Alert archive / New York / Lake Effect Snow Advisories in 2015
Lake Effect Snow Advisory 4, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this lake effect snow advisory at Jan 8, 2015, 4:02 AM EST for Erie County, Genesee County, New York. It took effect at Jan 8, 2015, 10:00 PM EST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 8, 2015, 4:02 AM EST (09:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 8, 2015, 10:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 8, 2015, 4:04 PM EST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Erie County, NY, Genesee County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 00:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 18 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
- 858 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 117 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
098 WWUS41 KBUF 080902 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 402 AM EST THU JAN 8 2015 NYZ003>005-081500- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150108T0900Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150108T1500Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN 402 AM EST THU JAN 8 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. * LOCATIONS...MONROE...WAYNE...NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES. * TIMING...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW. * IMPACTS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN EARLY THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$ NYZ007-081715- /O.UPG.KBUF.LE.A.0003.150109T0600Z-150110T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.W.0003.150109T0600Z-150110T2300Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150108T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150108T2300Z/ JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN 402 AM EST THU JAN 8 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY. * TIMING...WIND CHILL WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING. INITIAL LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL BE FOUND HEAVIEST THIS MORNING...THEN WANE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. AFTER A BRIEF LULL...SYNOPTIC SNOW WILL TRANSITION TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW AGAIN TONIGHT WITH THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH SATURDAY. * WINDS AND WIND CHILLS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH...PRODUCING WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 35 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY...4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. SNOWFALL RATES AROUND 2 INCHES AN HOUR EXPECTED IN THE HEAVIEST SNOW BANDS THIS MORNING. * SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...STORM TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 FEET IN THE MOST PERSISTENT SNOW BANDS. SNOWFALL RATES OVER 3 INCHES AN HOUR ARE LIKELY. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES TODAY. NEAR ZERO FRIDAY AND SATURDAY IN SNOW BANDS AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN THIS MORNING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH LOW VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. ANOTHER ROUND OF VERY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS LIKELY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WHICH COULD LEAD TO VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...DEEP SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY. 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 && $$ NYZ008-081715- /O.UPG.KBUF.LE.A.0003.150109T1200Z-150110T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.W.0003.150109T0600Z-150110T2300Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150108T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150108T2300Z/ LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE 402 AM EST THU JAN 8 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...LEWIS COUNTY. * TIMING...WIND CHILL WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING. INITIAL LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL BE FOUND HEAVIEST THIS MORNING...THEN WANE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. AFTER A BRIEF LULL...SYNOPTIC SNOW WILL TRANSITION TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW AGAIN TONIGHT WITH THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH SATURDAY. * WINDS AND WIND CHILLS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH...PRODUCING WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 35 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY...4 TO 7 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. SNOWFALL RATES AROUND 2 INCHES AN HOUR EXPECTED IN THE HEAVIEST SNOW BANDS THIS MORNING. * SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...STORM TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 FEET IN THE MOST PERSISTENT SNOW BANDS. SNOWFALL RATES OVER 3 INCHES AN HOUR ARE LIKELY. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES TODAY. NEAR ZERO FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN THIS MORNING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH LOW VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. ANOTHER ROUND OF VERY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS LIKELY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WHICH COULD LEAD TO VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...DEEP SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ006-081715- /O.UPG.KBUF.LE.A.0003.150109T1200Z-150110T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.W.0003.150109T0600Z-150110T2300Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150108T1700Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150108T1500Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 402 AM EST THU JAN 8 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY. * TIMING...WIND CHILL ADVISORY THROUGH THIS MORNING. INITIAL LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL BE FOUND HEAVIEST THIS MORNING...THEN LIFT NORTHWARD OUT OF THE COUNTY BY NOONTIME. AFTER A BRIEF LULL...SYNOPTIC SNOW WILL TRANSITION TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW AGAIN TONIGHT WITH THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH SATURDAY. * WINDS AND WIND CHILLS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH...PRODUCING WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 20 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY...4 TO 6 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY EXPECTED IN THE HEAVIEST SNOW BANDS THIS MORNING. * SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...STORM TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE MOST PERSISTENT SNOW BANDS. SNOWFALL RATES OVER 3 INCHES AN HOUR ARE LIKELY. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES TODAY. NEAR ZERO FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN THIS MORNING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH LOW VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. ANOTHER ROUND OF VERY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS LIKELY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WHICH COULD LEAD TO VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...DEEP SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. 