Alert archive / New York / Winter Storm Warnings in 2014
Winter Storm Warning 6, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this winter storm warning at Mar 10, 2014, 3:55 PM EDT for 16 counties in New York. It took effect at Mar 12, 2014, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 10, 2014, 3:55 PM EDT (19:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 12, 2014, 2:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 13, 2014, 1:37 AM EDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Allegany County, NY, Cattaraugus County, NY, Cayuga County, NY, Chautauqua County, NY, Erie County, NY, Genesee County, NY, Jefferson County, NY, Lewis County, NY, Livingston County, NY, Monroe County, NY, Niagara County, NY, Ontario County, NY, Orleans County, NY, Oswego County, NY, Wayne County, NY, Wyoming County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:00 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 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 87 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
- 742 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 332 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
685 WWUS41 KBUF 101955 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 355 PM EDT MON MAR 10 2014 NYZ001-002-010>012-085-110400- /O.UPG.KBUF.WS.A.0002.140312T0600Z-140313T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WS.W.0006.140312T0600Z-140313T0600Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO... BATAVIA...WARSAW...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 355 PM EDT MON MAR 10 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 2 AM EDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 2 AM EDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...NIAGARA...ORLEANS...ERIE...GENESEE...AND WYOMING COUNTIES. * TIMING...LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...BELOW A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL INTENSIFY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...AND LAST THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ON WEDNESDAY...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. THIS STORM WILL IMPACT BOTH THE MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTE ON WEDNESDAY EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE, OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ003>005-013-014-110400- /O.UPG.KBUF.WS.A.0002.140312T0900Z-140313T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WS.W.0006.140312T0900Z-140313T0900Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN... GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA 355 PM EDT MON MAR 10 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM EDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM EDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...GENESEE VALLEY AND WESTERN FINGER LAKES. * TIMING...LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL INTENSIFY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...AND LAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY ON WEDNESDAY...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. EXPECT NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THIS STORM WILL SEVERELY IMPACT THE EVENING COMMUTE ON WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE, OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV... POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ006-008-110400- /O.UPG.KBUF.WS.A.0002.140312T1200Z-140313T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WS.W.0006.140312T1200Z-140313T1200Z/ OSWEGO-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...LOWVILLE 355 PM EDT MON MAR 10 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 AM EDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 AM EDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO AND LEWIS COUNTIES. * TIMING...EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...BELOW A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL INTENSIFY ON WEDNESDAY...LASTING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. THIS STORM WILL IMPACT THE EVENING COMMUTE ON WEDNESDAY...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE, OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ019>021-110400- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.A.0002.140312T0600Z-140313T0600Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 355 PM EDT MON MAR 10 2014 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN TIER. * TIMING...LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * HAZARDS...SNOW...AND POSSIBLY SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LIGHT ICING ALSO POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...MODERATE SNOW AND MIXED PRECIPITATION MAY PRODUCE VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH SLICK ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM. PRECIPITATION MAY MIX WITH SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...WHICH WOULD HOLD DOWN STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS. A SLIGHTLY SOUTHWARD TRACK WOULD RESULT IN AN ALL SNOW EVENT...AND GREATER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ007-110400- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.A.0002.140312T1200Z-140313T1200Z/ JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN 355 PM EDT MON MAR 10 2014 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION. * TIMING...EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING 4 TO 8 INCHES. * IMPACTS...MODERATE SNOW MAY PRODUCE VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. INCREASING WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM. THERE REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH THE EXACT TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM. JUST A SMALL CHANGE IN THE LOW TRACK WOULD ALTER EXPECTED ACCUMULATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER 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. && $$ APFFEL
12 follow-up statements
182 WWUS41 KBUF 110235 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1035 PM EDT MON MAR 10 2014 NYZ001-002-010>012-085-111045- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0006.140312T0600Z-140313T0600Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO... BATAVIA...WARSAW...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1035 PM EDT MON MAR 10 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 2 AM EDT THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...NIAGARA FRONTIER. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL INTENSIFY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...AND LAST THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ON WEDNESDAY...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. THIS STORM WILL IMPACT BOTH THE MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTE ON WEDNESDAY EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ003>005-013-014-111045- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0006.140312T0900Z-140313T0900Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN... GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA 1035 PM EDT MON MAR 10 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM EDT THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...GENESEE VALLEY AND WESTERN FINGER LAKES. * TIMING...LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL INTENSIFY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...AND LAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY ON WEDNESDAY...