Alert archive / New York / Lake Effect Snow Warnings in 2015
Lake Effect Snow Warning 2, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this lake effect snow warning at Jan 5, 2015, 3:52 PM EST for 7 counties in New York. It took effect at Jan 6, 2015, 4:00 PM EST. It was in force for 18 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 5, 2015, 3:52 PM EST (20:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 6, 2015, 4:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 7, 2015, 9:58 AM EST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Cattaraugus County, NY, Chautauqua County, NY, Erie County, NY, Jefferson County, NY, Lewis County, NY, Oswego County, NY, Wyoming County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 95 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
- 1057 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 85 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 54 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
040 WWUS41 KBUF 052052 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 352 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 NYZ006-008-060500- /O.UPG.KBUF.LE.A.0002.150107T0000Z-150107T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.W.0002.150106T2200Z-150107T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150106T1200Z/ OSWEGO-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...LOWVILLE 352 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY AND LEWIS COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...THE SNOWS WILL COME IN TWO ROUNDS. THE FIRST ROUND TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WILL BRING STORM TOTALS OF 7 TO 15 INCHES. THE SECOND ROUND TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL BRING AN ADDITIONAL 10 TO 20 INCHES. IN BOTH CASES GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FOUND ON THE TUG HILL PLATEAU. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...NARROW BANDS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACROSS THE AREA ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH SEVERELY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. SNOWFALL RATES OF AS HIGH AS 1 TO 3 INCHES AN HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE MOST INTENSE AND PERSISTENT SNOW BANDS. 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. 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 STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ007-060500- /O.UPG.KBUF.LE.A.0002.150107T0000Z-150107T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.W.0002.150106T2200Z-150107T1500Z/ JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN 352 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY. HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF WATERTOWN. * TIMING...LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...9 TO 17 INCHES TUESDAY NIGHT...AND 1 TO 3 INCHES WEDNESDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * VISIBILITIES...A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...NARROW BANDS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACROSS THE AREA ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH SEVERELY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. SNOWFALL RATES OF AS HIGH AS 1 TO 3 INCHES AN HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE MOST INTENSE AND PERSISTENT SNOW BANDS. 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 && $$ NYZ005-060500- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150106T1200Z/ NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FAIR HAVEN 352 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...FAR NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 7 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH 7 AM TUESDAY. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...NARROW BANDS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACROSS THE AREA ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH SEVERELY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. 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 && $$ NYZ004-060200- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150106T0200Z/ WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEWARK 352 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...EXTREME NORTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...NARROW BANDS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACROSS THE AREA ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH SEVERELY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ012-019-020-085-060500- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150106T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0002.150107T0000Z-150107T1500Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 352 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH 10 AM TUESDAY FOR THE ADVISORY. FOR THE WATCH...TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES TONIGHT AND 1 TO 2 INCHES TUESDAY MORNING. ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACROSS THE AREA ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM IN THE WATCH. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE EXACT LOCATION AND INTENSITY OF THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS. 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 LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS. 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. && $$ WOOD
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606 WWUS41 KBUF 052247 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 547 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 NYZ004-060000- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150106T0200Z/ WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEWARK 547 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. THE BAND PRODUCING HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW HAS MOVED NORTH OF WAYNE COUNTY. $$ NYZ006-008-060700- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150106T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.150106T2200Z-150107T1500Z/ OSWEGO-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...LOWVILLE 547 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY AND LEWIS COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. A BAND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL LIFT SLOWLY NORTHWARD ACROSS OSWEGO COUNTY AND INTO LEWIS COUNTY THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...THE SNOWS WILL COME IN TWO ROUNDS. THE FIRST ROUND TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WILL BRING STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES...WITH THE MOST PERSISTENT SNOWS ACROSS OSWEGO COUNTY. THE SECOND ROUND TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL BRING AN ADDITIONAL 10 TO 20 INCHES. FOR THE SECOND ROUND...THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ON THE TUG HILL PLATEAU. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...NARROW BANDS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL PRODUCE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THIS EVENING...WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES AN HOUR. THIS BAND WILL LIFT NORTH ACROSS OSWEGO AND INTO LEWIS COUNTY THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWS WILL BE NEAR THE LAKESHORE IN OSWEGO COUNTY AND ON WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE TUG HILL. THIS BAND WILL WEAKEN TUESDAY MORNING...WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF LAKE SNOW EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. 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. 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 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. && $$ NYZ005-060700- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150106T1200Z/ NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FAIR HAVEN 547 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...FAR NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS FAR NORTHERN PORTIONS THROUGH TONIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...A NARROW BAND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL SLOWLY LIFT NORTH OF CAYUGA COUNTY LATE THIS EVENING OR DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THE BAND WILL PRIMARILY IMPACT AREAS NORTH OF FAIR HAVEN...PRODUCING HEAVY SNOW AND VERY POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ007-060700- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.150106T2200Z-150107T1500Z/ JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN 547 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY. HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF WATERTOWN. * TIMING...LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...9 TO 17 INCHES TUESDAY NIGHT...AND 1 TO 3 INCHES WEDNESDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...NARROW BANDS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACROSS THE AREA ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH SEVERELY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. SNOWFALL RATES OF AS HIGH AS 1 TO 3 INCHES AN HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE MOST INTENSE AND PERSISTENT SNOW BANDS. 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 && $$ NYZ012-019-020-085-060700- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150106T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0002.150107T0000Z-150107T1500Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 547 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THEN ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...BELOW A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACROSS THE AREA ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM IN THE WATCH. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE EXACT LOCATION AND INTENSITY OF THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ APFFEL
151 WWUS41 KBUF 060113 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 813 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 NYZ005-060215- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150106T1200Z/ NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FAIR HAVEN 813 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. THE BAND OF HEAVY SNOW HAS LIFTED NORTH OF CAYUGA COUNTY. $$ NYZ006-060915- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150106T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.150106T2200Z-150107T1500Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 813 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. A BAND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS OSWEGO COUNTY TONIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...THE SNOWS WILL COME IN TWO ROUNDS. THE FIRST ROUND THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WILL BRING ONE TO TWO FEET IN MOST PERSISTENT SNOWS. THE SECOND ROUND TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL BRING AN ADDITIONAL 10 TO 20 INCHES. FOR THE SECOND ROUND...THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ON THE TUG HILL PLATEAU. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...NARROW BANDS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL PRODUCE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THIS EVENING...WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES AN HOUR. THIS BAND WILL REMAIN CENTERED ACROSS OSWEGO COUNTY OVERNIGHT...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWS WILL BE NEAR THE LAKESHORE. THIS BAND WILL WEAKEN TUESDAY MORNING...WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF LAKE SNOW EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. 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. 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 STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ008-060915- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150106T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.150106T2200Z-150107T1500Z/ LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE 813 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...LEWIS COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. A BAND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL LIFT SLOWLY NORTHWARD ACROSS OSWEGO COUNTY AND INTO LEWIS COUNTY THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...THE SNOWS WILL COME IN TWO ROUNDS. THE FIRST ROUND TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WILL BRING STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES...WITH THE MOST PERSISTENT SNOWS ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY ON THE TUG HILL PLATEAU. THE SECOND ROUND TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL BRING AN ADDITIONAL 10 TO 20 INCHES. AGAIN...THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ON THE TUG HILL. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...NARROW BANDS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL PRODUCE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THIS EVENING...WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR. THIS BAND WILL MAINLY IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY ON THE TUG HILL. THIS BAND WILL WEAKEN TUESDAY MORNING...WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF LAKE SNOW EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. 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. 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 STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ007-060915- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.150106T2200Z-150107T1500Z/ JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN 813 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY. HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF WATERTOWN. * TIMING...LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...9 TO 17 INCHES TUESDAY NIGHT...AND 1 TO 3 INCHES WEDNESDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...NARROW BANDS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACROSS THE AREA ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH SEVERELY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. SNOWFALL RATES OF AS HIGH AS 1 TO 3 INCHES AN HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE MOST INTENSE AND PERSISTENT SNOW BANDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ012-019-020-085-060915- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150106T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0002.150107T0000Z-150107T1500Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 813 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...CHAUTAQUA...CATTARAGUS...WYOMING...AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IN MOST PERSISTENT SNOWS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THEN ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...A NARROW BAND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING...AND GRADUALLY LIFT NORTH FROM NEAR DUNKIRK INTO SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY. HEAVIEST SNOWS WILL BE ALONG THE LAKESHORE...INCLUDING THE THRUWAY. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED. THIS BAND WILL WEAKEN ON TUESDAY...BUT INTENSIFY TUESDAY EVENING AND NIGHT. SNOW WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM IN THE WATCH. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE EXACT LOCATION AND INTENSITY OF THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS. 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 LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS. 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