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 IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ012-085-081715- /O.UPG.KBUF.LE.A.0003.150109T1200Z-150110T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.W.0003.150109T0300Z-150110T2300Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150108T1500Z/ WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 402 AM EST THU JAN 8 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...WYOMING AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY. * TIMING...WIND CHILL ADVISORY THROUGH THIS MORNING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY. * WINDS AND WIND CHILLS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH WIND CHILLS AVERAGING ABOUT 20 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...3 TO 5 INCHES TONIGHT...4 TO 8 INCHES FRIDAY...4 TO 8 INCHES FRIDAY NIGHT AND 2 TO 4 INCHES SATURDAY LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF ONE TO TWO FEET. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO WITHIN SNOW BANDS AND BLOWING SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. ANOTHER ROUND OF VERY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS LIKELY THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY WHICH COULD LEAD TO VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. A 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 && $$ NYZ019-020-081715- /O.UPG.KBUF.LE.A.0003.150109T1200Z-150110T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.W.0003.150109T0300Z-150110T1800Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150108T1500Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 402 AM EST THU JAN 8 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES. * TIMING...WIND CHILL ADVISORY THROUGH THIS MORNING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS AND WIND CHILLS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH WIND CHILLS AVERAGING ABOUT 20 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...3 TO 6 INCHES TONIGHT...4 TO 8 INCHES FRIDAY...4 TO 8 INCHES FRIDAY NIGHT AND 2 TO 4 INCHES SATURDAY LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF ONE TO TWO FEET ALONG THE CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTIES. A FOOT OR LESS ACROSS INLAND SOUTHERN PORTION OF CHAUTAUQUA AND SOUTHERN CATTARAUGUS COUNTY. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO WITHIN SNOW BANDS AND BLOWING SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN THIS MORNING. ANOTHER ROUND OF VERY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS LIKELY THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY WHICH COULD LEAD TO VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. A 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 && $$ NYZ010-011-081715- /O.UPG.KBUF.LE.A.0003.150109T0600Z-150110T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.Y.0004.150109T0300Z-150109T1800Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150108T1500Z/ NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...BATAVIA 402 AM EST THU JAN 8 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...GENESEE AND NORTHERN ERIE COUNTIES. * TIMING...WIND CHILL ADVISORY THROUGH THIS MORNING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS AND WIND CHILLS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH WIND CHILLS AVERAGING AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO. SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES TONIGHT AND 2 TO 4 INCHES FRIDAY LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES IN MOST PERSISTENT SNOW BANDS. * VISIBILITIES...A QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS IN SNOW BANDS AND BLOWING SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY WHICH COULD LEAD TO VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. A 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. 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 && $$ NYZ001-002-013-014-021-081500- /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150108T1500Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...GENESEO... CANANDAIGUA...WELLSVILLE 402 AM EST THU JAN 8 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...NIAGARA...ORLEANS...LIVINGSTON...ONTARIO...AND ALLEGANY COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 20 BELOW. * IMPACTS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ THOMAS
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462 WWUS41 KBUF 081501 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1001 AM EST THU JAN 8 2015 NYZ007-008-082315- /O.CAN.KBUF.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150108T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.150109T0600Z-150110T2300Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150108T2300Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 1001 AM EST THU JAN 8 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL WARNING. * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY. * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. AFTER A BRIEF LULL...SYNOPTIC SNOW WILL TRANSITION TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW AGAIN TONIGHT WITH THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY...4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. SNOWFALL RATES AROUND 2 INCHES AN HOUR EXPECTED IN THE HEAVIEST SNOW BANDS THIS MORNING. * SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...STORM TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 FEET IN THE MOST PERSISTENT SNOW BANDS. SNOWFALL RATES OVER 3 INCHES AN HOUR ARE LIKELY. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES TODAY. NEAR ZERO FRIDAY AND SATURDAY IN SNOW BANDS AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH LOW VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. ANOTHER ROUND OF VERY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS LIKELY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WHICH COULD LEAD TO VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...DEEP SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. && $$ NYZ006-082315- /O.CAN.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150108T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.150109T0600Z-150110T2300Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150108T1700Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 1001 AM EST THU JAN 8 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY. * TIMING...INITIAL LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL BE FOUND HEAVIEST THIS MORNING...THEN LIFT NORTHWARD OUT OF THE COUNTY BY NOONTIME. AFTER A BRIEF LULL...SYNOPTIC SNOW WILL TRANSITION TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW AGAIN TONIGHT WITH THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY...4 TO 6 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY EXPECTED IN THE HEAVIEST SNOW BANDS THIS MORNING. * SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...STORM TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE MOST PERSISTENT SNOW BANDS. SNOWFALL RATES OVER 3 INCHES AN HOUR ARE LIKELY. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES TODAY. NEAR ZERO FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH LOW VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. ANOTHER ROUND OF VERY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS LIKELY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WHICH COULD LEAD TO VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...DEEP SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. && $$ NYZ012-085-082315- /O.CAN.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150108T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.150109T0300Z-150110T2300Z/ WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1001 AM EST THU JAN 8 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. * LOCATIONS...WYOMING AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY. * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...3 TO 5 INCHES TONIGHT... 4 TO 8 INCHES FRIDAY...4 TO 8 INCHES FRIDAY NIGHT AND 2 TO 4 INCHES SATURDAY LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF ONE TO TWO FEET. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO WITHIN SNOW BANDS AND BLOWING SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...ANOTHER ROUND OF VERY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS LIKELY THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY WHICH COULD LEAD TO VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. && $$ NYZ019-020-082315- /O.CAN.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150108T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.150109T0300Z-150110T1800Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 1001 AM EST THU JAN 8 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. * LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES. * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...3 TO 6 INCHES TONIGHT... 4 TO 8 INCHES FRIDAY...4 TO 8 INCHES FRIDAY NIGHT AND 2 TO 4 INCHES SATURDAY LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF ONE TO TWO FEET ALONG THE CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTIES. A FOOT OR LESS ACROSS INLAND SOUTHERN PORTION OF CHAUTAUQUA AND SOUTHERN CATTARAUGUS COUNTY. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO WITHIN SNOW BANDS AND BLOWING SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...ANOTHER ROUND OF VERY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS LIKELY THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY WHICH COULD LEAD TO VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. && $$ NYZ010-011-082315- /O.CAN.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150108T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0004.150109T0300Z-150109T1800Z/ NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...BATAVIA 1001 AM EST THU JAN 8 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. * LOCATIONS...GENESEE AND NORTHERN ERIE COUNTIES. * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES TONIGHT AND 2 TO 4 INCHES FRIDAY LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES IN MOST PERSISTENT SNOW BANDS. * VISIBILITIES...A QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS IN SNOW BANDS AND BLOWING SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY WHICH COULD LEAD TO VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. && $$ NYZ001>005-013-014-021-081615- /O.CAN.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150108T1500Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...WELLSVILLE 1001 AM EST THU JAN 8 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. $$
261 WWUS41 KBUF 081652 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1152 AM EST THU JAN 8 2015 NYZ006-090100- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150108T1700Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.150109T0600Z-150110T2300Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 1152 AM EST THU JAN 8 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY. * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL INTENSIFY AGAIN TONIGHT WITH THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH SATURDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...STORM TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE MOST PERSISTENT SNOW BANDS. SNOWFALL RATES OVER 3 INCHES AN HOUR ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...ANOTHER ROUND OF VERY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WHICH COULD LEAD TO VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...DEEP SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ007-008-090100- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.150109T0600Z-150110T2300Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150108T2300Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 1152 AM EST THU JAN 8 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES. * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. AFTER A BRIEF LULL...GENERAL SNOW WILL TRANSITION TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW AGAIN TONIGHT WITH THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY...4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. SNOWFALL RATES AROUND 2 INCHES AN HOUR EXPECTED IN THE HEAVIEST SNOW BANDS THIS MORNING. * SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...STORM TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 FEET IN THE MOST PERSISTENT SNOW BANDS. SNOWFALL RATES OVER 3 INCHES AN HOUR ARE EXPECTED. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES TODAY. NEAR ZERO FRIDAY AND SATURDAY IN SNOW BANDS AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH LOW VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. ANOTHER ROUND OF VERY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS LIKELY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WHICH COULD LEAD TO VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...DEEP SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. && $$ NYZ012-085-090100- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.150109T0300Z-150110T2300Z/ WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1152 AM EST THU JAN 8 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...WYOMING AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY. * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...3 TO 5 INCHES TONIGHT... 4 TO 8 INCHES FRIDAY...4 TO 8 INCHES FRIDAY NIGHT AND 2 TO 4 INCHES SATURDAY LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF ONE TO TWO FEET. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO WITHIN SNOW BANDS AND BLOWING SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...VERY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS LIKELY THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY WHICH COULD LEAD TO VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. && $$ NYZ019-020-090100- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.150109T0300Z-150110T1800Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 1152 AM EST THU JAN 8 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES. * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...3 TO 6 INCHES TONIGHT... 