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. EXPECT NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THIS STORM WILL SEVERELY IMPACT THE EVENING COMMUTE ON WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV... POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ006-008-111045- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0006.140312T1200Z-140313T1200Z/ OSWEGO-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...LOWVILLE 1035 PM EDT MON MAR 10 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 AM EDT THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO AND LEWIS COUNTIES. * TIMING...EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL INTENSIFY ON WEDNESDAY...LASTING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE... RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. THIS STORM WILL IMPACT THE EVENING COMMUTE ON WEDNESDAY...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ019>021-111045- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.A.0002.140312T0600Z-140313T0600Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 1035 PM EDT MON MAR 10 2014 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN TIER. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING 4 TO 8 INCHES. ICE POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. * IMPACTS...MODERATE SNOW AND MIXED PRECIPITATION MAY PRODUCE VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH SLICK ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM. PRECIPITATION MAY MIX WITH SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...WHICH WOULD HOLD DOWN STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS. A SLIGHTLY SOUTHWARD TRACK WOULD RESULT IN AN ALL SNOW EVENT...AND GREATER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER 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. && $$ NYZ007-111045- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.A.0002.140312T1200Z-140313T1200Z/ JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN 1035 PM EDT MON MAR 10 2014 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY. * TIMING...EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING 4 TO 8 INCHES. * IMPACTS...MODERATE SNOW MAY PRODUCE VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. INCREASING WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM. THERE REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH THE EXACT TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM. JUST A SMALL CHANGE IN THE LOW TRACK WOULD ALTER EXPECTED ACCUMULATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ THOMAS
712 WWUS41 KBUF 110824 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 424 AM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014 NYZ019>021-111630- /O.UPG.KBUF.WS.A.0002.140312T0600Z-140313T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KBUF.WS.W.0006.140312T1200Z-140313T0600Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 424 AM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 2 AM EDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 2 AM EDT THURSDAY. THIS UPGRADES THE WINTER STORM WATCH WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER. GREATEST SNOW AMOUNTS ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE AREA...WITH THE LOWEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE LINE. * TIMING...EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING. HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED LATER WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND SOME WINTRY MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATING 3 TO 6 INCHES WEDNESDAY AND 3 TO 5 INCHES WEDNESDAY NIGHT...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES. ICE ACCUMULATING UP TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...A WINTRY MIX DURING THE FIRST HALF OF WEDNESDAY WILL PRODUCE VERY SLIPPERY TRAVEL. HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW LATER WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND VERY POOR VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE, OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV... POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ007-111630- /O.UPG.KBUF.WS.A.0002.140312T1200Z-140313T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KBUF.WS.W.0006.140312T1200Z-140313T1200Z/ JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN 424 AM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 AM EDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 AM EDT THURSDAY. THIS UPGRADES THE WINTER STORM WATCH WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY. * TIMING...EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED LATER WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES WEDNESDAY...6 TO 11 INCHES WEDNESDAY NIGHT...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 9 TO 16 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH PRODUCING NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN SEVERE WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT OR EVEN NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE, OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ001-002-010>012-085-111630- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0006.140312T0600Z-140313T0600Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO... BATAVIA...WARSAW...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 424 AM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 2 AM EDT THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...NIAGARA FRONTIER. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED FROM MID MORNING THROUGH EVENING ON WEDNESDAY. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. A WINTRY MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING ACROSS SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATING UP TO AN INCH OVERNIGHT...6 TO 10 INCHES WEDNESDAY...AND 3 TO 6 INCHES WEDNESDAY NIGHT... LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 17 INCHES. ICE ACCUMULATING UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING ACROSS SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH PRODUCING NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN SEVERE WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT OR EVEN NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ003>005-013-014-111630- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0006.140312T0900Z-140313T0900Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN... GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA 424 AM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM EDT THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...GENESEE VALLEY AND WESTERN FINGER LAKES. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED FROM LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. SOME MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY MORNING ACROSS LIVINGSTON AND ONTARIO COUNTIES. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATING AN INCH OR LESS OVERNIGHT...5 TO 10 INCHES WEDNESDAY...AND 4 TO 8 INCHES WEDNESDAY NIGHT... LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 18 INCHES. ICE ACCUMULATING UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH WEDNESDAY ACROSS LIVINGSTON AND ONTARIO COUNTIES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH PRODUCING NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN SEVERE WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT OR EVEN NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV... POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ006-008-111630- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0006.140312T1200Z-140313T1200Z/ OSWEGO-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...LOWVILLE 424 AM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 AM EDT THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO AND LEWIS COUNTIES. * TIMING...EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED LATER WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES WEDNESDAY...6 TO 11 INCHES WEDNESDAY NIGHT...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 17 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH PRODUCING NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN SEVERE WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT OR EVEN NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ HITCHCOCK
