNSTREAM HEIGHT RISES AND
WARM ADVECTION. THIS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO SURGE BACK TO NORMAL
BY SUNDAY AND ABOVE NORMAL BY MONDAY. THIS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A
GOOD CHANCE OF SHOWERS AS ONE OR TWO AREAS OF LOW PRESSURE LIFT
ACROSS THE CENTRAL LAKES. THE WARMTH AND POTENTIAL FOR RAIN MAY
BRING A SIGNIFICANT FLOOD RISK TO ALL THE CREEKS AND RIVERS THAT
DRAIN AREAS WHICH RECEIVE SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW THIS WEEK.
THAT WOULD INCLUDE THE BUFFALO AREA CREEKS...CATTARAUGUS CREEK...
BLACK CREEK...AND THE RIVERS THAT DRAIN THE TUG HILL REGION.

&&

.AVIATION /01Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
OVERNIGHT WE WILL TRANSITION INTO A PURELY LAKE EFFECT REGIME ACROSS
THE ENTIRE REGION. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP SOUTH OF THE KBUF
AND KART TERMINALS DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THE OVERNIGHT...THEN
LIFT NORTHWARD ACROSS THE KBUF AND KART TERMINALS LATE TONIGHT INTO
EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. THIS WILL BRING MVFR CIGS THROUGH THE FIRST
HALF OF THE NIGHT...THEN IFR/LIFR CONDITIONS AS THE HEAVIER SNOW
BAND MOVES ACROSS THESE TERMINALS. DESPITE THE MAIN AREA OF SNOW
REMAINING NORTH OF THE KJHW TERMINAL...WILL HOLD ONTO IFR CIGS
TONIGHT THANKS TO COLD UPSLOPE FLOW. EXPECT MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS TO
DEVELOP FOR THE KIAG AND KROC TERMINALS VERY LATE THIS EVENING INTO
THE EARLY OVERNIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
OVERNIGHT. THAT SAID...EXPECT MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS TO AGAIN DEVELOP
AT THE KROC TERMINAL VERY LATE TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING AS THE
EASTERN EXTENT OF THE MAIN LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND OFF LAKE ERIE MOVES
ACROSS THE AREA.

LAKE EFFECT SNOW (HEAVY AT TIMES) AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE
TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH THE END OF THE TAF PERIOD FOR THE KBUF AND
KART TERMINALS...KEEPING LIFR/VLIFR CONDITIONS IN PLACE. A PERIOD OF
IFR/LIFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TOMORROW MORNING AT THE KROC
TERMINAL AS THE EASTERN EXTENT OF THE MAIN LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND
REMAINS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH MID MORNING...WITH IMPROVING
CONDITIONS EXPECTED BY LATE MORNING/EARLY AFTERNOON AS THE LAKE BAND
STARTS TO SWING BACK SOUTH. LAKE SNOWS WILL REMAIN NORTH OF KJHW
THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING...WITH MVFR CIGS EXPECTED. VFR CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED TOMORROW MORNING AT THE KIAG TERMINAL...AS THIS AREA
WILL REMAIN WELL NORTH ANY LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS.

THE OTHER CONCERN WILL BE STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS THAT WILL
DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT WILL SWEEP ACROSS
WESTERN AND NORTHCENTRAL NEW YORK LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 30 TO 35 KNOTS AT TIMES ACROSS ALL TERMINALS
FROM LATE THIS EVENING ON.

OUTLOOK...
TUESDAY...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW EAST AND NORTHEAST OF THE LAKES
WITH LOCAL VLIFR. MAINLY VFR ELSEWHERE.
WEDNESDAY...LAKE EFFECT SNOW NORTHEAST OF THE LAKES WITH LOCAL
IFR. AREAS OF MVFR ELSEWHERE WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
THURSDAY...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW EAST AND NORTHEAST OF THE LAKES
WITH LOCAL VLIFR. MAINLY VFR ELSEWHERE.
FRIDAY...LAKE EFFECT SNOW LIKELY EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE LAKES
WITH LOCAL IFR. MAINLY VFR ELSEWHERE.
SATURDAY...VFR

&&

.MARINE...
A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING AND PRODUCE GALES ON
BOTH LAKES. A GALE WARNING WILL GO INTO EFFECT OVERNIGHT
TONIGHT...WITH GALES LASTING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING ON LAKE ERIE
AND TUESDAY NIGHT ON LAKE ONTARIO. SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS WILL BE
EXPECTED ON THE RIVERS WITH WIND GUSTS NEARING GALES ON THE NIAGARA
RIVER.