124 WWUS41 KBUF 060221 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 921 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 NYZ085-061030- /O.UPG.KBUF.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150106T1500Z/ /O.EXA.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150106T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0002.150107T0000Z-150107T1500Z/ SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 921 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE LAKESHORE FROM SUNSET BAY TO HAMBURG. * TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...WITH A WATCH FOR TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 8 INCHES IN MOST PERSISTENT SNOWS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THEN ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...A NARROW BAND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL GRADUALLY LIFT ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF ERIE COUNTY. THIS WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW NEAR THE LAKESHORE FROM SUNSET BAY TO HAMBURG...INCLUDING THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED. THIS BAND WILL WEAKEN ON TUESDAY...BUT INTENSIFY TUESDAY EVENING AND NIGHT. SNOW WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM IN THE WATCH. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE EXACT LOCATION AND INTENSITY OF THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS. 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 LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ006-061030- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150106T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.150106T2200Z-150107T1500Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 921 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. A BAND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS OSWEGO COUNTY TONIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...THE SNOWS WILL COME IN TWO ROUNDS. THE FIRST ROUND THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WILL BRING ONE TO TWO FEET IN MOST PERSISTENT SNOWS. THE SECOND ROUND TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL BRING AN ADDITIONAL 10 TO 20 INCHES. FOR THE SECOND ROUND...THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ON THE TUG HILL PLATEAU. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...NARROW BANDS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL PRODUCE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THIS EVENING...WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES AN HOUR. THIS BAND WILL REMAIN CENTERED ACROSS OSWEGO COUNTY OVERNIGHT...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWS WILL BE NEAR THE LAKESHORE. THIS BAND WILL WEAKEN TUESDAY MORNING...WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF LAKE SNOW EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. 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. 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 STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ008-061030- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150106T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.150106T2200Z-150107T1500Z/ LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE 921 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...LEWIS COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. A BAND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL LIFT SLOWLY NORTHWARD ACROSS OSWEGO COUNTY AND INTO LEWIS COUNTY THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...THE SNOWS WILL COME IN TWO ROUNDS. THE FIRST ROUND TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WILL BRING STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES...WITH THE MOST PERSISTENT SNOWS ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY ON THE TUG HILL PLATEAU. THE SECOND ROUND TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL BRING AN ADDITIONAL 10 TO 20 INCHES. AGAIN...THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ON THE TUG HILL. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...NARROW BANDS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL PRODUCE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THIS EVENING...WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR. THIS BAND WILL MAINLY IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY ON THE TUG HILL. THIS BAND WILL WEAKEN TUESDAY MORNING...WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF LAKE SNOW EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. 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. 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 STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ007-061030- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.150106T2200Z-150107T1500Z/ JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN 921 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY. HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF WATERTOWN. * TIMING...LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...9 TO 17 INCHES TUESDAY NIGHT...AND 1 TO 3 INCHES WEDNESDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...NARROW BANDS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACROSS THE AREA ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH SEVERELY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. SNOWFALL RATES OF AS HIGH AS 1 TO 3 INCHES AN HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE MOST INTENSE AND PERSISTENT SNOW BANDS. 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 && $$ NYZ012-019-020-061030- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150106T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0002.150107T0000Z-150107T1500Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 921 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN PORTIONS OF CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES...AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF WYOMING COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IN MOST PERSISTENT SNOWS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THEN ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...A NARROW BAND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING...AND GRADUALLY LIFT NORTH FROM NEAR DUNKIRK INTO SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY. HEAVIEST SNOWS WILL BE ALONG THE LAKESHORE...INCLUDING THE THRUWAY. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED. THIS BAND WILL WEAKEN ON TUESDAY...BUT INTENSIFY TUESDAY EVENING AND NIGHT. SNOW WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM IN THE WATCH. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE EXACT LOCATION AND INTENSITY OF THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS. 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 LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS. 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. && $$
100 WWUS41 KBUF 060244 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 944 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 NYZ008-061045- /O.NEW.KBUF.WC.A.0001.150107T1800Z-150108T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150106T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.150106T2200Z-150107T1500Z/ LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE 944 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...LEWIS COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. A BAND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO LEWIS COUNTY TONIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...THE SNOWS WILL COME IN TWO ROUNDS. THE FIRST ROUND TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WILL BRING STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES...WITH THE MOST PERSISTENT SNOWS ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY ON THE TUG HILL PLATEAU. THE SECOND ROUND TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL BRING AN ADDITIONAL 10 TO 20 INCHES. AGAIN...THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ON THE TUG HILL. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * WIND CHILL...AS LOW AS 30 BELOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CLIP SOUTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF LEWIS COUNTY...MAINLY ON THE TUG HILL. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR WILL RESULT IN POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS ON THE TUG HILL. THIS BAND WILL WEAKEN LATE TONIGHT...WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF LAKE SNOW EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. 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. 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 STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. A WIND CHILL WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ006-061045- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150106T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.150106T2200Z-150107T1500Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 944 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. A BAND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS OSWEGO COUNTY TONIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...THE SNOWS WILL COME IN TWO ROUNDS. THE FIRST ROUND THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WILL BRING ONE TO TWO FEET IN MOST PERSISTENT SNOWS. THE SECOND ROUND TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL BRING AN ADDITIONAL 10 TO 20 INCHES. FOR THE SECOND ROUND...THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ON THE TUG HILL PLATEAU. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...NARROW BANDS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL PRODUCE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THIS EVENING...WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES AN HOUR. THIS BAND WILL REMAIN CENTERED ACROSS OSWEGO COUNTY OVERNIGHT...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWS WILL BE NEAR THE LAKESHORE. THIS BAND WILL WEAKEN TUESDAY MORNING...WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF LAKE SNOW EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. 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. 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 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. && $$ NYZ085-061045- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150106T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0002.150107T0000Z-150107T1500Z/ SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 944 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE LAKESHORE FROM SUNSET BAY TO HAMBURG. * TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...WITH A WATCH FOR TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 8 INCHES IN MOST PERSISTENT SNOWS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THEN ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...A NARROW BAND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL GRADUALLY LIFT ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF ERIE COUNTY. THIS WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW NEAR THE LAKESHORE FROM SUNSET BAY TO HAMBURG...INCLUDING THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED. THIS BAND WILL WEAKEN ON TUESDAY...BUT INTENSIFY TUESDAY EVENING AND NIGHT. SNOW WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM IN THE WATCH. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE EXACT LOCATION AND INTENSITY OF THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS. 