Alert archive / New York / Lake Effect Snow Advisories in 2015
Lake Effect Snow Advisory 7, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this lake effect snow advisory at Jan 9, 2015, 1:32 AM EST for 4 counties in New York. It took effect at Jan 9, 2015, 4:00 PM EST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 9, 2015, 1:32 AM EST (06:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 9, 2015, 4:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 10, 2015, 3:39 AM EST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Allegany County, NY, Erie County, NY, Genesee County, NY, Livingston County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:35 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, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 49 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
- 2105 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 245 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 299 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
979 WWUS41 KBUF 090632 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 132 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 NYZ001-002-091445- /O.UPG.KBUF.LE.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-150109T1500Z/ /O.EXA.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150109T1500Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA 132 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...NIAGARA AND ORLEANS COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES THROUGH 10 AM LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY THIS MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL JUST BEFORE AND DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE...WHICH WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT TRAFFIC DISRUPTIONS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. 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 && $$ NYZ012-085-091445- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150110T2300Z/ WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 132 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...WYOMING AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY. * TIMING...TODAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. A GENERAL LIGHT SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AROUND DAYBREAK AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 3 FEET BY SATURDAY EVENING IN PERSISTENT BANDS. * SNOWFALL RATES...UP TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...VERY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME NEARLY IMPASSABLE AT TIMES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ NYZ019-020-091445- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150110T1800Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 132 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES...MAINLY ALONG THE LAKE ERIE SHORE AND FAR NORTHERN SECTIONS. * TIMING...TODAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A GENERAL LIGHT SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW BY LATE MORNING AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 FEET BY SATURDAY EVENING IN PERSISTENT BANDS. * SNOWFALL RATES...UP TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...VERY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME NEARLY IMPASSABLE AT TIMES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. 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>008-091445- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150110T2300Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 132 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO...JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES...MAINLY ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY...NORTHERN LEWIS COUNTY AND EXTREME NORTHERN OSWEGO COUNTY. * TIMING...EARLY MORNING SYNOPTIC SNOW WILL GIVE WAY TO VERY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW BY FRIDAY MORNING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE MOST PERSISTENT SNOW BANDS. * SNOWFALL RATES...OVER 3 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...VERY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME NEARLY IMPASSABLE AT TIMES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ NYZ010-011-091445- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150109T1500Z/ NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...BATAVIA 132 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN ERIE AND GENESEE COUNTY...INCLUDING ALL OF THE BUFFALO METRO AREA. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES THROUGH 6 AM AND 3 TO 6 INCHES THIS MORNING...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * SNOWFALL RATES...3 INCHES PER HOUR OR MORE POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIEST LAKE EFFECT SNOWS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...VERY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL JUST BEFORE AND DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE... WHICH WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT TRAFFIC DISRUPTIONS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. 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 && $$ NYZ003-091445- /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.Y.0006.150109T0632Z-150109T1500Z/ MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ROCHESTER 132 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS...WESTERN SECTIONS OF MONROE COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OR SNOW THROUGH 10 AM...HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ACROSS WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...A BRIEF PERIOD OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW JUST BEFORE AND DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ013-091445- /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.Y.0007.150109T2300Z-150110T1500Z/ LIVINGSTON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GENESEO 132 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...LIVINGSTON COUNTY. * TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES TONIGHT AND AROUND AN INCH SATURDAY MORNING...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...A PERIOD OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW THIS EVENING AND THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ THOMAS
5 follow-up statements
367 WWUS41 KBUF 091057 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 557 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 NYZ012-085-091900- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150110T2300Z/ WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 557 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...WYOMING AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY. * TIMING...TODAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 3 FEET BY SATURDAY EVENING IN PERSISTENT BANDS. * SNOWFALL RATES...UP TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...VERY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME NEARLY IMPASSABLE AT TIMES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ NYZ019-020-091900- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150110T1800Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 557 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES...MAINLY ALONG THE LAKE ERIE SHORE AND FAR NORTHERN SECTIONS. * TIMING...TODAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 FEET BY SATURDAY EVENING IN PERSISTENT BANDS. * SNOWFALL RATES...UP TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...VERY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME NEARLY IMPASSABLE AT TIMES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. 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>008-091900- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150110T2300Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 557 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO...JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES...MAINLY ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY...NORTHERN LEWIS COUNTY AND EXTREME NORTHERN OSWEGO COUNTY. * TIMING...EARLY MORNING SYNOPTIC SNOW WILL GIVE WAY TO VERY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW THIS MORNING...THEN THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE MOST PERSISTENT SNOW BANDS. * SNOWFALL RATES...OVER 3 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...VERY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME NEARLY IMPASSABLE AT TIMES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ NYZ010-011-091500- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150109T1500Z/ NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...BATAVIA 557 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN ERIE AND GENESEE COUNTY...INCLUDING ALL OF THE BUFFALO METRO AREA. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES THIS MORNING...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * SNOWFALL RATES...3 INCHES PER HOUR OR MORE POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIEST LAKE EFFECT SNOWS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...VERY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL JUST BEFORE AND DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE... WHICH WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT TRAFFIC DISRUPTIONS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. 