STRONG WINDS WILL THEN CONTINUE TROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK WITH
PERSISTENT LOW PRESSURE OVER QUEBEC WITH AT LEAST HIGH END SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORIES PROBABLE.

&&

.BUF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NY...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE
     THURSDAY NIGHT FOR NYZ010>012-085.
     LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING UNTIL 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR
     NYZ010>012-085.
     LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
     FRIDAY MORNING FOR NYZ006>008.
     LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING UNTIL 3 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR
     NYZ006>008.
     LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY FROM 2 AM TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY FOR
     NYZ003.
     LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY FROM 5 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM EST
     WEDNESDAY FOR NYZ021.
     LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
     MORNING FOR NYZ019-020.
     LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING UNTIL 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR NYZ019-
     020.
     LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST
     WEDNESDAY FOR NYZ013.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR LEZ020.
         GALE WARNING FROM 1 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR
         LEZ040-041.
         SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR
         LOZ030.
         GALE WARNING FROM 1 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR
         LOZ042>045-062>065.
         SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR
         SLZ022-024.

&&

SYNOPSIS...ZAFF
NEAR TERM...CHURCH/ZAFF
SHORT TERM...HITCHCOCK
LONG TERM...HITCHCOCK
AVIATION...CHURCH/JM
MARINE...ZAFF
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 17, 3:48 PM EST, 6 hours 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
348 PM EST MON NOV 17 2014

NYZ006>008-182100-
OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
348 PM EST MON NOV 17 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM
EST WEDNESDAY...
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND 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.
   LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH.

.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

NYZ001-002-004-005-014-182100-
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-ONTARIO-
348 PM EST MON NOV 17 2014

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND 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

NYZ003-182100-
MONROE-
348 PM EST MON NOV 17 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 7 PM EST
TUESDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND 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

NYZ021-182100-
ALLEGANY-
348 PM EST MON NOV 17 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM
EST WEDNESDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.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

NYZ019-020-182100-
CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-
348 PM EST MON NOV 17 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND 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.
   LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH.

.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

NYZ010>012-085-182100-
NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE-
348 PM EST MON NOV 17 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY...
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND 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.
   LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH.

.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

NYZ013-182100-
LIVINGSTON-
348 PM EST MON NOV 17 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND 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

LEZ020-SLZ022-024-182100-
UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AND BUFFALO HARBOR-
SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM CAPE VINCENT TO OGDENSBURG-
SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM OGDENSBURG TO SAINT REGIS-
348 PM EST MON NOV 17 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE AND
SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND 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

LEZ040-041-182100-
LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK-
LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM DUNKIRK TO BUFFALO-
348 PM EST MON NOV 17 2014

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

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

   GALE 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.

   GALE 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

LOZ042>045-062>065-182100-
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-
348 PM EST MON NOV 17 2014

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ONTARIO.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

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

   GALE 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.

   GALE 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

HITCHCOCK

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Nov 17, 7:22 PM EST, 2 hours 56 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
722 PM EST MON NOV 17 2014

NYZ001-010>012-085-180145-
ERIE NY-GENESEE NY-NIAGARA NY-WYOMING NY-
722 PM EST MON NOV 17 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW MOVING INTO PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK...

* AT 717 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  MULTIPLE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SNOWFALL RATES
  OF UP TO ONE INCH PER HOUR...AND VISIBILITY OF A HALF MILE OR LESS.
  THESE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WERE LOCATED ACROSS CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN ERIE COUNTY AS WELL AS GENESEE AND WYOMING COUNTIES AND ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO LIFT EAST-NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

THIS INCLUDES THE NEW YORK THRUWAY BETWEEN EXITS 48 AND 57.