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 LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ007-061045- /O.NEW.KBUF.WC.A.0001.150107T1800Z-150108T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.150106T2200Z-150107T1500Z/ JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN 944 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY. HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF WATERTOWN. * TIMING...LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...9 TO 17 INCHES TUESDAY NIGHT...AND 1 TO 3 INCHES WEDNESDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL...AS LOW AS 30 BELOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...NARROW BANDS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACROSS THE AREA ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH SEVERELY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. SNOWFALL RATES OF AS HIGH AS 1 TO 3 INCHES AN HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE MOST INTENSE AND PERSISTENT SNOW BANDS. 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 A WIND CHILL WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WINDS 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. && $$ NYZ012-019-020-061045- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150106T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0002.150107T0000Z-150107T1500Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 944 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN PORTIONS OF CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES...AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF WYOMING COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IN MOST PERSISTENT SNOWS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THEN ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...A NARROW BAND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING...AND GRADUALLY LIFT NORTH FROM NEAR DUNKIRK INTO SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY. HEAVIEST SNOWS WILL BE ALONG THE LAKESHORE...INCLUDING THE THRUWAY. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED. THIS BAND WILL WEAKEN ON TUESDAY...BUT INTENSIFY TUESDAY EVENING AND NIGHT. SNOW WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM IN THE WATCH. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE EXACT LOCATION AND INTENSITY OF THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS. 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 LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS. 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
853 WWUS41 KBUF 060410 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1110 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 NYZ008-061215- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150106T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.150106T2200Z-150107T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.A.0001.150107T1800Z-150108T1200Z/ LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE 1110 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. * LOCATIONS...LEWIS COUNTY. * TIMING...TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...EXPECT A STORM TOTAL OF 10 TO 20 INCHES. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ON THE TUG HILL. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * WIND CHILL...AS LOW AS 30 BELOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...NARROW BANDS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP. THIS WILL RESULT IN SEVERELY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. SNOWFALL RATES OF AS HIGH AS 1 TO 3 INCHES AN HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE MOST INTENSE AND PERSISTENT SNOW BANDS. 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. 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 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. 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. && $$ NYZ012-020-061215- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150106T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0002.150107T0000Z-150107T1500Z/ WYOMING-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...OLEAN 1110 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. * LOCATIONS...WYOMING AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES. * TIMING...TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR. SNOW WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE EXACT LOCATION AND INTENSITY OF THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ006-061215- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150106T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.150106T2200Z-150107T1500Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 1110 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. A BAND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS OSWEGO COUNTY TONIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...THE SNOWS WILL COME IN TWO ROUNDS. THE FIRST ROUND THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WILL BRING ONE TO TWO FEET IN MOST PERSISTENT SNOWS. THE SECOND ROUND TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL BRING AN ADDITIONAL 10 TO 20 INCHES. FOR THE SECOND ROUND...THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ON THE TUG HILL PLATEAU. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...NARROW BANDS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR. THIS BAND WILL REMAIN CENTERED ACROSS OSWEGO COUNTY OVERNIGHT...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWS NEAR THE LAKESHORE. THIS BAND WILL WEAKEN LATE TONIGHT...WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF LAKE SNOW EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. 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. 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 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. && $$ NYZ085-061215- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150106T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0002.150107T0000Z-150107T1500Z/ SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1110 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE LAKESHORE FROM SUNSET BAY TO HAMBURG. * TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...WITH A WATCH FOR TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 8 INCHES IN MOST PERSISTENT SNOWS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THEN ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...A NARROW BAND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL GRADUALLY LIFT ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF ERIE COUNTY. THIS WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW NEAR THE LAKESHORE FROM SUNSET BAY TO HAMBURG...INCLUDING THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED. THIS BAND WILL WEAKEN ON TUESDAY...BUT INTENSIFY TUESDAY EVENING AND NIGHT. SNOW WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM IN THE WATCH. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE EXACT LOCATION AND INTENSITY OF THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS. 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 LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ007-061215- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.150106T2200Z-150107T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.A.0001.150107T1800Z-150108T1200Z/ JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN 1110 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY. HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF WATERTOWN. * TIMING...LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...9 TO 17 INCHES TUESDAY NIGHT...AND 1 TO 3 INCHES WEDNESDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL...AS LOW AS 30 BELOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...NARROW BANDS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP. THIS WILL RESULT IN SEVERELY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. SNOWFALL RATES OF AS HIGH AS 1 TO 3 INCHES AN HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE MOST INTENSE AND PERSISTENT SNOW BANDS. 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 A WIND CHILL WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WINDS 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. && $$ NYZ019-061215- /O.EXT.KBUF.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150106T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0002.150107T0000Z-150107T1500Z/ CHAUTAUQUA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JAMESTOWN 1110 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN PORTIONS OF CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY NEAR AND JUST NORTH OF DUNKIRK. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IN MOST PERSISTENT SNOWS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THEN ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...A NARROW BAND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL MEANDER JUST NORTH OF DUNKIRK. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED. THIS BAND WILL WEAKEN ON TUESDAY...BUT REDEVELOP TUESDAY EVENING AND NIGHT. SNOW WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM IN THE WATCH. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE EXACT LOCATION AND INTENSITY OF THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS. 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 LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS. 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
301 WWUS41 KBUF 060916 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 416 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 NYZ019-061715- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150106T1200Z/ /O.UPG.KBUF.LE.A.0002.150107T0000Z-150107T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.150107T1500Z-150108T1500Z/ /O.EXB.KBUF.LE.W.0002.150106T2100Z-150107T1500Z/ CHAUTAUQUA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JAMESTOWN 416 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS ALSO NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN THIRD OF THE COUNTY INCLUDING THE DUNKIRK AREA. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...AND FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM THURSDAY FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN INCH OR SO THIS AFTERNOON...4 TO 7 INCHES TONIGHT...AND 3 TO 5 INCHES WEDNESDAY MORNING...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF A FOOT OR SO IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AVERAGING AS LOW AS 20 BELOW ZERO. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS... RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. LATER WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. 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. 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 && $$ NYZ085-061715- /O.UPG.KBUF.LE.A.0002.150107T0000Z-150107T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.150107T1500Z-150108T1500Z/ /O.EXB.KBUF.LE.W.0002.150106T2100Z-150107T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150106T1200Z/ SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 416 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A SECOND LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY. * TIMING...UNTIL 7 AM THIS MORNING FOR THE FIRST LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR THE SECOND LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...AND FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM THURSDAY FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. * ACCUMULATIONS...A COUPLE OF ADDITIONAL INCHES NEAR THE LAKESHORE EARLY THIS MORNING...5 TO 9 INCHES TONIGHT...AND 2 TO 4 INCHES WEDNESDAY MORNING...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF AROUND A FOOT IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AVERAGING AS LOW AS 20 BELOW ZERO. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. LATER WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. 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. 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 && $$ NYZ012-020-061715- /O.UPG.KBUF.LE.A.0002.150107T0000Z-150107T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.150107T1500Z-150108T1500Z/ /O.EXB.KBUF.LE.W.0002.150106T2100Z-150107T1500Z/ WYOMING-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...OLEAN 416 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...WYOMING AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...AND FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM THURSDAY FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN INCH OR LESS THIS AFTERNOON...4 TO 7 INCHES TONIGHT...AND 3 TO 5 INCHES WEDNESDAY MORNING...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS...MAINLY FROM NORTHERN CATTARAUGUS COUNTY INTO WYOMING COUNTY. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AVERAGING AS LOW AS 20 BELOW. * IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS... RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. LATER WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. 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. 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 && $$ NYZ006-061715- /O.NEW.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.150107T1500Z-150108T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150106T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.150106T2200Z-150107T1500Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 416 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY. * TIMING...UNTIL 7 AM THIS MORNING FOR THE FIRST LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR THE SECOND LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...AND FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM THURSDAY FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES EARLY THIS MORNING...FOLLOWED BY 5 TO 10 INCHES TONIGHT AND 3 TO 5 INCHES WEDNESDAY MORNING...LEADING TO TOTALS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES FROM THE SECOND STORM. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AVERAGING AS LOW AS 20 BELOW ZERO. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...LAKE SNOWS ALONG THE LAKESHORE WILL WEAKEN AND LIFT NORTH OUT OF THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING...BEFORE REDEVELOPING TONIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. LATER WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ007-008-061715- /O.UPG.KBUF.WC.A.0001.150107T1800Z-150108T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.150107T1500Z-150108T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.150106T2200Z-150107T1500Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 416 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WIND CHILL WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...AND FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM THURSDAY FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. * ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 16 INCHES TONIGHT AND 3 TO 5 INCHES WEDNESDAY MORNING...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF ONE TO TWO FEET IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AVERAGING AS LOW AS 25 BELOW ZERO. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS... RESULTING IN DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. LATER WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ001>005-010-011-013-014-021-061715- /O.NEW.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.150107T1500Z-150108T1500Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-NORTHERN ERIE- GENESEE-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA... WELLSVILLE 416 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE NIAGARA FRONTIER...ALLEGANY COUNTY...AND FINGER LAKES REGION. * TIMING...LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AVERAGING AS LOW AS 20 BELOW. * IMPACTS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ JJR/RSH