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 && $$ NYZ001-002-091500- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150109T1500Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA 557 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...NIAGARA AND ORLEANS COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES THROUGH 10 AM LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY THIS MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL JUST BEFORE AND DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE...WHICH WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT TRAFFIC DISRUPTIONS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ003-091500- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150109T1500Z/ MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ROCHESTER 557 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN SECTIONS OF MONROE COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH 10 AM...HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ACROSS WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...A BRIEF PERIOD OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW JUST BEFORE AND DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. 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 && $$ NYZ013-091900- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0007.150109T2300Z-150110T1500Z/ LIVINGSTON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GENESEO 557 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...LIVINGSTON COUNTY. * TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES TONIGHT AND AROUND AN INCH SATURDAY MORNING...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...A PERIOD OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW THIS EVENING AND THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ THOMAS
916 WWUS41 KBUF 091522 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1022 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 NYZ001-002-010-011-091630- /O.EXP.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150109T1500Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO... BATAVIA 1022 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING HAS EXPIRED... $$ NYZ003-091630- /O.EXP.KBUF.LE.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150109T1500Z/ MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ROCHESTER 1022 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... $$ NYZ012-085-092330- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150110T2300Z/ WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1022 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...WYOMING AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 FEET BY SATURDAY EVENING IN PERSISTENT BANDS. * SNOWFALL RATES...UP TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...VERY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME NEARLY IMPASSABLE AT TIMES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ NYZ019-020-092330- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150110T1800Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 1022 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES...MAINLY ALONG THE LAKE ERIE SHORE AND FAR NORTHERN SECTIONS. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 FEET BY SATURDAY EVENING IN PERSISTENT BANDS. * SNOWFALL RATES...UP TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...VERY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME NEARLY IMPASSABLE AT TIMES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. && $$ NYZ006>008-092330- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150110T2300Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 1022 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO...JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES...MAINLY ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY...NORTHERN LEWIS COUNTY AND EXTREME NORTHERN OSWEGO COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE MOST PERSISTENT SNOW BANDS. * SNOWFALL RATES...OVER 3 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...VERY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME NEARLY IMPASSABLE AT TIMES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ NYZ013-092330- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0007.150109T2300Z-150110T1500Z/ LIVINGSTON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GENESEO 1022 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...LIVINGSTON COUNTY. * TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES TONIGHT AND AN INCH OR LESS SATURDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...A PERIOD OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW THIS EVENING AND THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ TMA
664 WWUS41 KBUF 092046 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 346 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 NYZ012-085-100500- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150110T2300Z/ WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 346 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...WYOMING AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 FEET IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS. * SNOWFALL RATES...UP TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR. * WIND CHILLS... AS LOW AS 15 BELOW ZERO. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...VERY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME NEARLY IMPASSABLE AT TIMES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. 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. && $$ NYZ019-020-100500- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150110T1800Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 346 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES...MAINLY ALONG THE LAKE ERIE SHORE AND FAR NORTHERN SECTIONS. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 FEET IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS. * SNOWFALL RATES...UP TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 20 BELOW ZERO. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...VERY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME NEARLY IMPASSABLE AT TIMES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. 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>008-100500- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150110T2300Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 346 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO...JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES...MAINLY ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY...NORTHERN LEWIS COUNTY AND EXTREME NORTHERN OSWEGO COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS. * SNOWFALL RATES...OVER 3 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...VERY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME NEARLY IMPASSABLE AT TIMES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ NYZ010-011-100500- /O.NEW.KBUF.WC.Y.0002.150110T0600Z-150110T1300Z/ /O.EXB.KBUF.LE.Y.0007.150110T1500Z-150111T0600Z/ NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...BATAVIA 346 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM EST SATURDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO 1 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO 1 AM EST SUNDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM EST SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN ERIE AND GENESEE COUNTIES. * TIMING...WIND CHILLS ADVISORY OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. LAKE SNOW ADVISORY FROM MID DAY SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW. * IMPACTS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH LOW VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS...MAINLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY EVENING. 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. 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. && $$ NYZ021-100500- /O.EXB.KBUF.LE.Y.0007.150109T2100Z-150110T1500Z/ ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WELLSVILLE 346 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...ALLEGANY COUNTY...MAINLY THE NORTHERN HALF. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILLS VALUES...AS LOW AS 20 BELOW ZERO. * IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH LOW VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. 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 && $$ NYZ013-100500- /O.EXT.KBUF.LE.Y.0007.150109T2100Z-150110T1500Z/ LIVINGSTON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GENESEO 346 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...LIVINGSTON COUNTY. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW ZERO. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH LOW VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ TMA