799 WWUS41 KBUF 111429 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1029 AM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014 NYZ001-002-010>012-085-112300- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0006.140312T0600Z-140313T0600Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO... BATAVIA...WARSAW...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1029 AM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 2 AM EDT THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...NIAGARA FRONTIER. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED FROM MID MORNING THROUGH EVENING ON WEDNESDAY. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. A WINTRY MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING ACROSS SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATING UP TO AN INCH OVERNIGHT...6 TO 10 INCHES WEDNESDAY...AND 3 TO 6 INCHES WEDNESDAY NIGHT... LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 17 INCHES. ICE ACCUMULATING UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING ACROSS SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH PRODUCING NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN SEVERE WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT OR EVEN NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ003>005-013-014-112300- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0006.140312T0900Z-140313T0900Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN... GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA 1029 AM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM EDT THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...GENESEE VALLEY AND WESTERN FINGER LAKES. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED FROM LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. SOME MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY MORNING ACROSS LIVINGSTON AND ONTARIO COUNTIES. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATING AN INCH OR LESS OVERNIGHT... 5 TO 10 INCHES WEDNESDAY...AND 4 TO 8 INCHES WEDNESDAY NIGHT... LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 18 INCHES. ICE ACCUMULATING UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH WEDNESDAY ACROSS LIVINGSTON AND ONTARIO COUNTIES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH PRODUCING NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN SEVERE WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT OR EVEN NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV... POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ019>021-112300- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0006.140312T1200Z-140313T0600Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 1029 AM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 2 AM EDT THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER. GREATEST SNOW AMOUNTS ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE AREA...WITH THE LOWEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE LINE. * TIMING...EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING. HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED LATER WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND SOME WINTRY MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATING 3 TO 6 INCHES WEDNESDAY AND 3 TO 5 INCHES WEDNESDAY NIGHT...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES. ICE ACCUMULATING UP TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...A WINTRY MIX DURING THE FIRST HALF OF WEDNESDAY WILL PRODUCE VERY SLIPPERY TRAVEL. HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW LATER WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND VERY POOR VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV... POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ006>008-112300- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0006.140312T1200Z-140313T1200Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 1029 AM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 AM EDT THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY. * TIMING...EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED LATER WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES WEDNESDAY...6 TO 11 INCHES WEDNESDAY NIGHT...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 9 TO 16 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH PRODUCING NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN SEVERE WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT OR EVEN NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ HITCHCOCK/JJR
089 WWUS41 KBUF 111801 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 201 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014 NYZ001-002-010>012-085-120215- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0006.140312T0600Z-140313T0600Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO... BATAVIA...WARSAW...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 201 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 2 AM EDT THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...NIAGARA FRONTIER. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES WEDNESDAY AND 2 TO 4 INCHES WEDNESDAY NIGHT...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH...GUSTS TO 40 MPH NEAR THE LAKE ONTARIO SHORELINE. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY DETERIORATE WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH RELATIVELY LIGHT SNOW BECOMING HEAVY BY LATE MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ003>005-013-014-120215- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0006.140312T0900Z-140313T0900Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN... GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA 201 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM EDT THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...GENESEE VALLEY AND WESTERN FINGER LAKES. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES WEDNESDAY...AND 4 TO 8 INCHES WEDNESDAY NIGHT...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 12 TO 20 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ALONG THE LAKE ONTARIO SHORELINE. * VISIBILITIES...BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...LIGHT SNOW OR MIXED PRECIPITATION ON WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL INTENSIFY RAPIDLY BY LATE IN THE MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE LAKE ONTARIO SHORELINE WHERE WINDS WILL BE THE STRONGEST. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV... POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ019>021-120215- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0006.140312T1200Z-140313T0600Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 201 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 2 AM EDT THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER. GREATEST SNOW AMOUNTS ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE AREA...WITH THE LOWEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE LINE. * TIMING...EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATING 5 TO 9 INCHES WEDNESDAY AND 3 TO 5 INCHES WEDNESDAY NIGHT...