245 WWUS41 KBUF 061131 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 631 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 NYZ006-061945- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150106T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.150106T2200Z-150107T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.150107T1500Z-150108T1500Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 631 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY. * TIMING...FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...AND FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM THURSDAY FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. * ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES TONIGHT AND 3 TO 5 INCHES WEDNESDAY MORNING...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AVERAGING AS LOW AS 20 BELOW ZERO. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...LAKE SNOWS WILL REDEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. LATER WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX 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. && $$ NYZ085-061945- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150106T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.150106T2100Z-150107T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.150107T1500Z-150108T1500Z/ SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 631 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY. * TIMING...FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...AND FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM THURSDAY FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. * ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES TONIGHT AND 2 TO 4 INCHES WEDNESDAY MORNING...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF AROUND A FOOT IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AVERAGING AS LOW AS 20 BELOW ZERO. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL REDEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. LATER WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. 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 && $$ NYZ007-008-061945- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.150106T2200Z-150107T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.150107T1500Z-150108T1500Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 631 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...AND FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM THURSDAY FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. * ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 16 INCHES TONIGHT AND 3 TO 5 INCHES WEDNESDAY MORNING...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF ONE TO TWO FEET IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AVERAGING AS LOW AS 25 BELOW ZERO. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS...RESULTING IN DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. LATER WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX 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. && $$ NYZ012-019-020-061945- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.150106T2100Z-150107T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.150107T1500Z-150108T1500Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 631 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN THIRD OF THE COUNTY INCLUDING THE DUNKIRK AREA. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...AND FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM THURSDAY FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN INCH OR SO THIS AFTERNOON...4 TO 7 INCHES TONIGHT...AND 3 TO 5 INCHES WEDNESDAY MORNING...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF A FOOT OR SO IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AVERAGING AS LOW AS 20 BELOW ZERO. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. LATER WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. 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. 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 && $$ NYZ001>005-010-011-013-014-021-061945- /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.150107T1500Z-150108T1500Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-NORTHERN ERIE- GENESEE-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA... WELLSVILLE 631 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE NIAGARA FRONTIER...ALLEGANY COUNTY...AND FINGER LAKES REGION. * TIMING...LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AVERAGING AS LOW AS 20 BELOW. * IMPACTS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ JJR/RSH
695 WWUS41 KBUF 061717 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1217 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 NYZ006>008-070130- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.150106T2200Z-150107T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.150107T1500Z-150108T1500Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 1217 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO...JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...AND FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM THURSDAY FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. * ACCUMULATIONS...9 TO 18 INCHES TONIGHT...4 TO 8 INCHES WEDNESDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF ONE TO TWO FEET IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AVERAGING AS LOW AS 25 BELOW ZERO. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS...RESULTING IN DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. LATER WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX 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. && $$ NYZ012-019-020-085-070130- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.150106T2100Z-150107T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.150107T1500Z-150108T1500Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1217 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...WYOMING...CHAUTAUQUA...CATTARAUGUS AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LAKE WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING... FROM 10AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM THURSDAY FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN INCH OR SO THIS AFTERNOON...4 TO 8 INCHES TONIGHT...3 TO 5 INCHES WEDNESDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AVERAGING AS LOW AS 20 BELOW ZERO. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL REDEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. LATER WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. 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 && $$ NYZ010-011-070130- /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.Y.0003.150106T2100Z-150107T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.150107T1500Z-150108T1500Z/ NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...BATAVIA 1217 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL IMPACT THE SOUTHTOWNS OF THE BUFFALO METRO AREA AND FAR SOUTHERN GENESEE COUNTRY. BITTER WIND CHILLS WILL IMPACT ALL OF NORTHERN ERIE AND GENESEE COUNTIES. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...AND 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM THURSDAY FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 7 INCHES IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS...WHICH WILL BE FOCUSED ACROSS THE BUFFALO SOUTHTOWNS AND FAR SOUTHERN GENESEE COUNTY. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 20 BELOW. * IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. LATER WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. 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 && $$ NYZ001>005-013-014-021-070130- /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.150107T1500Z-150108T1500Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...WELLSVILLE 1217 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE NIAGARA FRONTIER...ALLEGANY COUNTY...AND FINGER LAKES REGION. * TIMING...LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AVERAGING AS LOW AS 20 BELOW. * IMPACTS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$
613 WWUS41 KBUF 062057 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 357 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 NYZ006>008-070500- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.150106T2200Z-150107T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.150107T1500Z-150108T1500Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 357 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO...JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...AND FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM THURSDAY FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. * ACCUMULATIONS...9 TO 18 INCHES TONIGHT...4 TO 8 INCHES WEDNESDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF ONE TO TWO FEET IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM AROUND WATERTOWN SOUTH ACROSS THE TUG HILL REGION. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AVERAGING AS LOW AS 25 BELOW ZERO. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS...RESULTING IN DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. LATER WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX 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. && $$ NYZ012-019-020-085-070500- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.150106T2100Z-150107T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.150107T1500Z-150108T1500Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 357 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...WYOMING...CHAUTAUQUA...CATTARAUGUS AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...AND FROM 10AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM THURSDAY FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES TONIGHT...3 TO 5 INCHES WEDNESDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AVERAGING AS LOW AS 20 BELOW ZERO. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL REDEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. LATER WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. 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 && $$ NYZ010-011-070500- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0003.150106T2100Z-150107T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.150107T1500Z-150108T1500Z/ NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...BATAVIA 357 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL IMPACT THE SOUTHTOWNS OF THE BUFFALO METRO AREA AND FAR SOUTHERN GENESEE COUNTRY. BITTER WIND CHILLS WILL IMPACT ALL OF NORTHERN ERIE AND GENESEE COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...AND 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM THURSDAY FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 7 INCHES IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS... WHICH WILL BE FOCUSED ACROSS THE BUFFALO SOUTHTOWNS AND FAR SOUTHERN GENESEE COUNTY. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 20 BELOW. * IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. LATER WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. 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 && $$ NYZ001>005-013-014-021-070500- /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.150107T1500Z-150108T1500Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...WELLSVILLE 357 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE NIAGARA FRONTIER...ALLEGANY COUNTY...AND FINGER LAKES REGION. * TIMING...LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AVERAGING AS LOW AS 20 BELOW. * IMPACTS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$