IF TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW FOR EXTRA TIME TO
REACH YOUR DESTINATION. WATCH OUT FOR SLICK SPOTS ON AREA ROADWAYS.
IN ADDITION...BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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

LAT...LON 4319 7905 4312 7852 4312 7794 4255 7807
      4254 7857 4274 7890 4267 7907 4271 7904
      4271 7899 4279 7886 4294 7892 4299 7903
      4306 7901 4307 7908

WOOD
Special weather statement, Nov 17, 8:42 PM EST, 1 hour 36 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
842 PM EST MON NOV 17 2014

NYZ001>003-010>013-019-085-180315-
CHAUTAUQUA NY-ERIE NY-GENESEE NY-LIVINGSTON NY-MONROE NY-NIAGARA
NY-ORLEANS NY-WYOMING NY-
842 PM EST MON NOV 17 2014

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

* AT 833 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE
HALF TO ONE INCH PER HOUR...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO A HALF MILE OR
LESS. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND IS LOCATED ROUGHLY ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM LACKAWANNA TO AKRON TO BROCKPORT.

* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND INCLUDE...
  BUFFALO...
  LACKAWANNA...
  WEST SENECA...
  ALDEN...
  AKRON...
  CORFU...
  PEMBROKE...
  BROCKPORT...

THIS INCLUDES THE NEW YORK THRUWAY BETWEEN EXITS 46 AND 57.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 390 BETWEEN EXITS 11 AND 12.

* LIGHTNING AND A FEW RUMBLES OF THUNDER WILL BE POSSIBLE.

IF TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW FOR EXTRA TIME TO
REACH YOUR DESTINATION. WATCH OUT FOR SLICK SPOTS ON AREA ROADWAYS.
IN ADDITION...BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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 4250 7935 4256 7916 4269 7906 4279 7886
      4294 7892 4299 7903 4308 7901 4338 7821
      4338 7796 4302 7759 4267 7871 4248 7937

WOOD
Special weather statement, Nov 17, 10:18 PM EST, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1018 PM EST MON NOV 17 2014

NYZ010>012-019-020-085-180445-
CATTARAUGUS NY-CHAUTAUQUA NY-ERIE NY-GENESEE NY-WYOMING NY-
1018 PM EST MON NOV 17 2014

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

* AT 1009 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
INDICATED   AN INTENSIFYING LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR...REDUCING
VISIBILITY OF A QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. THE LAKE EFFECT
SNOW BAND CURRENTLY RUNS ALONG A LINE RUNNING FROM SILVER CREEK TO
LEROY.

* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS INCLUDE...
  SILVER CREEK...
  EDEN...
  HAMBURG...
  EAST AURORA...
  BENNINGTON...
  ALEXANDER...
  BATAVIA...

THIS INCLUDES THE NEW YORK THRUWAY BETWEEN EXITS 48 AND 59.

* LIGHTNING AND A FEW RUMBLES OF THUNDER WILL BE POSSIBLE.

DRIVING WITHIN THIS SNOW BAND WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT WITH SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND VERY POOR VISIBILITY. IF TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA
ALLOW FOR PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.

IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED BY HAVING AN EMERGENCY KIT...EXTRA
BLANKETS AND WARM CLOTHING IN THE EVENT THAT YOUR VEHICLE HAS
MECHANICAL PROBLEMS OR GETS STUCK. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A FULLY CHARGED
CELL PHONE.

LAT...LON 4237 7954 4250 7935 4256 7916 4269 7906
      4271 7899 4279 7886 4286 7888 4313 7801
      4270 7799 4236 7952

WOOD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 17, 7:22 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementBUFErie, Genesee, Wyoming83 min
Nov 17, 8:42 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementBUFErie, Genesee, Orleans93 min
Nov 18, 12:00 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementBUFErie60 min
Nov 18, 1:20 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementBUFErie55 min
Nov 18, 2:30 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementBUFGenesee60 min
Nov 18, 2:38 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementBUFLewis52 min
Nov 18, 4:03 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementBUFJefferson57 min
Nov 18, 4:34 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementBUFErie, Genesee56 min
Nov 18, 6:57 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementBUFErie63 min
Nov 18, 10:38 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementBUFChautauqua, Erie, Wyoming82 min
Nov 18, 10:41 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementBUFJefferson94 min
Nov 18, 12:05 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementBUFChautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Wyoming85 min
Nov 18, 12:32 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementBUFJefferson88 min
Nov 18, 1:45 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementBUFChautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Wyoming90 min
Nov 18, 2:17 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementBUFJefferson88 min
Nov 18, 3:31 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementBUFChautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Wyoming89 min
Nov 18, 3:33 PM ESTLake Effect Snow WarningBUFCattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Jefferson, Lewis and 3 more3 days

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Sources

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