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES. ICE ACCUMULATING UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH EARLY WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...A WINTRY MIX DURING THE FIRST HALF OF WEDNESDAY WILL PRODUCE VERY SLIPPERY TRAVEL. MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL QUICKLY CHANGE OVER TO HEAVY SNOW ON WEDNESDAY...WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW LASTING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND VERY POOR VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV... POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ006>008-120215- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0006.140312T1200Z-140313T1200Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 201 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 AM EDT THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION. * TIMING...EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 10 INCHES WEDNESDAY...3 TO 6 INCHES WEDNESDAY NIGHT...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN SEVERE WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT OR EVEN NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ APFFEL
782 WWUS41 KBUF 120024 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 824 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014 NYZ001-002-010-011-085-120830- /O.CAN.KBUF.WS.W.0006.140312T0600Z-140313T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.BZ.W.0002.140312T0600Z-140313T0600Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO... BATAVIA...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 824 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 2 AM EDT THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 2 AM EDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...THE NIAGARA FRONTIER. * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT...HOWEVER THE HIGHEST THREAT FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL EXIST FROM LATE MORNING ON WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN INCH OR LESS OVERNIGHT...6 TO 11 INCHES WEDNESDAY...AND 3 TO 6 INCHES WEDNESDAY NIGHT...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 9 TO 17 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AT TIMES. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES FROM LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY DETERIORATE WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH RELATIVELY LIGHT SNOW BECOMING HEAVY BY LATE MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. VISIBILITY WILL REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ003>005-013-014-120830- /O.CAN.KBUF.WS.W.0006.140312T0900Z-140313T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.BZ.W.0002.140312T0900Z-140313T0900Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN... GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA 824 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM EDT THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM EDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...MONROE...WAYNE...NORTHERN CAYUGA...LIVINGSTON AND ONTARIO COUNTIES. * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...HOWEVER THE HIGHEST THREAT FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL EXIST FROM LATE MORNING ON WEDNESDAY THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN INCH OR LESS OVERNIGHT...6 TO 11 INCHES WEDNESDAY...AND 5 TO 9 INCHES WEDNESDAY NIGHT...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 19 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES FROM LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...LIGHT SNOW OR MIXED PRECIPITATION ON WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL CHANGE OVER ENTIRELY TO SNOW AND INTENSIFY RAPIDLY BY LATE IN THE MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. VISIBILITY WILL REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ019-120830- /O.CAN.KBUF.WS.W.0006.140312T1200Z-140313T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.BZ.W.0002.140312T0600Z-140313T0600Z/ CHAUTAUQUA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JAMESTOWN 824 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 2 AM EDT THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 2 AM EDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY...THE GREATEST THREAT FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE FOUND NEAR THE LAKE ERIE SHORELINE INCLUDING THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATING AN INCH OR LESS OVERNIGHT... 6 TO 11 INCHES WEDNESDAY...AND 3 TO 5 INCHES WEDNESDAY NIGHT... LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH POSSIBLE. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES FROM LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...RAIN CHANGING OVER TO LIGHT SNOW OVERNIGHT WILL INTENSIFY RAPIDLY BY LATE IN THE MORNING ON WEDNESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. VISIBILITY WILL REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ012-120830- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0006.140312T0600Z-140313T0600Z/ WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WARSAW 824 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 2 AM EDT THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...WYOMING COUNTY. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN INCH OR LESS OVERNIGHT...6 TO 11 INCHES WEDNESDAY...AND 3 TO 6 INCHES WEDNESDAY NIGHT...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 9 TO 17 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY DETERIORATE WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH RELATIVELY LIGHT SNOW BECOMING HEAVY BY LATE MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ020-021-120830- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0006.140312T1200Z-140313T0600Z/ CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 824 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 2 AM EDT THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER. GREATEST SNOW AMOUNTS ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE AREA...WITH THE LOWEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE LINE. * TIMING...EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATING 6 TO 11 INCHES WEDNESDAY AND 3 TO 6 INCHES WEDNESDAY NIGHT...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 9 TO 17 INCHES. ICE ACCUMULATING UP TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH WEDNESDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF UP TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...A WINTRY MIX DURING THE FIRST HALF OF WEDNESDAY WILL PRODUCE VERY SLIPPERY TRAVEL. MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL QUICKLY CHANGE OVER TO HEAVY SNOW ON WEDNESDAY...WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW LASTING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND VERY POOR VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV... POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ006>008-120830- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0006.140312T1200Z-140313T1200Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 824 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 AM EDT THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION. * TIMING...EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES WEDNESDAY...5 TO 9 INCHES WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AND AN INCH OR LESS THURSDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 9 TO 18 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN SEVERE WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT OR EVEN NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$