621 WWUS41 KBUF 070006 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 706 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 NYZ007-008-070815- /O.UPG.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.150107T1500Z-150108T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WC.W.0001.150107T2000Z-150108T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T1500Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 706 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES. * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND CHILL WARNING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...MORE THAN 2 FEET TONIGHT AND 5 TO 9 INCHES WEDNESDAY LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF UP TO 3 FEET IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS. GREATEST AMOUNTS FROM ADAMS TO CARTHAGE. SNOWFALL RATES OF 3 TO 5 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 35 BELOW. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL PRODUCE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME NEARLY IMPASSABLE. THIS INCLUDES THE INTERSTATE 81 CORRIDOR. LATER WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ006-070815- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.150107T1500Z-150108T1500Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 706 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY. * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND CHILL ADVISORY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES TONIGHT AND 5 TO 9 INCHES WEDNESDAY LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS OVER THE FAR NORTHERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY... LESSER AMOUNTS ELSEWHERE. SNOWFALL RATES OF 3 TO 5 INCHES PER HOUR LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 30 BELOW. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL REDEVELOP LATER TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL PRODUCE VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY LOW VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. LATER WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX 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. && $$ NYZ012-019-020-085-070815- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.150107T1500Z-150108T1500Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 706 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...WYOMING...CHAUTAUQUA...CATTARAUGUS AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES. * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND CHILL ADVISORY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 14 INCHES TONIGHT AND 1 TO 3 INCHES WEDNESDAY LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS ACROSS THE BOSTON HILLS...AND 8 TO 12 INCHES ELSEWHERE IN PERSISTENT BANDS. SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 20 BELOW. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL PRODUCE VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL AT TIMES WITH VERY LOW VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. LATER WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. 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 && $$ NYZ003>005-070815- /O.EXB.KBUF.LE.Y.0003.150107T1100Z-150108T0900Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.150107T1500Z-150108T1500Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN 706 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...MONROE...WAYNE...NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES WEDNESDAY AND 1 TO 3 INCHES WEDNESDAY NIGHT LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IN PERSISTENT BANDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 20 BELOW. * IMPACTS...A QUICK BURST OF HEAVY SNOW AROUND DAYBREAK ON WEDNESDAY WILL GIVE WAY TO PERSISTENT LIGHT TO MODERATE LAKE EFFECT SNOW. THIS WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND VERY POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES LEADING TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. 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 && $$ NYZ010-011-070815- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150107T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.150107T1500Z-150108T1500Z/ NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...BATAVIA 706 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL IMPACT THE SOUTHTOWNS OF THE BUFFALO METRO AREA AND FAR SOUTHERN GENESEE COUNTRY TONIGHT. BITTER WIND CHILLS WILL IMPACT ALL OF NORTHERN ERIE AND GENESEE COUNTIES LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND CHILL ADVISORY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS... WHICH WILL BE FOCUSED ACROSS THE BUFFALO SOUTHTOWNS AND FAR SOUTHERN GENESEE COUNTY. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 20 BELOW. * IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES. LATER WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. 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 && $$ NYZ001-002-013-014-021-070815- /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.150107T1500Z-150108T1500Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...GENESEO... CANANDAIGUA...WELLSVILLE 706 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...NIAGARA...ORLEANS...LIVINGSTON...ONTARIO...AND ALLEGANY COUNTIES. * TIMING...LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 20 BELOW. * IMPACTS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ HITCHCOCK
040 WWUS41 KBUF 070231 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 931 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 NYZ010-071045- /O.UPG.KBUF.LE.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150107T1500Z/ /O.EXB.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T0900Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.150107T1500Z-150108T1500Z/ NORTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BUFFALO 931 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL IMPACT THE SOUTHTOWNS OF THE BUFFALO METRO AREA TONIGHT. BITTER WIND CHILLS WILL IMPACT ALL OF NORTHERN ERIE AND GENESEE COUNTIES LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. WIND CHILL ADVISORY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS ACROSS THE BUFFALO SOUTHTOWNS. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 20 BELOW. * IMPACTS...VERY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES. LATER WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. 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 && $$ NYZ007-008-071045- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.W.0001.150107T2000Z-150108T1500Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 931 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES. * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND CHILL WARNING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...MORE THAN 2 FEET TONIGHT AND 5 TO 9 INCHES WEDNESDAY LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF UP TO 3 FEET IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS. GREATEST AMOUNTS FROM ADAMS TO CARTHAGE. SNOWFALL RATES OF 3 TO 5 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 35 BELOW. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL PRODUCE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME NEARLY IMPASSABLE. THIS INCLUDES THE INTERSTATE 81 CORRIDOR. LATER WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ006-071045- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.150107T1500Z-150108T1500Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 931 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY. * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND CHILL ADVISORY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES TONIGHT AND 5 TO 9 INCHES WEDNESDAY LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS OVER THE FAR NORTHERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY...LESSER AMOUNTS ELSEWHERE. SNOWFALL RATES OF 3 TO 5 INCHES PER HOUR LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 30 BELOW. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL REDEVELOP LATER TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL PRODUCE VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY LOW VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. LATER WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX 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. && $$ NYZ012-019-020-085-071045- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.150107T1500Z-150108T1500Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 931 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...WYOMING...CHAUTAUQUA...CATTARAUGUS AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES. * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND CHILL ADVISORY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 14 INCHES TONIGHT AND 1 TO 3 INCHES WEDNESDAY LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS ACROSS THE BOSTON HILLS...AND 8 TO 12 INCHES ELSEWHERE IN PERSISTENT BANDS. SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 20 BELOW. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL PRODUCE VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL AT TIMES WITH VERY LOW VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. LATER WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. 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 && $$ NYZ011-071045- /O.EXT.KBUF.LE.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150107T0900Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.150107T1500Z-150108T1500Z/ GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BATAVIA 931 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...GENESEE COUNTY...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS OVER THE SOUTHWEST PORTION OF THE COUNTY. BITTER WIND CHILLS WILL IMPACT ALL OF GENESEE COUNTY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. WIND CHILL ADVISORY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 20 BELOW. * IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES. LATER WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. 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 && $$ NYZ003>005-071045- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0003.150107T1100Z-150108T0900Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.150107T1500Z-150108T1500Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN 931 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...MONROE...WAYNE...NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES WEDNESDAY AND 1 TO 3 INCHES WEDNESDAY NIGHT LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IN PERSISTENT BANDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 20 BELOW. * IMPACTS...A QUICK BURST OF HEAVY SNOW AROUND DAYBREAK ON WEDNESDAY WILL GIVE WAY TO PERSISTENT LIGHT TO MODERATE LAKE EFFECT SNOW. THIS WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND VERY POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES LEADING TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. 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 && $$ NYZ001-002-013-014-021-071045- /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.150107T1500Z-150108T1500Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...GENESEO... CANANDAIGUA...WELLSVILLE 931 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...NIAGARA...ORLEANS...LIVINGSTON...ONTARIO...AND ALLEGANY COUNTIES. * TIMING...LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 20 BELOW. * IMPACTS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ HITCHCOCK
985 WWUS41 KBUF 070858 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 358 AM EST WED JAN 7 2015 NYZ010-071700- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T0900Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.150107T1500Z-150108T1500Z/ NORTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BUFFALO 358 AM EST WED JAN 7 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN ERIE COUNTY. * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 20 BELOW. * IMPACTS...TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ011-071700- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150107T0900Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.150107T1500Z-150108T1500Z/ GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BATAVIA 358 AM EST WED JAN 7 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. * LOCATIONS...GENESEE COUNTY. * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 20 BELOW. * IMPACTS...TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. && $$ NYZ007-008-071700- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.W.0001.150107T2000Z-150108T1500Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 358 AM EST WED JAN 7 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH 10 AM FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. * ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES THROUGH 6 AM...5 TO 9 INCHES TODAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF UP TO 3 FEET IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS. SNOWFALL RATES OF 3 INCHES OR MORE PER HOUR POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 35 BELOW. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL PRODUCE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL EARLY THIS MORNING WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME NEARLY IMPASSABLE. THIS INCLUDES THE INTERSTATE 81 CORRIDOR. LATER THIS MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ006-071700- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.150107T1500Z-150108T1500Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 358 AM EST WED JAN 7 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH 10 AM FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES THROUGH 6 AM...5 TO 9 INCHES TODAY. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 25 BELOW. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DROP SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE COUNTY THIS MORNING. THIS WILL PRODUCE VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY LOW VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. LATER TODAY AND THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX 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. && $$ NYZ012-019-020-085-071700- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.150107T1500Z-150108T1500Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 358 AM EST WED JAN 7 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...WYOMING...CHAUTAUQUA...CATTARAUGUS AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH 10 AM FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 2 INCHES THROUGH 6 AM...2 TO 4 INCHES TODAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF A FOOT TO FOOT AND A HALF IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 25 BELOW. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL PRODUCE VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL AT TIMES WITH VERY LOW VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. LATER TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ003>005-071700- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0003.150107T1100Z-150108T0900Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.150107T1500Z-150108T1500Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN 358 AM EST WED JAN 7 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...MONROE...WAYNE...NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES. * TIMING...EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES TODAY...2 TO 4 INCHES TONIGHT... AND AN INCH OR LESS THURSDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 20 BELOW. * IMPACTS...A QUICK BURST OF HEAVY SNOW AROUND DAYBREAK WILL GIVE WAY TO PERSISTENT LIGHT TO MODERATE LAKE EFFECT SNOW. THIS WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND VERY POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES LEADING TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. 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. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ001-002-013-014-021-071700- /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.150107T1500Z-150108T1500Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...GENESEO... CANANDAIGUA...WELLSVILLE 358 AM EST WED JAN 7 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...NIAGARA...ORLEANS...LIVINGSTON...ONTARIO...AND ALLEGANY COUNTIES. * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 25 BELOW. * IMPACTS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ THOMAS
367 WWUS41 KBUF 071108 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 608 AM EST WED JAN 7 2015 NYZ007-071915- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.W.0001.150107T2000Z-150108T1500Z/ JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN 608 AM EST WED JAN 7 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 30 BELOW. * IMPACTS...THIS MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY. && $$ NYZ012-019-020-085-071915- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.150107T1500Z-150108T1500Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 608 AM EST WED JAN 7 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. WEAKENING BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW THIS MORNING WILL PRODUCE JUST ANOTHER INCH OR SO OF SNOW...MAINLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER. * LOCATIONS...WYOMING...CHAUTAUQUA...CATTARAUGUS AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES. * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 25 BELOW. * LATER TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. && $$ NYZ008-071915- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.W.0001.150107T2000Z-150108T1500Z/ LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE 608 AM EST WED JAN 7 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...LEWIS COUNTY. * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING. WIND CHILL WARNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES TODAY. BRINGING STORM TOTALS TO TWO TO THREE FEET. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 35 BELOW. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL PRODUCE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL EARLY THIS MORNING WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME NEARLY IMPASSABLE. THIS INCLUDES ROUTE 12 AND 26. LATER THIS MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ006-071915- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.150107T1500Z-150108T1500Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 608 AM EST WED JAN 7 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY. * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING. WIND CHILL ADVISORY THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES TODAY. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 25 BELOW. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DROP SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE COUNTY THIS MORNING. THIS WILL PRODUCE VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY LOW VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. LATER TODAY AND THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX 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. && $$ NYZ003>005-071915- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150108T0900Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.150107T1500Z-150108T1500Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN 608 AM EST WED JAN 7 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...MONROE...WAYNE...NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES. * TIMING...EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES TODAY...2 TO 4 INCHES TONIGHT... AND AN INCH OR LESS THURSDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 20 BELOW. * IMPACTS...A QUICK BURST OF HEAVY SNOW AROUND DAYBREAK WILL GIVE WAY TO PERSISTENT LIGHT TO MODERATE LAKE EFFECT SNOW. THIS WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND VERY POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES LEADING TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. 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. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ001-002-010-011-013-014-021-071915- /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.150107T1500Z-150108T1500Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO... BATAVIA...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...WELLSVILLE 608 AM EST WED JAN 7 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN NEW YORK. * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 25 BELOW. * IMPACTS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ THOMAS
689 WWUS41 KBUF 071458 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 958 AM EST WED JAN 7 2015 NYZ008-072300- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T1500Z/ /O.EXB.KBUF.LE.Y.0003.150108T0700Z-150108T2300Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.W.0001.150107T2000Z-150108T1500Z/ LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE 958 AM EST WED JAN 7 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM EST THURSDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED BY THE ADVISORY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM EST THURSDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED BY THE ADVISORY. * LOCATIONS...LEWIS COUNTY. * TIMING...FROM LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR THE WIND CHILL WARNING. FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM THURSDAY FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN INCH OR SO TONIGHT...AND 4 TO 7 INCHES THURSDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 35 BELOW ZERO. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW ON THURSDAY WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVER ON ROADS. 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. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ006-072300- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T1500Z/ /O.EXB.KBUF.LE.Y.0003.150107T1500Z-150108T1700Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.150107T1500Z-150108T1500Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 958 AM EST WED JAN 7 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED REPLACED BY THE ADVISORY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED BY THE ADVISORY. * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY AND THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 2 INCHES TODAY...2 TO 4 INCHES TONIGHT... AND 2 TO 4 INCHES THURSDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AVERAGING AROUND 20 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 TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN THROUGH THURSDAY 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX 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. && 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 && $$ NYZ007-072300- /O.EXB.KBUF.LE.Y.0003.150108T0700Z-150108T2300Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.W.0001.150107T2000Z-150108T1500Z/ JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN 958 AM EST WED JAN 7 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR THE WIND CHILL WARNING. LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN INCH OR SO TONIGHT...AND 4 TO 7 INCHES THURSDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 30 BELOW ZERO. * IMPACTS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH LOW VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ003>005-072300- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150108T0900Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.150107T1500Z-150108T1500Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN 958 AM EST WED JAN 7 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...MONROE...WAYNE...NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES TODAY...3 TO 5 INCHES TONIGHT... AND AN INCH OR LESS THURSDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AVERAGING ABOUT 20 BELOW ZERO. * IMPACTS...A QUICK BURST OF HEAVY SNOW AROUND DAYBREAK WILL GIVE WAY TO PERSISTENT LIGHT TO MODERATE LAKE EFFECT SNOW. THIS WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND VERY POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES LEADING TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. 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. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ001-002-010>014-019>021-085-072300- /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.150107T1500Z-150108T1500Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO... BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 958 AM EST WED JAN 7 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN NEW YORK. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AVERAGING ABOUT 20 BELOW ZERO. * IMPACTS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this lake effect snow warning 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 warning went out at Jan 5, 1:20 PM EST, 2 hours 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 5, 1:20 PM EST, 2 hours 32 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
120 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015
.SYNOPSIS...
TEMPERATURES WILL AVERAGE WELL BELOW NORMAL THIS WEEK AS SEVERAL
SURGES OF VERY COLD AIR WILL POUR SOUTH FROM CENTRAL AND EASTERN
CANADA. THE FRIGID AIR WILL FUEL SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SIGNIFICANT LAKE
EFFECT SNOW EAST OF THE LAKES...INCLUDING SNOWS THAT WILL ACCUMULATE
ONE TO TWO FEET EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO THROUGH TONIGHT.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
LAKE SNOW BAND OFF LAKE ONTARIO IS CURRENTLY DIPPING TO THE SOUTH AS
PROJECTED BY MESOSCALE MODELS AND INCORPORATED INTO CURRENT
FORECAST. LITTLE NEED TO CHANGE MUCH IF ANYTHING IN THE CURRENT
FORECAST...BULK OF PREVIOUS DISCUSSION FOLLOWS...
A DEEP...FULLY PHASED LONGWAVE TROUGH CENTERED OVER HUDSON BAY WILL
CIRCULATE FRIGID AIR SOUTHWARDS ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES TODAY
AND TONIGHT. THIS WILL ENSURE THAT OUR TEMPERATURES WILL AVERAGE A
SOLID 10 TO 15 DEGREES F BELOW NORMAL. WHILE THIS MAY NOT SOUND
OVERLY IMPRESSIVE...KEEP IN MIND THAT WE ARE CLOSE TO THE LOWEST
AVERAGE TEMPERATURES OF THE YEAR...WHICH TYPICALLY OCCURS DURING THE
SECOND HALF OF JANUARY.
WHILE ALL OF US WILL HAVE TO EXPERIENCE THE MID WINTER COLD...SOME
WILL ALSO HAVE TO ENDURE ACCUMULATING LAKE SNOWS. THE VERY COLD
AIRMASS HAS ALREADY ESTABLISHED MODERATE INSTABILITY OVER THE LOWER
GREAT LAKES...AND AS TODAY PROGRESSES...CONTINUED COLD ADVECTION
(H85 TO -24C) WILL FURTHER NOURISH THE INSATIABLE LAKE SNOW MACHINE.
LICAPES OF 700-1000 J/KG WILL BE FOUND OVER THE ICE FREE LAKES WITH
A CAP RANGING FROM 8 TO 10K FT (HIGHER FOR LK ONT).
TAKING A MORE DETAILED LOOK AT EACH LAKE...
A WELL ALIGNED STEADY STATE 280 FLOW WILL BE FOUND OVER LAKE ERIE
TODAY WITH A FAIR AMOUNT OF MOISTURE FOUND BELOW 6K FT. THIS WILL
SUPPORT MULTIPLE BANDS OF MODERATE LAKE SNOW ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
TIER WITH SNOWFALL RATES GENERALLY RANGING FROM A HALF TO ONE INCH
PER HOUR. DAYTIME ACCUMULATIONS WILL AVERAGE 3 TO 5 INCHES FROM
WYOMING AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES TO THE PENNSYLVANIA BORDER...SO
HAVE EXPANDED THE LAKE SNOW ADVISORY TO INCLUDE THE AFOREMENTIONED
TWO COUNTIES. A 20 TO 30 MPH WIND WILL ALSO TRANSPORT ACCUMULATING
LAKE SNOWS FURTHER EAST THAN USUAL...SO AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW CAN
BE EXPECTED ACROSS ALLEGANY AND SOUTHERN LIVINGSTON COUNTY. THE
STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO REDUCE VSBYS IN BLOWING SNOW...PARTICULARLY
ON OPEN NORTH-SOUTH ROADS.