330 WWUS41 KBUF 100211 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 911 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 NYZ010-101015- /O.UPG.KBUF.LE.Y.0007.150110T1500Z-150111T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150110T2100Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0002.150110T0600Z-150110T1300Z/ NORTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BUFFALO 911 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SATURDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SATURDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN ERIE COUNTY. VERY HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT IN A SMALL SLIVER FROM THE NORTHERN PORTION OF ORCHARD PARK TO MARILLA. HEAVY SNOW WILL RETURN ACROSS MORE OF THE SOUTHTOWNS SATURDAY MORNING WITH A WEAKENING BAND MOVING NORTH ACROSS THE METRO AREA THROUGH MIDDAY. * TIMING...WIND CHILLS ADVISORY OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. LAKE SNOW WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 FEET TONIGHT FROM NORTHERN ORCHARD PARK TO MARILLA. 4 TO 7 INCHES SATURDAY ACROSS THE SOUTHTOWNS WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES FROM BUFFALO NORTHWARD. * SNOWFALL RATES...UP TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR TONIGHT. 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ON SATURDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO TONIGHT. AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES SATURDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW. * IMPACTS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL PRODUCE VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL AT TIMES WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. 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 && $$ NYZ012-085-101015- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150110T2300Z/ WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 911 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...WYOMING AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 FEET TONIGHT WITH STORM TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 FEET IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS. * SNOWFALL RATES...UP TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR. * WIND CHILLS...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW ZERO. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...VERY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME NEARLY IMPASSABLE AT TIMES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. 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. && $$ NYZ019-020-101015- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150110T1800Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 911 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES...MAINLY ALONG THE LAKE ERIE SHORE AND FAR NORTHERN SECTIONS. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 FEET IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS. * SNOWFALL RATES...UP TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 20 BELOW ZERO. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...VERY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. 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. && $$ NYZ006>008-101015- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150110T2300Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 911 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO...JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES...MAINLY ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY...NORTHERN LEWIS COUNTY AND EXTREME NORTHERN OSWEGO COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS. * SNOWFALL RATES...OVER 4 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...VERY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME NEARLY IMPASSABLE AT TIMES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. && $$ NYZ011-101015- /O.EXT.KBUF.LE.Y.0007.150110T1500Z-150110T2100Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0002.150110T0600Z-150110T1300Z/ GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BATAVIA 911 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM EST SATURDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...GENESEE COUNTY...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF THE COUNTY. * TIMING...WIND CHILLS ADVISORY OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. LAKE SNOW ADVISORY FROM MID DAY SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW. * IMPACTS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH LOW VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. 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. 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. && $$ NYZ013-021-101015- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-150110T1500Z/ LIVINGSTON-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GENESEO...WELLSVILLE 911 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...LIVINGSTON AND ALLEGANY COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE SATURDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW ZERO. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH LOW VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ HITCHCOCK/JJR
230 WWUS41 KBUF 100839 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 339 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2015 NYZ010-101645- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150110T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.Y.0008.150110T1500Z-150110T2300Z/ /O.EXT.KBUF.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150110T1500Z/ NORTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BUFFALO 339 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS REPLACED BY A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN ERIE COUNTY. * TIMING...WIND CHILL ADVISORY THROUGH THIS MORNING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES. * SNOWFALL RATES...AN INCH AN HOUR. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITIES...BELOW A HALF MILE. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW. * IMPACTS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT TRAVEL AT TIMES WITH POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVER ON ROADS. 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. 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 && $$ NYZ011-101500- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.Y.0007.150110T1500Z-150110T2100Z/ /O.EXT.KBUF.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150110T1500Z/ GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BATAVIA 339 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. * LOCATIONS...GENESEE COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW. * IMPACTS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN THROUGH THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. && $$ NYZ013-021-101500- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-150110T1500Z/ /O.EXB.KBUF.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150110T1500Z/ LIVINGSTON-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GENESEO...WELLSVILLE 339 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...LIVINGSTON AND ALLEGANY COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW ZERO. * IMPACTS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN THROUGH THIS MORNING. 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. && $$ NYZ012-085-101645- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150110T2300Z/ WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 339 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...WYOMING AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 8 INCHES TODAY WITH STORM TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 FEET IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS. * SNOWFALL RATES...1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR. * WIND CHILLS...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW ZERO. * VISIBILITIES...BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS TODAY. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. && $$ NYZ019-020-101645- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150110T1800Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 339 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN AND WESTERN SECTIONS OF CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY AND FAR NORTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF CATTARAUGUS COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES THIS MORNING WITH STORM TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 FEET IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS. * SNOWFALL RATES...1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 20 BELOW ZERO. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. 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. && $$ NYZ006>008-101645- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150110T2300Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 339 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO...JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES...MAINLY ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY...NORTHERN LEWIS COUNTY AND EXTREME NORTHERN OSWEGO COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS. * SNOWFALL RATES...3 INCHES AN HOUR AT TIMES. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...VERY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME NEARLY IMPASSABLE AT TIMES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. && $$ NYZ001-002-101500- /O.EXB.KBUF.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150110T1500Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA 339 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS...NIAGARA AND ORLEANS COUNTIES * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. * WINDS...15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW. * IMPACTS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. 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. && $$ APFFEL
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 8, 11:46 PM EST, 1 hour 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 8, 11:46 PM EST, 1 hour 46 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1146 PM EST THU JAN 8 2015
.SYNOPSIS...