357 WWUS41 KBUF 120809 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 409 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 NYZ012-121615- /O.CAN.KBUF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140313T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WC.Y.0015.140313T0600Z-140313T1500Z/ /O.EXA.KBUF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140313T0600Z/ WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WARSAW 409 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM EDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM EDT THURSDAY. THIS UPGRADES THE WINTER STORM WARNING WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...WYOMING COUNTY. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY BY MID TO LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. GREATEST RISK OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FROM MIDDAY THROUGH THE EVENING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS LATER TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 11 INCHES TODAY AND 4 TO 7 INCHES TONIGHT LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 18 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH PRODUCING WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * WIND CHILLS...AS COLD AS 15 TO 20 BELOW LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY DETERIORATE LATER THIS MORNING...WITH RELATIVELY LIGHT SNOW BECOMING HEAVY BY MID TO LATE MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ019-085-121615- /O.NEW.KBUF.WC.Y.0015.140313T0600Z-140313T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140313T0600Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 409 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM EDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM EDT THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN ERIE AND CHAUTAUQUA COUNTIES. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY BY MID TO LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. GREATEST RISK OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FROM MIDDAY THROUGH THE EVENING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 11 INCHES TODAY AND 3 TO 6 INCHES TONIGHT LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH PRODUCING WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * WIND CHILLS...AS COLD AS 15 TO 20 BELOW LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY DETERIORATE LATER THIS MORNING...WITH RELATIVELY LIGHT SNOW BECOMING HEAVY BY MID TO LATE MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ001-002-010-011-121615- /O.CON.KBUF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140313T0600Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO... BATAVIA 409 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE NIAGARA FRONTIER. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY BY MID TO LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. GREATEST RISK OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FROM MIDDAY THROUGH THE EVENING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 11 INCHES TODAY AND 3 TO 6 INCHES TONIGHT LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 12 TO 17 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY DETERIORATE LATER THIS MORNING...WITH RELATIVELY LIGHT SNOW BECOMING HEAVY BY MID TO LATE MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ003>005-013-014-121615- /O.CON.KBUF.BZ.W.0002.140312T0900Z-140313T0900Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN... GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA 409 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...MONROE...WAYNE...NORTHERN CAYUGA...LIVINGSTON AND ONTARIO COUNTIES. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. GREATEST RISK OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FROM MIDDAY THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF TONIGHT. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 11 INCHES TODAY AND 5 TO 9 INCHES TONIGHT...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 14 TO 19 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH PRODUCING WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY DETERIORATE LATER THIS MORNING...WITH RELATIVELY LIGHT SNOW BECOMING HEAVY BY LATE MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ020-021-121615- /O.NEW.KBUF.WC.Y.0015.140313T0600Z-140313T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0006.140312T1200Z-140313T0600Z/ CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 409 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 AM EDT THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM EDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM EDT THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...CATTARAUGUS AND ALLEGANY COUNTIES. GREATEST SNOW AMOUNTS ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE AREA...WITH THE LOWEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE LINE. * TIMING...A WINTRY MIX WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW LATER THIS MORNING. HEAVIEST SNOW FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATING 6 TO 11 INCHES TODAY...3 TO 6 INCHES TONIGHT...AND AN INCH OR LESS THURSDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 9 TO 18 INCHES. ICE ACCUMULATING UP TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH TODAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF UP TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * WIND CHILLS...AS COLD AS 15 TO 20 BELOW LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...A WINTRY MIX DURING THE FIRST HALF OF WEDNESDAY WILL PRODUCE VERY SLIPPERY TRAVEL. MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL QUICKLY CHANGE OVER TO HEAVY SNOW BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY...WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW LASTING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS AND VERY POOR VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV... POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ008-121615- /O.NEW.KBUF.WC.Y.0015.140313T0600Z-140313T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0006.140312T1200Z-140313T1200Z/ LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE 409 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 AM EDT THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM EDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM EDT THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...LEWIS COUNTY. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES TODAY...5 TO 9 INCHES TONIGHT... LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * WIND CHILLS...AS COLD AS 15 TO 20 BELOW LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN SEVERE WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. DRIVING WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT OR EVEN NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ006-007-121615- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0006.140312T1200Z-140313T1200Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN 409 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 AM EDT THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES TODAY...4 TO 8 INCHES TONIGHT... AND AN INCH OR LESS THURSDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN SEVERE WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. DRIVING WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT OR EVEN NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ HITCHCOCK/HIBBERT