TONIGHT...A ROBUST SHORTWAVE (CURRENTLY CROSSING THE CANADIAN
ROCKIES OF BRITISH COLUMBIA) WILL PLUNGE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE UPPER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND MID WESTERN STATES. THIS WILL LEAD TO A FLAT
SHORTWAVE RIDGE THAT WILL EASE ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES AND
LOWER THE LIMITING CAP ON THE LAKE EFFECT ACTIVITY. THERE WILL ALSO
BE AN INCREASE IN SHEAR THROUGHOUT THE BOUNDARY LAYER...WITH SOME
BACKING IN THE LOWEST LEVELS THAT SHOULD PUSH THE LAKE EFFECT NORTH
TOWARDS THE BUFFALO METRO AREA. WHILE THE SNOW WILL STILL BE
DISORGANIZED OVER THE SRN TIER DURING THE EVENING...THE ACTIVITY MAY
CONSOLIDATE SOMEWHAT INTO AN ORGANIZED PLUME AS THE BACKING LOW
LEVEL WINDS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF A LONGER FETCH.
THE MOST IMPRESSIVE LAKE SNOWS THOUGH WILL BE FOUND EAST-SOUTHEAST
OF LAKE ONTARIO. WHILE THE THERMODYNAMIC PROFILE WILL BE VERY
SIMILAR TO THAT OVER LK ERIE...A WELL ESTABLISHED UPSTREAM
CONNECTION TO GEORGIAN BAY WILL ENRICH/DEEPEN THE MOISTURE PROFILE
BY A FEW THOUSAND FEET. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH A WELL ALIGNED
280-290 FLOW OVER THE FULL FETCH OF LK ONTARIO WILL SUPPORT SNOWFALL
RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES AN HOUR...WITH THE SOUTHERN HALF OF OSWEGO
COUNTY FORECAST TO TAKE THE BRUNT OF THE ACCUMULATIONS.
ELSEWHERE ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK...EXPECT PARTLY
CLOUD SKIES AND FLURRIES TODAY WITH MAX TEMPS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO
LOWER 20S. THESE READINGS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY WIND CHILL VALUES
THAT WILL BE CLOSE TO ZERO AT TIMES. TONIGHT SHOULD THEN BE THE
COLDEST NIGHT UP TO THIS POINT WITH READINGS DROPPING INTO THE
SINGLE DIGITS AWAY FROM THE LAKES. WHILE THE GUSTY WINDS WILL
DIMINISH TONIGHT...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM ZERO
TO 10 BELOW.
&&
.SHORT TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
DURING THE COURSE OF TUESDAY...A MODEST SHORTWAVE AND ATTENDANT WEAK
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL QUICKLY PUSH EAST ACROSS THE REGION.
THIS SYSTEM LOOKS WEAKER AND MORE SUPPRESSED TO OUR SOUTH THAN THE
PAST COUPLE OF DAYS...AND CAN NOW BARELY EVEN BE CLASSIFIED AS A
TRUE CLIPPER. FOR OUR AREA...THIS WEAKENING TREND WILL IMPACT THE
FORECAST IN A COUPLE OF WAYS. FIRST AND FOREMOST...THE LIKELIHOOD
AND POTENTIAL AMOUNT OF ANY ACCUMULATING SYNOPTIC SNOWFALL WILL BE
SOMEWHAT LESS...WITH MOST AREAS NOW LIKELY TO ONLY SEE AN INCH OR SO
OF ACCUMULATION...WITH THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR THIS FOUND ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN TIER. SECOND...THE WEAKER SYSTEM WILL HAVE LESS OF AN
INFLUENCE ON THE LOW LEVEL WIND FIELD THAN PREVIOUSLY SUGGESTED...
WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR THE LOW LEVEL FLOW TO GENERALLY REMAIN MORE
SOUTHWESTERLY IN NATURE RIGHT THROUGH THE DAY. WITH OUR AIRMASS
REMAINING COLD ENOUGH FOR LAKE EFFECT...THIS WILL IN TURN LIKELY
ALLOW FOR SOME LAKE ENHANCEMENT EAST AND NORTHEAST OF THE
LAKES...THOUGH THE INTENSITY AND INLAND EXTENT OF THIS SHOULD BE
HELD GREATLY IN CHECK BY THE RELATIVELY LIGHT AND MODERATELY SHEARED
NATURE OF THE LOW LEVEL FLOW...WHICH SHOULD KEEP ACCUMULATIONS IN
THE AFFECTED AREAS SUB-ADVISORY IN NATURE. TEMPERATURE-WISE...A
BRIEF INFLUX OF "MILDER" AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THE PASSING TROUGH
SHOULD RESULT IN TEMPERATURES RECOVERING BACK TO AROUND 20 ON
TUESDAY...THOUGH SUCH READINGS WILL STILL AVERAGE OUT WELL BELOW
NORMAL.
TUESDAY NIGHT THE LOW LEVEL FLOW ACROSS OUR REGION WILL TURN MORE
WESTERLY AND BETTER ALIGNED AGAIN IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING ARCTIC
COLD FRONT...WITH SYNOPTIC-SCALE MOISTURE AGAIN ON THE INCREASE OUT
AHEAD OF THIS BOUNDARY. WITH OUR AIRMASS REMAINING PLENTY COLD
ENOUGH FOR LAKE EFFECT /850 MB TEMPS AVERAGING -18C/...THIS WILL SET
THE STAGE FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF REINVIGORATED LAKE EFFECT SNOWS TO THE
EAST OF THE LAKES. COUPLED WITH THE USUAL OROGRAPHIC ENHANCEMENT
ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE BOSTON HILLS/SOUTHERN TIER EAST OF
LAKE ERIE AND THE TUG HILL EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO...IT APPEARS THAT
ANOTHER ROUND OF WARNING-CRITERIA SNOWS WILL BE QUITE POSSIBLE EAST
OF BOTH LAKES...WITH THIS PARTICULARLY THE CASE EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO
JUDGING FROM THE LATEST RUNS OF THE NAM AND CANADIAN GEM. WITH THE
ABOVE IN MIND...WE HAVE HOISTED A NEW ROUND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW
WATCHES FOR SOUTHERN ERIE...WYOMING...CHAUTAUQUA...AND CATTARAUGUS
COUNTIES EAST OF LAKE ERIE...AND FOR THE THREE COUNTIES EAST OF
LAKE ONTARIO. IN BOTH AREAS...ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 INCHES OR MORE
APPEAR POSSIBLE.
VERY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING...THE AFOREMENTIONED
ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL PRESS SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE REGION. THIS
FEATURE WILL HELP TO SHOVE THE MAIN LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS ACROSS
THE LAKE SHORES WHILE ALSO HELPING TO GENERATE SOME SNOW SHOWERS OF
ITS OWN...ALL OF WHICH MAY LEAD TO A BRIEF BURST OF HEAVY SNOW
WORKING ACROSS THE REGION FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST...AND FOR
WHICH A SWATH OF LIKELY POPS REMAINS IN PLAY.
IN THE WAKE OF THIS BOUNDARY...THE BRISK NORTHWESTERLY ONSLAUGHT OF
A FRESH BATCH OF ARCTIC AIR WILL LEAD TO A CONTINUED LIKELIHOOD OF
WEAKER MULTI-BANDED LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS SOUTHEAST OF THE LAKES
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF WEDNESDAY...WITH SOME OROGRAPHIC
ENHANCEMENT OF THESE LIKELY ACROSS THE CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE SOUTHEAST OF
LAKE ERIE. WITH 850 MB TEMPS CONSEQUENTLY PLUNGING TO BETWEEN -25C
AND -30C THROUGH THE COURSE OF THE DAY...OVERNIGHT LOWS OF AROUND 10
ABOVE FROM TUESDAY NIGHT WILL ALSO TURN OUT TO BE WEDNESDAY'S
MORNING HIGH TEMPERATURES...WITH READINGS HIGHLY LIKELY TO STEADILY
FALL THROUGH THE SINGLE DIGITS THROUGH THE COURSE OF THE DAY.
COUPLED WITH EXPECTED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...THIS MAY LEAD TO
BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS FALLING TO BETWEEN 15 AND 20 BELOW
ZERO...WHICH WOULD EVENTUALLY NECESSITATE THE ISSUANCE OF WIND CHILL
HEADLINES.