4 TO 8 INCHES FRIDAY...4 TO 8 INCHES FRIDAY NIGHT AND 2 TO 4 INCHES SATURDAY LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF ONE TO TWO FEET ALONG THE CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTIES. A FOOT OR LESS ACROSS INLAND SOUTHERN PORTION OF CHAUTAUQUA AND SOUTHERN CATTARAUGUS COUNTY. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO WITHIN SNOW BANDS AND BLOWING SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...VERY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS LIKELY THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY WHICH COULD LEAD TO VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. && $$ NYZ010-011-090100- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0004.150109T0300Z-150109T1800Z/ NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...BATAVIA 1152 AM EST THU JAN 8 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...GENESEE AND NORTHERN ERIE COUNTIES. * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES TONIGHT AND 2 TO 4 INCHES FRIDAY LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES IN MOST PERSISTENT SNOW BANDS. * VISIBILITIES...A QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS IN SNOW BANDS AND BLOWING SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...VERY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY WHICH COULD LEAD TO VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. && $$
374 WWUS41 KBUF 082104 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 404 PM EST THU JAN 8 2015 NYZ010-011-090515- /O.UPG.KBUF.LE.Y.0004.150109T0300Z-150109T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KBUF.LE.W.0003.150109T0300Z-150109T1500Z/ NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...BATAVIA 404 PM EST THU JAN 8 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN ERIE AND GENESEE COUNTY...INCLUDING ALL OF THE BUFFALO METRO AREA. * TIMING...FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE ON FRIDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOWFALL EXPECTED IN THE HEAVIEST LAKE EFFECT SNOWS. * SNOWFALL RATES...3 INCHES PER HOUR OR MORE POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIEST LAKE EFFECT SNOWS. * WINDS...GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES DUE TO VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS WILL SEVERELY IMPACT THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE. TRAVEL MAY BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE IN THE HEART OF THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND. STRONG WINDS ALONG THE BAND WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW THAT WILL PUSH VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ007-008-090515- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.150109T0600Z-150110T2300Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150108T2300Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 404 PM EST THU JAN 8 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES. * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. AFTER A BRIEF LULL...GENERAL SNOW WILL TRANSITION TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW AGAIN TONIGHT WITH THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY...4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. SNOWFALL RATES AROUND 2 INCHES AN HOUR EXPECTED IN THE HEAVIEST SNOW BANDS THIS MORNING. * SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE MOST PERSISTENT SNOW BANDS. SNOWFALL RATES OVER 3 INCHES AN HOUR ARE EXPECTED. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES TODAY. NEAR ZERO FRIDAY AND SATURDAY IN SNOW BANDS AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH LOW VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. ANOTHER ROUND OF VERY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS LIKELY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WHICH COULD LEAD TO VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...DEEP SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. && $$ NYZ012-085-090515- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.150109T0300Z-150110T2300Z/ WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 404 PM EST THU JAN 8 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...WYOMING AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY. * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 3 FEET BY SATURDAY EVENING. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO WITHIN SNOW BANDS AND BLOWING SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...VERY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS LIKELY THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY WHICH COULD LEAD TO VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. && $$ NYZ019-020-090515- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.150109T0300Z-150110T1800Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 404 PM EST THU JAN 8 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES. * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...STORM TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 FEET BY SATURDAY EVENING. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO WITHIN SNOW BANDS AND BLOWING SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...VERY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS LIKELY THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY WHICH COULD LEAD TO VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. && $$ NYZ006-090515- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.150109T0600Z-150110T2300Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 404 PM EST THU JAN 8 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY. * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL INTENSIFY FRIDAY WITH THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH SATURDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 FEET IN THE MOST PERSISTENT SNOW BANDS. SNOWFALL RATES OVER 3 INCHES AN HOUR ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...VERY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WHICH COULD LEAD TO VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...DEEP SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ001-002-090515- /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.Y.0005.150109T0300Z-150109T1500Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA 404 PM EST THU JAN 8 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...NIAGARA AND ORLEANS COUNTIES. * TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW. * VISIBILITIES...DOWN TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE. VISIBILITIES IN THE HEAVY SNOW EARLY FRIDAY MORNING WILL DROP TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this lake effect snow advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Buffalo, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this lake effect snow advisory went out at Jan 7, 11:59 PM EST, 4 hours 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 7, 11:59 PM EST, 4 hours 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1159 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015
.SYNOPSIS...