402 WWUS41 KBUF 121504 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1104 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 NYZ020-021-122315- /O.CAN.KBUF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140313T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KBUF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140313T0600Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0015.140313T0600Z-140313T1500Z/ CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 1104 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS UPGRADED TO A BLIZZARD WARNING WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM EDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...CATTARAUGUS AND ALLEGANY COUNTIES. GREATEST SNOW AMOUNTS ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE AREA...WITH THE LOWEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE LINE. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATING 5 TO 10 INCHES TODAY AND 3 TO 6 INCHES TONIGHT...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * WIND CHILLS...AS COLD AS 15 TO 20 BELOW LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ006-122315- /O.CAN.KBUF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140313T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KBUF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140313T1200Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 1104 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING UPGRADED TO A BLIZZARD WARNING WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES TODAY AND 4 TO 8 INCHES TONIGHT...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 18 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ012-019-085-122315- /O.CON.KBUF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140313T0600Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0015.140313T0600Z-140313T1500Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK... SPRINGVILLE 1104 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM EDT THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...WYOMING...CHAUTAQUA...AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 10 INCHES TODAY AND 3 TO 6 INCHES TONIGHT LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH PRODUCING WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * WIND CHILLS...AS COLD AS 15 TO 20 BELOW LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ001-002-010-011-122315- /O.CON.KBUF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140313T0600Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO... BATAVIA 1104 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE NIAGARA FRONTIER. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES TODAY AND 2 TO 4 INCHES TONIGHT LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ003>005-013-014-122315- /O.CON.KBUF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140313T0900Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN... GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA 1104 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...MONROE...WAYNE...NORTHERN CAYUGA...LIVINGSTON AND ONTARIO COUNTIES. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...9 TO 12 INCHES TODAY AND 5 TO 8 INCHES TONIGHT...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 14 TO 20 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH PRODUCING WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ008-122315- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140313T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0015.140313T0600Z-140313T1500Z/ LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE 1104 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM EDT THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...LEWIS COUNTY. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 9 INCHES TODAY...6 TO 9 INCHES TONIGHT... LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * WIND CHILLS...AS COLD AS 15 TO 20 BELOW LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN SEVERE WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. DRIVING WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ007-122315- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140313T1200Z/ JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN 1104 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 9 INCHES TODAY...4 TO 7 INCHES TONIGHT... AND AN INCH OR LESS THURSDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN SEVERE WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. DRIVING WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ APFFEL
058 WWUS41 KBUF 121752 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 152 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 NYZ012-019>021-085-130300- /O.CON.KBUF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140313T0600Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0015.140313T0600Z-140313T1500Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 152 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM EDT THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES AND THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES THIS AFTERNOON AND 3 TO 5 INCHES TONIGHT...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 50 MPH. * WIND CHILLS...AS COLD AS 15 TO 20 BELOW LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ001-002-010-011-130300- /O.CON.KBUF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140313T0600Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO... BATAVIA 152 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE NIAGARA FRONTIER. * TIMING...THROUGH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. * HAZARDS...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES THIS AFTERNOON AND 3 TO 5 INCHES TONIGHT...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ003>005-013-014-130300- /O.CON.KBUF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140313T0900Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN... GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA 152 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...MONROE...WAYNE...NORTHERN CAYUGA...LIVINGSTON AND ONTARIO COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * HAZARDS...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES THIS AFTERNOON AND 4 TO 7 INCHES TONIGHT...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 14 TO 18 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ006-130300- /O.CON.KBUF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140313T1200Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 152 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES THIS AFTERNOON...4 TO 8 INCHES TONIGHT...AND AN INCH OR LESS EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 14 TO 18 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ008-130300- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140313T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0015.140313T0600Z-140313T1500Z/ LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE 152 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM EDT THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...LEWIS COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES THIS AFTERNOON...5 TO 9 INCHES TONIGHT...AND AROUND AN INCH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 15 TO 20 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH. * WIND CHILLS...AS COLD AS 15 TO 20 BELOW LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN SEVERE WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. DRIVING WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ007-130300- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140313T1200Z/ JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN 152 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES THIS AFTERNOON...5 TO 9 INCHES TONIGHT...AND AN INCH OR LESS EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN SEVERE WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$