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DIMINISH OFF LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO EARLY THIS
EVENING. A CLIPPER SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE GENERAL LIGHT SNOWFALL
TONIGHT...THEN A SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW EVENT IS EXPECTED EAST
OF LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. THE MORNING
COMMUTES IN THE BUFFALO AND WATERTOWN AREAS WILL BE SEVERELY
IMPACTED BY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW FALL BEFORE THE BANDS SHIFT
SOUTHWARD DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. ACCUMULATIONS BY SATURDAY EVENING
EAST OF LAKE ERIE COULD BE 2 TO 3 FEET...AND EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO
ACCUMULATIONS COULD BE 3 TO 5 FEET.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY/...
THE LIGHT SYNOPTIC SNOW HAS STARTED IN WESTERN NY AND ALSO IN
JEFFERSON COUNTY...AND WILL QUICKLY OVERSPREAD THE REST OF THE AREA
BY 2AM. KCLE RADAR SHOWS THE START OF LAKE ENHANCEMENT WITH
INCREASING SNOWFALL RATES OVER THE CENTRAL BASIN OF LAKE ERIE. THE
HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL NOT REACH NIAGARA COUNTY UNTIL AROUND
2-3 AM.
VERY ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES THROUGH THE NEAR TERM
FORECAST. A CLIPPER SYSTEM WILL PUSH ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA
TONIGHT BRINGING A WIDESPREAD GENERAL LIGHT SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 3
INCHES. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE GENERAL SNOWFALL...A SIGNIFICANT
LAKE EFFECT WILL SEVERELY IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTES FRIDAY MORNING
IN THE BUFFALO METRO AREA...AND THE WATERTOWN AREA. HEAVY LAKE
EFFECT SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE EAST OF THE LAKES THROUGH SATURDAY
/FURTHER DISCUSSED IN THE SHORT TERM/. SNOWFALL RATES OVER 3 INCHES
PER HOUR OFF OF BOTH LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO ARE EXPECTED...WITH
TOTALS PUSHING 2 TO 3 FEET OFF OF LAKE ERIE AND 3 TO 5 FEET OFF OF
LAKE ONTARIO BY SATURDAY EVENING.
OVERALL SYNOPTIC SETUP REMAINS LARGELY UNCHANGED WITH BROAD CYCLONIC
FLOW OVER THE FORECAST AREA. SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW AHEAD OF THE
APPROACHING SHORTWAVE TROUGH HAS MOVED THE CURRENT LAKE EFFECT BANDS
NORTH AND EAST OF THE LAKES...ACROSS NORTHERN JEFFERSON AND NIAGARA
COUNTIES. THE CURRENT BANDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING
WITH LOWER CAPPING INVERSION AND DRY AIR ABOVE THE BOUNDARY LAYER.
OUTSIDE OF THE LAKE EFFECT BANDS...SOME SUN HAS BROKEN THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON. CLOUD COVER WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING...THEN A
WIDESPREAD LIGHT SNOWFALL WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA WITH
THE SYNOPTIC FORCING FROM THE SHORTWAVE TROUGH. OVERALL EXPECT
SNOWFALL TOTALS DUE TO THE SYNOPTIC SNOWFALL WILL BE ONLY AROUND A
COUPLE OF INCHES. NORTHEAST OF THE LAKES...THE SYNOPTIC SNOWFALL
WILL INITIALLY BE LAKE ENHANCED...BUT AS THE SYNOPTIC WAVE STARTS TO
DEPART...THE STRONG SINGULAR LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL START TO
DOMINATE.