A BLAST OF ARCTIC AIR WILL SEND AIR TEMPERATURES DOWN TO ZERO BY
TONIGHT...AND DOWN INTO THE NEGATIVE TEENS EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO.
BRISK WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS THROUGH TONIGHT.
THE NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL FAVOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW TO AREAS SOUTH OF
LAKE ONTARIO THROUGH TONIGHT...BEFORE WESTERLY WINDS CARRY THE LAKE
SNOWS TO AREAS EAST OF THE LAKES DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. A CLIPPER
SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE GENERAL LIGHT SNOWFALL THURSDAY NIGHT...THEN
ANOTHER ROUND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED EAST OF LAKES ERIE AND
ONTARIO FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY/...
BROAD CYCLONIC FLOW ALOFT REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS THE NORTHEAST
CONUS. AN ARCTIC AIRMASS IS IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION THIS
AFTERNOON...WITH 850 MB TEMPERATURES DOWN TO NEARLY -30C. WINDS OF
20 TO 30 MPH IN THE NORTHWEST FLOW ARE COMBINING WITH THE SINGLE
DIGIT TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES TO AROUND 20 BELOW
ZERO. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN PLACE FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND
CENTRAL NEW YORK. TEMPERATURES IN THE NORTH COUNTRY WILL FALL INTO
THE TEENS BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT WHERE THE BETTER SNOW PACK AND COLD
TEMPERATURES LINE UP. WIND CHILLS IN THE NORTH COUNTRY WILL FALL TO
35 BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT...AND THUS A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN
PLACE THERE.
NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ACROSS THE AREA IS PRODUCING SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AND NARROW SQUALLS SOUTHEAST OF
THE LAKES. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS IN PLACE SOUTHEAST OF LAKE
ONTARIO FROM ROCHESTER ACROSS TO CAYUGA COUNTY THROUGH EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING...AND FOR OSWEGO COUNTRY THROUGH NOON THURSDAY.
MULTIBANDED TYPE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST WITH THE COLD
TEMPERATURES AND NORTHWESTERLY FLOW PRODUCING SEVERAL INCHES OF
ACCUMULATION IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS. FROM THIS POINT FORWARD
EXPECT THE GREATEST AMOUNTS TO FOCUS FROM THE MONROE COUNTY
LAKESHORE AND EASTERN SUBURBS OF ROCHESTER EASTWARD TO OSWEGO
COUNTY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE BEING MODERATED BY THE FACT THAT THE
COLUMN IS COLDER THAN THE DENDRITIC GROWTH TEMPERATURES...THUS
PRODUCING TINY SNOWFLAKES AND HAMPERING SNOW RATIOS. THE BETTER
SNOWFALL OFF OF LAKE ERIE IS OCCURRING ACROSS NORTHWEST PA THIS
EVENING...WHERE AN UPSTREAM CONNECTION TO LAKE HURON IS HELPING TO
ENHANCE THE SNOW BAND. ACROSS THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER...SNOW BANDS
ARE MUCH LIGHTER.
OFF OF LAKE ONTARIO LATER TONIGHT...THE FLOW WILL TURN MORE
WESTERLY...WHICH WILL HELP TO DEVELOP A SINGLE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND
OFF OF LAKE ONTARIO. INITIALLY THIS BAND WILL SET UP ACROSS WAYNE
AND NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTY THEN SHIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS OSWEGO COUNTY
BY THURSDAY MORNING. THIS BAND WILL THEN PUSH NORTHWARD THROUGH THE
DAY ON THURSDAY TOWARDS WATERTOWN. SNOWFALL RATES WILL INCREASE BY
EARLY THURSDAY MORNING WITH THIS BAND AS LOW-LEVEL TEMPERATURES WARM
ENOUGH TO ACTIVATE THE DENDRITIC GROWTH PROCESS AND THE BAND
CONSOLIDATES AND BECOMES STRONGER. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY
REMAINS IN PLACE FOR OSWEGO COUNTY THROUGH NOON THURSDAY...AFTER
WHICH THE BAND WILL BE LOCATED NORTH INTO LEWIS AND JEFFERSON
COUNTIES. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORIES FOR JEFFERSON AND LEWIS
ARE IN PLACE THROUGH 6PM THURSDAY. WHILE SNOW RATES WITH THE BAND
COULD PUSH TWO INCHES AN HOUR...AT THIS POINT IT APPEARS THE BAND
WILL LIFT NORTH JUST FAST ENOUGH TO PREVENT WARNING CRITERIA SNOW AT
ANY ONE SPOT...ALTHOUGH IT WILL BE CLOSE. IF THE BAND INTENSIFIES
ENOUGH AN UPGRADE TO A WARNING EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO MAY BECOME
NECESSARY.