354 WWUS41 KBUF 121950 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 350 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 NYZ012-019>021-085-130400- /O.CON.KBUF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140313T0600Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0015.140313T0600Z-140313T1500Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 350 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM EDT THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES AND THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 8 INCHES THROUGH TONIGHT... LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES...WITH THE LOWEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE LINE AND HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 50 MPH. * WIND CHILLS...AS COLD AS 15 TO 20 BELOW LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ001-002-010-011-130400- /O.CON.KBUF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140313T0600Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO... BATAVIA 350 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE NIAGARA FRONTIER. * TIMING...THROUGH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. * HAZARDS...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES THROUGH TONIGHT...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ003>005-013-014-130400- /O.CON.KBUF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140313T0900Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN... GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA 350 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...MONROE...WAYNE...NORTHERN CAYUGA...LIVINGSTON AND ONTARIO COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * HAZARDS...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 7 TO 10 INCHES THROUGH TONIGHT... LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 14 TO 18 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ006-130400- /O.CON.KBUF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140313T1200Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 350 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 7 TO 10 INCHES THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 14 TO 18 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ008-130400- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140313T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0015.140313T0600Z-140313T1500Z/ LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE 350 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM EDT THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...LEWIS COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 8 TO 12 INCHES THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 15 TO 20 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH. * WIND CHILLS...AS COLD AS 15 TO 20 BELOW LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN SEVERE WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. DRIVING WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ007-130400- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140313T1200Z/ JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN 350 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 12 INCHES THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 12 TO 20 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN SEVERE WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$
568 WWUS41 KBUF 130108 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 908 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 NYZ001-002-010-011-130915- /O.CAN.KBUF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140313T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WW.Y.0015.140313T0108Z-140313T1200Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO... BATAVIA 908 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THURSDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THURSDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...THE NIAGARA FRONTIER. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES OVERNIGHT AND AN INCH OR LESS THURSDAY. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH CONTINUED GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW, BLOWING SNOW, SLEET, FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT, THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ012-019>021-085-130915- /O.CAN.KBUF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140313T0600Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0015.140313T0600Z-140313T1500Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 908 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM EDT THURSDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES AND THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...LOW WIND CHILLS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * WIND CHILLS...AS COLD AS 15 TO 20 BELOW LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN THE RISK OF FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA FOR ANYONE OUTSIDE WITHOUT PROPER CLOTHING FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. && $$ NYZ003>005-013-014-130900- /O.CON.KBUF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140313T0900Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN... GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA 908 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...MONROE...WAYNE...NORTHERN CAYUGA...LIVINGSTON AND ONTARIO COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OVERNIGHT. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TONIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ006-130915- /O.CON.KBUF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140313T1200Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 908 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OVERNIGHT AND AN INCH OR LESS THURSDAY. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TONIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ008-130915- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140313T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0015.140313T0600Z-140313T1500Z/ LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE 908 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM EDT THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...LEWIS COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OVERNIGHT AND AROUND AN INCH THURSDAY. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILLS...AS COLD AS 15 TO 20 BELOW LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN SEVERE WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT. DRIVING WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. IN ADDITION...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN THE RISK OF FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA FOR ANYONE OUTSIDE WITHOUT PROPER CLOTHING FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ007-130915- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140313T1200Z/ JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN 908 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OVERNIGHT AND AN INCH OR LESS THURSDAY. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN SEVERE WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$