OFF OF LAKE ERIE...INITIALLY...230 FLOW WILL KEEP LAKE ENHANCED
SNOWFALL ACROSS NIAGARA...ORLEANS...GENESEE AND NORTHERN ERIE COUNTY
AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE EMBEDDED LAKE ENHANCEMENT WITHIN THE SYNOPTIC
SNOW WILL BECOME MORE EVIDENT AFTER MIDNIGHT AS THE SYNOPTIC FORCING
STARTS TO DEPART...AND LAKE PARAMETERS BECOME INCREASING FAVORABLE
IN THE COLD ADVECTION BEHIND THE WAVE. THE FLOW WILL SLOWLY TURN
MORE 240 TO 250 BEFORE SUNRISE...ALLOWING THE LAKE BAND TO SAG
SOUTHWARD ACROSS BUFFALO NORTHTOWNS AND DOWNTOWN BUFFALO AREA. ALL
LAKE EFFECT PARAMETERS ARE EXTREMELY IMPRESSIVE AS THIS BAND IS
FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE BUFFALO METRO AREA. WELL ALIGNED AND
STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW /WITH WINDS OVER 35KTS/ WILL HELP TO FOCUS
A SINGULAR LAKE EFFECT BAND. DEEP MOISTURE WILL STILL BE HANGING
AROUND JUST BEHIND THE SYNOPTIC SYSTEM...WHICH ALONG WITH
EQUILIBRIUM LEVELS PUSHING OVER 12KFT AND STRONG LOW-LEVEL
OMEGA...WILL RESULT IN A LAKE BAND CAPABLE OF 3+ INCH/HR SNOWFALL
RATES. HIGH RESOLUTION MODELS ARE IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT ON THE
OVERALL PLACEMENT AND INTENSITY OF THIS SINGULAR BAND OFF LAKE ERIE.
HAVE DECIDED TO ADD NORTHERN ERIE AND GENESEE COUNTIES TO THE LAKE
EFFECT SNOW WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. ALSO ADDED NIAGARA AND
ORLEANS COUNTY TO A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY FOR THAT TIME PERIOD.
BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING THE BAND WILL PUSH
SOUTH ACROSS SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY AND THE WESTERN SOUTHERN
TIER...STILL CAPABLE OF 2 INCH/HR SNOWFALL RATES. THE BAND WILL
LIKELY SHOW SOME NORTH TO SOUTH MOVEMENT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS
WIGGLES IN THE FLOW ASSOCIATED WITH WEAK SHORTWAVES PUSH THROUGH.
MODELS SHOW SOME UNCERTAINTY IN HOW THE BAND WILL BEHAVE ONCE IT
PUSHES SOUTH...WITH SOME MODELS BREAKING THE BAND APART ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN TIER BEFORE IT REFORMS AND SHIFT NORTH BY LATE AFTERNOON.
BUFKIT PROFILES SHOW THE MEAN FLOW ONLY MAKES IT TO ABOUT 260/265
DEGREES...AND THUS THE BAND SHOULD NOT PUSH SO FAR SOUTH AS TO BE
DISRUPTED. THIS FORECAST FOLLOWS THE BUFKIT SOUNDINGS AND MEAN WIND
DIRECTIONS...KEEPING THE BAND INTACT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND
KEEPING SNOW RATES UP.
OFF OF LAKE ONTARIO...LAKE PARAMETERS ARE JUST AS IMPRESSIVE AS OFF
OF LAKE ERIE...AND THE BAND WILL SIMILARLY START TO THE NORTH AS
LAKE ENHANCEMENT IN THE SYNOPTIC SNOW...WITH AN IMPRESSIVE LAKE BAND
BEING REVEALED BY THE TIME THE SYNOPTIC WAVE DEPARTS. THIS BAND WILL
BE IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING SOUTH ACROSS THE WATERTOWN AREA DURING
THE MORNING COMMUTE WITH 3 INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL RATES POSSIBLE
WHICH WILL SEVERELY IMPACT THE MORNING DRIVE. THE BAND WILL SHIFT
SOUTH INTO CENTRAL JEFFERSON...NORTHERN LEWIS THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...FOCUSING THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ACROSS THE
NORTHERN TUG HILL...WHERE UPSLOPE IN THE WSW FLOW WILL ADD
ADDITIONAL ENHANCEMENT. SNOWFALL RATES OFF LAKE ONTARIO WILL
SIMILARLY PUSH OVER 3 INCHES AND HOUR IN THE BAND.
WINDS WILL BE ANOTHER LARGE PROBLEM IN BOTH OF THESE BANDS WITH
GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE EDGES
OF THE BANDS WHERE THE STRONGER WINDS TEND TO FOCUS. THIS WILL
CREATE PROBLEMS FROM BLOWING SNOW IN ADDITION TO THE
SNOWFALL...WHICH WILL HELP TO PUSH VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT
TIMES AROUND BOTH SNOW BANDS.