OFF OF LAKE ERIE TONIGHT...MULTIBANDED SNOWFALL SHOULD INCREASE
ACROSS THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER OVERNIGHT AS TEMPERATURES INCREASE
ALLOWING FOR BETTER DENDRITIC GROWTH. A FEW INCHES OF ACCUMULATION
ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...BUT SHOULD REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY
CRITERIA. THE BAND WILL BECOME MORE SINGULAR AND BRIEFLY ORGANIZED
IN NATURE AS IT LIFTS ACROSS SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY AND NORTHWARD
TOWARD THE BUFFALO METRO AREA BY MID-DAY. HOWEVER...THE BAND WILL BE
QUICKLY LIMITED IN THE AFTERNOON BY VERY DRY AIR JUST ABOVE THE
BOUNDARY LAYER AND A LOWERING CAPPING INVERSION. THUS DONT EXPECT
THIS BAND WILL PACK MUCH OF A PUNCH AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE BUFFALO
AREA...THEN FALLS APART LATE AFTERNOON AS SHEAR INCREASES.
&&
.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
...SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW EVENT SETTING UP THURSDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY...
OVERALL PATTERN...DEEP LONGWAVE TROUGH ENCOMPASSING MUCH OF NORTH
AMERICA DURING THIS PERIOD...EXCEPT FOR SOME RIDGING FROM THE DESERT
SOUTHWEST INTO BRITISH COLUMBIA...WITH A CROSS POLAR FLOW DUMPING
ARCTIC AIR INTO THE MUCH OF THE CONUS. AN ELONGATED 150 KNOT JET
STREAM STRETCHES ALONG THE TROUGH FROM THE CANADIAN PRAIRIES ALL THE
WAY OUT ACROSS THE NORTH ATLANTIC TO 20 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE. A
1055 MB ARCTIC HIGH CENTERED ALONG THE ALBERTA/SASKATCHEWAN
BORDER...RIDGING SOUTHEAST THE THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THE
NORTH AMERICAN LONG WAVE TROUGH WILL BE REINFORCED BY CURRENT COLD
AIR ADVECTION INTO THE BASE OF THE TROUGH...AND A COUPLE OF SHORT
WAVE TROUGHS EMERGING FROM THE POLE REGION. ONE OF THESE SHORT WAVE
WILL SWING THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES THURSDAY NIGHT INTO
FRIDAY...FOLLOWED BY A WEAK SECONDARY PIECE OF ENERGY LATER
FRIDAY/FRIDAY NIGHT. A GENERAL 1-3/2-4 INCH SYNOPTIC SNOWFALL EVENT
WILL DEVELOP WITH THE PASSING SHORT WAVE THURSDAY NIGHT...WITH
LAKE EFFECT SNOWS SETTING UP WITH ITS PASSAGE.
THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW AMOUNTS WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME SIGNIFICANT BY
THE END OF THE PERIOD. THE 60-72 HOUR CIPS ANALOGS SUGGESTING THE
POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL FEET OF SNOW OFF BOTH LAKES...WITH THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT TOTALS SOUTH OF BUFFALO AND WATERTOWN. THIS EVENT HAS
THE POTENTIAL TO VERY DISRUPTIVE TO TRAVEL WITH POSSIBLE CLOSURES OF
MAJOR HIGHWAYS...INCLUDING THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY AND INTERSTATE
81.
AS FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SPECIFICS...