595 WWUS41 KBUF 130250 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1050 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 NYZ006-131100- /O.CAN.KBUF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140313T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KBUF.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140313T1200Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 1050 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THURSDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THURSDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OVERNIGHT AND AN INCH OR LESS THURSDAY. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH CONTINUED GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW, BLOWING SNOW, SLEET, FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT, THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ003>005-013-014-131100- /O.CAN.KBUF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140313T0900Z/ /O.EXA.KBUF.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140313T1200Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN... GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA 1050 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THURSDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THURSDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...MONROE...WAYNE...NORTHERN CAYUGA...LIVINGSTON AND ONTARIO COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES OVERNIGHT AND AN INCH OR LESS THURSDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH CONTINUED GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW, BLOWING SNOW, SLEET, FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT, THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ008-131100- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140313T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0015.140313T0600Z-140313T1500Z/ LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE 1050 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM EDT THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...LEWIS COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OVERNIGHT AND AROUND AN INCH THURSDAY. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH. * WIND CHILLS...AS COLD AS 15 TO 20 BELOW LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN SEVERE WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT. DRIVING WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. IN ADDITION...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN THE RISK OF FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA FOR ANYONE OUTSIDE WITHOUT PROPER CLOTHING FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ007-131100- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140313T1200Z/ JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN 1050 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OVERNIGHT AND AN INCH OR LESS THURSDAY. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...UNDER A MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN SEVERE WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT. DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ001-002-010-011-131100- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140313T1200Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO... BATAVIA 1050 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE NIAGARA FRONTIER. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES OVERNIGHT AND AN INCH OR LESS THURSDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH CONTINUED GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW... SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ012-019>021-085-131100- /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0015.140313T0600Z-140313T1500Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1050 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM EDT THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES AND THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...SNOW. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * WIND CHILLS...AS COLD AS 15 TO 20 BELOW LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN THE RISK OF FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA FOR ANYONE OUTSIDE WITHOUT PROPER CLOTHING FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. && $$
631 WWUS41 KBUF 130537 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 137 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2014 NYZ008-131345- /O.CAN.KBUF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140313T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0015.140313T0600Z-140313T1500Z/ LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE 137 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. * LOCATIONS...LEWIS COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH 11 AM. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH. * WIND CHILLS...AS COLD AS 15 TO 20 BELOW LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN THE RISK OF FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA FOR ANYONE OUTSIDE WITHOUT PROPER CLOTHING FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. && $$ NYZ007-130645- /O.CAN.KBUF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140313T1200Z/ JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN 137 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW AND WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED GREATLY IN INTENSITY. ALTHOUGH LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE WITH MINOR ACCUMULATIONS...WINTER STORM CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. $$ NYZ001>006-010-011-013-014-130645- /O.CAN.KBUF.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140313T1200Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-NORTHERN ERIE- GENESEE-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...GENESEO... CANANDAIGUA 137 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW AND WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED GREATLY IN INTENSITY. ALTHOUGH LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE WITH MINOR ACCUMULATIONS...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. $$ NYZ012-019>021-085-131345- /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0015.140313T0600Z-140313T1500Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 137 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES AND THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER. * TIMING...THROUGH 11 AM. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * WIND CHILLS...AS COLD AS 15 TO 20 BELOW LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN THE RISK OF FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA FOR ANYONE OUTSIDE WITHOUT PROPER CLOTHING FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 4:00 AM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee and 10 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 10, 4:42 PM EDT | Gale Watch | BUF | 12 hr |
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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.