&&
.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
REINFORCING SHORT WAVE COMING OUT THE CANADIAN HIGH LATITUDES
EXPECTED TO SWING THROUGH THE LOWER GREAT LAKES REGION FRIDAY NIGHT.
THIS WILL HELP TO REINVIGORATE ONGOING LAKE EFFECT CONVECTION TO THE
EAST OF THE LAKES FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...AS ADDITIONAL
ARCTIC AIR PLUNGES DOWN ACROSS THE REGION. MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS
TO THE BAND POSITION OFF LAKE ERIE FOR FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.
LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THE LATEST MESOSCALE MODEL
GUIDANCE INCLUDING THE NAM/GEM AND WORKSTATION WRF RUNS SUGGEST
THE BAND WILL LIFT BACK NORTH INTO THE BUFFALO SOUTHTOWNS AND
SOUTHERN GENESEE COUNTY FOR AT LEAST A FEW HOURS WITH ANOTHER
ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW. THIS MAY REQUIRE EITHER AN EXTENSION OF THE
CURRENT LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING FOR NORTHERN ERIE/GENESEE
COUNTIES OR A NEW WARNING. LATER FRIDAY NIGHT THE BAND WILL SINK
BACK SOUTH INTO SOUTHERN ERIE/WYOMING COUNTIES AND THE FAR
NORTHERN PORTIONS OF CHAU/CATT COUNTIES. ON SATURDAY MODEL
GUIDANCE AND BUFKIT PROFILES SUPPORT THE BAND MOVING BACK INTO
BUFFALO WITH MORE ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE...ALTHOUGH BY THIS TIME
LOWERING INVERSION HEIGHTS MAY TEMPER SNOWFALL RATES SOME.
OFF LAKE ONTARIO EXPECT THE BAND TO FOCUS ON THE NORTHERN TUG HILL
PLATEAU AND OTHER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL JEFFERSON AND NORTHERN LEWIS
COUNTY FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. THERE WILL BE SOME MINOR
NORTH/SOUTH OSCILLATIONS OF THE BAND AT TIMES. EXPECT THE GREATEST
RESIDENCE TIME AND THUS GREATEST AMOUNTS TO FOCUS ON THE AREA FROM
ADAMS TO BARNES CORNERS AND COPENHAGEN.
INVERSION HEIGHTS WILL RISE TO NEAR 8K FEET OFF LAKE ERIE AND TO
NEAR 12K OFF LAKE ONTARIO. OVER-LAKE INSTABILITY CERTAINLY WILL BE
THERE TO SUGGEST SNOWFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES PER HOUR
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. THE ONLY QUESTION AND
POSSIBLE NEGATIVE FACTOR WILL BE HOW MUCH WILL THE DEEP CONVECTIVE
BOUNDARY LAYER BE OFFSET BY TEMPERATURES AT AND ABOVE 900 MB WHICH
WILL BE COLDER THAN -20C HAVE ON SNOWFLAKE SIZE. AIR THIS COLD
WILL RESULT IN SMALLER SNOWFLAKE SIZE AND COULD HAVE A NEGATIVE
IMPACT ON ACCUMULATION POTENTIAL. NONETHELESS STILL THINK WE WILL
SEE SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS CONTINUE EAST OF THE LAKES FRIDAY
NIGHT AND SATURDAY.
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO BE AN ISSUE FRIDAY
NIGHT AND SATURDAY...AS OUR NEVER CEASING WIND WILL CONTINUE TO
WREAK HAVOC WITH VISIBILITIES AND WIND CHILLS. WIND CHILLS WILL
APPROACH ADVISORY CRITERIA...WITH MOST AREAS NEAR 15 BELOW ZERO
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING.
SATURDAY NIGHT...LAKE SNOWS SHOULD LINGER OFF LAKE ERIE...BUT
PROFILES SHOWING EQUILIBRIUM LEVELS LOWERING WITH TIME AS DRIER
AIR MOVES IN ALOFT. THIS WILL CAUSE THE SNOWS TO BECOME LESS
ORGANIZED AND EVENTUALLY FALL APART OVERNIGHT. HEAVY LAKE SNOWS
WILL LAST LONGER OFF LAKE ONTARIO SINCE IT WILL START OFF WITH
DEEPER EQUILIBRIUM LEVELS AND MORE MOISTURE. THE FLOW WILL BACK
SOUTHWEST WHICH WILL PUSH WEAKENING LAKE BANDS NORTH OVERNIGHT
SATURDAY NIGHT BACK INTO WATERTOWN AND NORTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF TOWARD SUNDAY MORNING WITH
LOWERING EQUILIBRIUM LEVELS AND A CONTINUED BACKING FLOW.