OFF LAKE ERIE...LOW LEVEL FLOW BACKING TO SOUTH SOUTHWEST WILL FOCUS
LAKE ENHANCED SNOWFALL INITIALLY NORTH OF THE BUFFALO AREA. VEERING
FLOW BEHIND THE SHORTWAVE WILL FOCUS A SIGNIFICANT LAKE BAND ON A
SOUTHWEST FLOW INTO THE BUFFALO METRO AREA BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY
MORNING...AS OVER-LAKE INSTABILITY SHARPLY INCREASING WITH
EQUILIBRIUM LEVELS NEARING 10K FEET. COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL RATES
IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR AND WIND GUSTS OVER 30 MPH WILL MAKE
FOR EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS DURING THE FRIDAY MORNING
COMMUTE. THE BAND WILL LIKELY SWING THROUGH FAIRLY QUICKLY AS THE
FLOW CONTINUES TO VEER TO A MORE WEST SOUTHWEST ORIENTATION BY MID
DAY WITH A SIGNIFICANT LAKE BAND SETTING UP ACROSS THE DISTANT
BUFFALO SOUTHTOWNS AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN
TIER...REMAINING THERE WELL INTO SATURDAY. ONCE THE LAKE BAND SETS
UP...THE OVER-LAKE INSTABILITY BECOMES EXTREME WITH LAKE INDUCED
CAPES OVER 500 J/KG AND EQUILIBRIUM LEVELS NEAR 12K FEET. THESE
INSTABILITY FIELDS WOULD SUGGEST THE POTENTIAL FOR INTENSE SNOWFALL
RATES IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES PER HOUR. WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR 30 MPH
WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED
ACCORDINGLY FOR AREAS EAST OF LAKE ERIE...INCLUDING THE METRO
BUFFALO ALTHOUGH IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOWS
AREA LIKELY ACROSS THE DISTANT BUFFALO SOUTHTOWNS INTO THE WESTERN
SOUTHERN TIER.
OFF LAKE ONTARIO...LOW LEVEL FLOW BACKING TO SOUTH SOUTHWEST WILL
FOCUS LAKE ENHANCED SNOWFALL WELL NORTH OF WATERTOWN ACROSS THE
SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY. VEERING FLOW BEHIND THE SHORTWAVE WILL FOCUS
A SIGNIFICANT LAKE BAND ON A SOUTHWEST FLOW INTO THE WATERTOWN AREA
BY MIDDAY FRIDAY...AS OVER-LAKE INSTABILITY SHARPLY INCREASING WITH
EQUILIBRIUM LEVELS NEARING 12K FEET. THE FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO VEER
TO A MORE WESTERLY ORIENTATION BY LATE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT WITH
A SIGNIFICANT LAKE BAND SETTING UP ACROSS THE TUG HILL REGION
...REMAINING THERE WELL INTO SATURDAY. ONCE THE LAKE BAND SETS
UP...THE OVER-LAKE INSTABILITY BECOME EXTREME WITH LAKE INDUCED
CAPES OVER 1000 J/KG AND EQUILIBRIUM LEVELS NEAR 14K FEET. THESE
INSTABILITY FIELDS WOULD SUGGEST THE POTENTIAL FOR INTENSE SNOWFALL
RATES OF 3 TO 5 INCHES OR MORE PER HOUR. WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR 30
MPH WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED
ACCORDINGLY FOR AREAS EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO...INCLUDING THE WATERTOWN
AREA ALTHOUGH IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOWS
WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE TUG HILL REGION.
&&
.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
THE FLOW PATTERN BECOMES MORE ZONAL ALOFT SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK...WITH 850 MB TEMPERATURES MODERATING. THIS WILL ALLOW OUR
TEMPERATURES TO APPROACHING VALUES THAT WILL BE CLOSER TO NORMAL.
INSTABILITY OVER THE LAKES WILL END EFFECTIVELY TAKING LAKE EFFECT
SNOW TAKEN OUT OF PLAY. THERE COULD BE SOME LINGERING SCATTERED SOW
SHOWERS SUNDAY AND MONDAY...BUT SNOWFALL SHOULD BE QUITE MINOR. HIGH
PRESSURE AND DRY AIR LOOK TO SETTLE ACROSS THE REGION TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY WITH DRY WEATHER FORECAST DURING THIS TIMEFRAME.
&&
.AVIATION /06Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE A WIDE AREA OF NARROW
MULTIPLE BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SOUTHEAST OF THE LAKES. THE VERY
COLD AIR IS PROMOTING LOW VISIBILITIES EVEN IN LIGHT SNOW...WITH
WIDESPREAD IFR TONIGHT SOUTHEAST OF THE LAKES INCLUDING KJHW AND
KROC. LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS WILL BACK
TO THE WEST AND EVENTUALLY SOUTHWEST. THIS WILL ALLOW LAKE EFFECT TO
CONSOLIDATE INTO SMALLER AREAS EAST OF THE LAKES. THE LAKE ERIE BAND
WILL BE WEAKENING ON ITS WAY NORTH...BUT STILL MAY PRODUCE A FEW
HOURS OF IFR VSBY AT KBUF FROM MID TO LATE MORNING THROUGH MID
AFTERNOON. EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO THE BAND SHOULD REMAIN STRONGER...