OFF LAKE ERIE EXPECT STORM TOTALS TO REACH AROUND 3 FEET IN THE
MOST PERSISTENT BANDS...WHICH IS MOST LIKELY ACROSS SOUTHERN ERIE
AND WESTERN WYOMING COUNTY IN LOCATIONS FROM EDEN TO BOSTON AND
JAVA. THESE HIGH AMOUNTS MAY GET VERY CLOSE TO SOME OF THE MORE
DISTANT BUFFALO SOUTHTOWNS AS WELL SUCH AS HAMBURG...ORCHARD
PARK...AND EAST AURORA. OFF LAKE ONTARIO EXPECT STORM TOTALS TO
REACH 4 OR EVEN 5 FEET...MOST LIKELY FROM ADAMS TO BARNES CORNERS
AND COPENHAGEN.
LOW LEVEL WARM ADVECTION CONTINUING TO KICK IN SUNDAY. 850 MB
TEMPERATURES SUFFICIENTLY TO SHUT OFF ANY LAKE EFFECT POTENTIAL.
THIS WILL BRING A BREAK TO AREAS HARD HIT FROM THE LAKE EFFECT
SNOWS. LATEST MODELS SUGGESTING A WEAK MID LEVEL WAVE MAY
INTERACT WITH THE WARM AIR ADVECTION WITH SOME INDICATION OF WARM
AIR ADVECTION SNOWS DEVELOPING ACROSS NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE
AREA LATER SUNDAY.
&&
.LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
THE NEXT SNOW MAKER WILL ARRIVE SUNDAY NIGHT AND INTO MONDAY AS A
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ATTEMPTS TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY OR
GREAT LAKES. MEDIUM RANGE MODELS ARE IN A BIT CLOSER AGREEMENT WITH
THE EVOLUTION OF THIS SYSTEM GIVING HIGHER CONFIDENCE TO
INCREASING PROBABILITIES FOR THE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY TIME
FRAME. AT THIS POINT...THIS SYSTEM DOES NOT LOOK TO BE A HEAVY
SNOW SYSTEM BUT WE COULD SEE A FEW INCHES NONETHELESS. HIGH
PRESSURE PUSHING INTO THE REGION BEHIND THIS SYSTEM THEN LOOKS TO
DOMINATE THE WEATHER PATTERN DURING THE MID WEEK PERIOD AS
TEMPERATURES AVERAGE NEAR SEASONAL NORMALS.
&&
.AVIATION /06Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
WIDESPREAD LIGHT SNOW HAS ENTERED THE REGION AND WILL CONTINUE TO
PRODUCE IFR VSBY THROUGH THE REST OF THE NIGHT WITH CIGS
DETERIORATING TO MVFR ACROSS LOWER ELEVATIONS AND IFR ACROSS HIGHER
TERRAIN.
HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP NORTHEAST OF THE LAKES BY AROUND
09Z THEN MOVE TO EAST OF THE LAKES ON FRIDAY MORNING FOLLOWING THE
PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT. EXPECT A 1-3 HOUR PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW AND
CONDITIONS BELOW FLIGHT MINIMUMS AT KBUF-KIAG AS THIS LAKE EFFECT
SNOW BAND MOVES SOUTH. THIS WILL SEVERELY IMPACT THE MORNING PUSH AT
KBUF. THE BAND WILL MOVE QUICKLY SOUTH OF KBUF BY AROUND 13Z WITH
GREATLY IMPROVED CONDITIONS THEREAFTER. THE EASTERN END OF THIS BAND
MAY CLIP KROC FOR AN HOUR OR TWO AROUND 12Z AS WELL WITH AT LEAST
MODERATE SNOW...AND A LOW CHANCE OF A BRIEF BURST OF HEAVY SNOW AND
BELOW MINIMUM CONDITIONS. A SIMILAR BURST OF HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP
NORTHEAST OF LAKE ONTARIO AND MOVE INTO KART JUST BEFORE 12Z.
FROM MID MORNING THROUGH THE REST OF FRIDAY THE HEAVIEST LAKE EFFECT
SNOW WILL BE FOUND EAST OF THE LAKES WITH LOCAL VLIFR. SOME OF THIS
MAY CLIP KJHW AT TIMES...ALTHOUGH THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOULD REMAIN
JUST NORTH OF THERE. EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE
EAST OF THE LAKE AND STAY CLOSE TO KART MUCH OF THE DAY. OUTSIDE OF
LAKE EFFECT AREAS EXPECT A RETURN TO MAINLY VFR DURING
FRIDAY...ALTHOUGH THERE WILL STILL BE SOME BLOWING SNOW AROUND.