WITH SNOW MOVING INTO KART BY MID MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON WITH IFR CONDITIONS.
WIDESPREAD MVFR CIGS TONIGHT SOUTHEAST OF THE LAKES WITH LOCAL IFR
CIGS ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN AND IN HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. THE LOWER CIGS
WILL THEN CONTRACT INTO THE SMALLER SINGLE BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW
THURSDAY MORNING WITH AREAS OUTSIDE OF THESE BANDS IMPROVING TO VFR.
THURSDAY EVENING A GENERAL LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD
THE REGION QUICKLY FROM WEST TO EAST AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES BY JUST
NORTH OF THE LAKES AND AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE ENTERS THE REGION.
EXPECT WIDESPREAD IFR VSBY TO DEVELOP AROUND 02Z IN THE
WEST...SPREADING INTO CENTRAL NY AND THE NORTH COUNTRY BY AROUND 05Z.
OUTLOOK...
FRIDAY...IFR WITH HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW EAST OF THE LAKES AND SOME
LIGHTER SNOW LIKELY ELSEWHERE.
SATURDAY...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW EAST OF THE LAKES WITH IFR...VFR
ELSEWHERE.
SUNDAY...MAINLY VFR WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS EAST OF LAKE
ONTARIO AND LOCAL MVFR.
MONDAY...MVFR WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
&&
.MARINE...
HIGH END ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS LAKES
ERIE AND ONTARIO THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY...AND THUS A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT. WINDS WILL BE NEAR-GALE AT TIMES /UP TO
30 KTS/ HOWEVER ARE EXPECTED TO STAY JUST BELOW THE GALE THRESHOLD.
BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH THESE WINDS TO PRODUCE A
SIGNIFICANT ICING THREAT ON BOTH LAKES THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...THUS A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT.
&&
.BUF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NY...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON FOR NYZ012-019-020-085.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY FOR NYZ001>006-
010>014-019>021-085.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EST THURSDAY FOR NYZ007-
008.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR NYZ007.
WIND CHILL WARNING UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY FOR NYZ007-008.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY FOR NYZ006.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON FOR NYZ006-008.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY FOR
NYZ003>005.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING FOR NYZ010-011.
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY FOR
LEZ040-041.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM EST SATURDAY FOR LEZ040-
041.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY
FOR LOZ042>045-062>065.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM EST SATURDAY FOR
LOZ042>045.
&&
SYNOPSIS...CHURCH
NEAR TERM...CHURCH/HITCHCOCK
SHORT TERM...TMA
LONG TERM...TMA
AVIATION...HITCHCOCK
MARINE...CHURCHHazardous weather outlook, Jan 7, 9:32 PM EST, 6 hours 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 932 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 NYZ007-090245- JEFFERSON- 932 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM EST THURSDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND CHILL WARNING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND CHILL WARNING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF NYZ006-090245- OSWEGO- 932 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF NYZ003>005-090245- MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA- 932 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF NYZ001-002-013-014-021-090245- NIAGARA-ORLEANS-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-ALLEGANY- 932 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF NYZ008-090245- LEWIS- 932 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM EST THURSDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND CHILL WARNING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND CHILL WARNING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF NYZ012-019-020-085-090245- WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- 932 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF NYZ010-011-090245- NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- 932 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF LEZ020-LOZ030-SLZ022-024-090245- UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AND BUFFALO HARBOR-LOWER NIAGARA RIVER- SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM CAPE VINCENT TO OGDENSBURG- SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM OGDENSBURG TO SAINT REGIS- 932 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE...LAKE ONTARIO AND SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF LEZ040-041-LOZ042>045-062>065-090245- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM DUNKIRK TO BUFFALO- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER- 932 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE AND LAKE ONTARIO. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 3:55 AM EST | Gale Watch | BUF | 8 hr | |
| Jan 8, 3:55 AM EST | Gale Warning | BUF | 42 hr | |
| Jan 8, 4:02 AM EST | Lake Effect Snow Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Jefferson, Lewis and 4 more | 72 hr |
| Jan 8, 8:41 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Erie, Genesee, Wyoming | 79 min |
| Jan 8, 10:15 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Erie | 60 min |
| Jan 8, 11:22 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Niagara | 53 min |
| Jan 8, 4:04 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | BUF | Niagara, Orleans | 9 hr |
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