OUTLOOK...
SATURDAY...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW EAST OF THE LAKES WITH VLIFR...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.
TUESDAY...VFR.
&&
.MARINE...
STRONG WINDS ON BOTH LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO...ALONG WITH VERY COLD
TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH
THE DAY FRIDAY...AND THUS HAVE EXTENDED THE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY.
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALE LEVEL /35 TO 40 KTS/ LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY...AND THUS GALE WARNINGS ARE NOW IN EFFECT FOR BOTH
LAKES AS WELL. AFTER THE GALES...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEKEND.
&&
.BUF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NY...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY FOR NYZ012-
085.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY FOR
NYZ006>008.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY FOR NYZ001-
002.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING UNTIL 1 PM EST SATURDAY FOR NYZ019-
020.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY FOR NYZ010-011.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY FOR LEZ020.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY FOR
LEZ040-041.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY FOR LEZ040-041.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY FOR
LOZ030.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY FOR
LOZ042>045-062>065.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 6 PM EST FRIDAY FOR LOZ042>045-062>065.
&&
SYNOPSIS...CHURCH
NEAR TERM...CHURCH/HITCHCOCK
SHORT TERM...HITCHCOCK/TMA
LONG TERM...TMA
AVIATION...HITCHCOCK
MARINE...CHURCHHazardous weather outlook, Jan 8, 3:49 PM EST, 9 hours 43 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 349 PM EST THU JAN 8 2015 NYZ007-008-092100- JEFFERSON-LEWIS- 349 PM EST THU JAN 8 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. .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 NYZ006-092100- OSWEGO- 349 PM EST THU JAN 8 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. .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>005-013-014-021-092100- MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-ALLEGANY- 349 PM EST THU JAN 8 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. 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 NYZ001-002-092100- NIAGARA-ORLEANS- 349 PM EST THU JAN 8 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF NYZ019-020-092100- CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- 349 PM EST THU JAN 8 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. .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 NYZ012-085-092100- WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE- 349 PM EST THU JAN 8 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. .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 NYZ010-011-092100- NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- 349 PM EST THU JAN 8 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. .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-SLZ022-024-092100- 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- 349 PM EST THU JAN 8 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE...LAKE ONTARIO AND SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. 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 LEZ040-041-092100- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM DUNKIRK TO BUFFALO- 349 PM EST THU JAN 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING. GALE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. 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. GALE WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF LOZ042>045-062>065-092100- 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- 349 PM EST THU JAN 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ONTARIO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING. GALE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. 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. GALE WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 9, 1:06 AM EST, 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
106 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2015
NYZ001-002-010-011-090730-
ERIE NY-GENESEE NY-NIAGARA NY-ORLEANS NY-
106 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2015
...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTHTOWNS
DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...
* A BAND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SNOWFALL
RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES AN HOUR WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN THE CITY OF
BUFFALO AND NIAGARA FALLS THROUGH 200 AM. THIS BAND IS MOST LIKELY
TO FOCUS ACROSS THE BUFFALO NORTH TOWNS DURING THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS BETWEEN 200 AM AND 500 AM. THERE ALSO WILL BE WINDS GUSTING
TO 45 MPH WHICH WILL CREATES AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
EXPECT NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN THIS
BAND.
THIS INCLUDES THE NEW YORK THRUWAY BETWEEN EXITS 49 AND 53.
LAT...LON 4331 7845 4314 7831 4282 7887 4282 7888
4284 7887 4287 7890 4294 7892 4295 7897
4298 7901 4299 7903 4301 7903
APFFELThe office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 1:06 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Niagara | 84 min |
| Jan 9, 1:32 AM EST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | BUF | Monroe | 8 hr |
| Jan 9, 2:32 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Niagara | 88 min |
| Jan 9, 4:04 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Genesee | 71 min |
| Jan 9, 5:24 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Erie | 81 min |
| Jan 9, 6:48 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Erie, Genesee | 87 min |
| Jan 9, 9:15 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Jefferson | 90 min |
| Jan 9, 10:06 AM EST | Gale Warning | BUF | 8 hr | |
| Jan 9, 10:44 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Lewis | 46 min |
| Jan 9, 1:35 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Lewis | 85 min |
| Jan 9, 3:02 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Lewis | 88 min |
| Jan 9, 3:46 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Livingston and 3 more | 18 hr |
| Jan 9, 4:37 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Lewis | 83 min |
| Jan 9, 4:42 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Wyoming | 93 min |
| Jan 9, 6:08 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Jefferson | 82 min |
| Jan 9, 6:25 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Erie, Livingston, Wyoming | 65 min |
Nearby
Lake Effect Snow Advisories in New York, 2015Every lake effect snow advisory in 2015
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.