BITTERLY COLD AIR WILL THEN REMAIN ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...AND EVEN WITH CLOUDS AND WINDS LIMITING RADIATIONAL COOLING
OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL LIKELY MANAGE TO DROP TO NEAR OR BELOW ZERO IN
MOST LOCATIONS. ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY IT SHOULD BE EVEN COLDER
DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF BRIEFLY LIGHTER WINDS AND POTENTIALLY SOME
PARTIAL CLEARING...WHICH WOULD ALLOW READINGS TO POTENTIALLY FALL
INTO THE NEGATIVE MID TEENS IF REALIZED. OTHERWISE...A SLOWLY
BACKING LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL LIKELY MAINTAIN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS SOUTHEAST OF THE LAKES...THOUGH ADDITIONAL
AMOUNTS SHOULD GENERALLY REMAIN LIGHT DUE TO A RELATIVELY LOW CAP
AND THE VERY DRY NATURE OF THE FRIGID AIRMASS. THE ONE POSSIBLE
EXCEPTION TO THIS WILL BE SOUTHEAST OF LAKE ERIE...WHERE
ADDITIONAL OROGRAPHIC LIFT ALONG THE CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE AND A
POSSIBLE UPSTREAM CONNECTION TO LAKE HURON MAY RESULT IN SOME
ENHANCEMENT.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
ON THURSDAY...THE NEXT SIGNIFICANT SHORTWAVE/ATTENDANT CLIPPER LOW
WILL DIG ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL GREAT LAKES. IN ADVANCE OF
THIS FEATURE...THE FLOW ACROSS OUR REGION WILL TURN MORE
SOUTHWESTERLY AGAIN WHICH WOULD SEND ANY LEFTOVER LAKE SNOWS BACK
NORTHWARD TO AREAS NORTHEAST OF THE LAKES...WITH THESE LIKELY ALSO
WEAKENING OVER TIME AS INVERSION HEIGHTS CRASH AND SHEAR INCREASES
SOME.
THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY THE CLIPPER SYSTEM WILL CROSS OUR REGION
FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST...WITH INCREASING LIFT AND MOISTURE OUT
AHEAD OF IT POTENTIALLY BRINGING ANOTHER GENERAL LIGHT TO MODERATE
SNOWFALL TO THE AREA...WHILE ALSO HELPING TO REINVIGORATE THE LAKE
SNOWS. WITH A PERIOD OF SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW APPEARING LIKELY PRIOR TO
THE PASSAGE OF THIS FEATURE...THIS COULD LEAD TO A ROUND OF SOME
LAKE-ENHANCED SNOWS NORTHEAST OF THE LAKES THURSDAY NIGHT AND EARLY
FRIDAY...BEFORE VEERING WINDS SHOVE THE LAKE SNOWS BACK SOUTH TO THE
TYPICAL SNOW BELTS DURING THE REMAINDER OF FRIDAY. OTHERWISE...
EXPECT A CONTINUATION OF WELL BELOW AVERAGE TEMPERATURES.
AFTER THAT...IT LOOKS TO BE A MORE QUIET PATTERN WITH THE GFS/ECMWF
BOTH FORECASTING AN ELONGATED RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE TO BUILD ACROSS
THE NATIONS MID SECTION FOR THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. EXPECT MOSTLY DRY
CONDITIONS...THOUGH SOME WEAK LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS CANNOT BE
RULED OUT. AT THE SAME TIME TEMPERATURES SHOULD WARM BACK TO THE
UPPER 20S BY SUNDAY...THOUGH SUCH READINGS WOULD STILL BE A FEW
DEGREES BELOW SEASONAL NORMALS.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY AND
EARLY EVENING WITH THE EXCEPTION OF KJHW AND THE SOUTHERN TIER WHERE
IFR CONDITIONS IN SNOW AND LOWER CEILINGS WILL BE THE RULE.
AN OPEN WAVE ALOFT AND WEAK SURFACE WILL WILL PROVIDE ENOUGH
MOISTURE AND LIFT FOR A WIDESPREAD SYNOPTIC SNOW LATE TONIGHT AND
TUESDAY. EXPECT A LOWERED VISIBILITY TO IFR RANGE AROUND DAYBREAK
FOR THE WEST AND DURING MID TO LATE MORNING FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHERN
NEW YORK...AND LASTING THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY FOR ALL SITES.
OUTLOOK...
TUESDAY...IFR WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW LIKELY.
WEDNESDAY...IFR WITH LAKE EFFECT SNOW SOUTHEAST OF THE LAKES...MVFR
ELSEWHERE.
THURSDAY...IFR WITH LAKE EFFECT SNOW EAST AND NORTHEAST OF THE
LAKES...MAINLY VFR ELSEWHERE.
FRIDAY...MVFR/IFR WITH LAKE EFFECT SNOW EAST OF THE LAKES AND A
CHANCE OF WIDESPREAD SNOW ELSEWHERE.
SATURDAY...VFR.
&&
.MARINE...
A RELATIVELY TIGHT SFC PRESSURE GRADIENT AHEAD OF AN ARCTIC SFC HIGH
WILL KEEP STRONG WINDS IN PLACE ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES TODAY.
GALES WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ON LAKE ONTARIO FOR AT LEAST THIS
MORNING...WITH HIGH END SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ELSEWHERE
INTO THIS EVENING. HAVE REDUCED GALE WARNING ON WESTERN LAKE
ONTARIO TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY.
AS THE ARCTIC HIGH MOVES EAST ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY TONIGHT...WINDS
WILL FURTHER SUBSIDE ACROSS LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO WITH WAVES LOWERING
BELOW SCA LEVELS.
WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN FRESHEN LATE TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT IN THE
WAKE OF THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM. THIS COULD LEAD TO NEAR GALE FORCE
WINDS ON LK ONTARIO FOR TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
&&
.BUF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NY...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING FOR NYZ006>008-012-019-020-085.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY FOR NYZ005-006-
008.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR
NYZ004.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY FOR NYZ012-
019-020-085.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR LEZ020.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 1 AM EST TUESDAY FOR LEZ040-041.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
FOR LOZ030.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR LOZ043>045-
063>065.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM EST TUESDAY FOR LOZ042.
&&
SYNOPSIS...RSH
NEAR TERM...RSH/WCH
SHORT TERM...JJR
LONG TERM...APFFEL/JJR
AVIATION...WCH
MARINE...RSHHazardous weather outlook, Jan 5, 3:51 PM EST, 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 351 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 NYZ012-019-020-085-062100- WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- 351 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF NYZ001>003-010-011-013-014-021-062100- NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- ALLEGANY- 351 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. 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 NYZ004-062100- WAYNE- 351 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. 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 NYZ005-062100- NORTHERN CAYUGA- 351 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. .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 NYZ006-008-062100- OSWEGO-LEWIS- 351 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. .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 NYZ007-062100- JEFFERSON- 351 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW 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 LEZ020-040-041-LOZ030-062100- UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AND BUFFALO HARBOR- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM DUNKIRK TO BUFFALO- LOWER NIAGARA RIVER- 351 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE AND LAKE ONTARIO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF LOZ042>045-062>065-062100- 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- 351 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ONTARIO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF SLZ022-024-062100- SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM CAPE VINCENT TO OGDENSBURG- SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM OGDENSBURG TO SAINT REGIS- 351 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEW YORK WATERS OF THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 5, 10:57 AM EST, 4 hours 55 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1057 AM EST MON JAN 5 2015
NYZ004>006-051730-
CAYUGA NY-OSWEGO NY-WAYNE NY-
1057 AM EST MON JAN 5 2015
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE AREA...
* AT 1044 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3
INCHES PER HOUR...AND VISIBILITY OF A QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS.
THIS LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND WAS LOCATED FAIR HAVEN TO CENTRAL SQUARE
AND CLEVELAND. THIS BAND WILL SLOWLY SINK SOUTH.
* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND INCLUDE...
OSWEGO...
FULTON...
NINE MILE POINT...
PHOENIX...
PORT ONTARIO...
CENTRAL SQUARE...
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 81 BETWEEN EXITS 32 AND 35.
* ADDITIONALLY...WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...
AND SNOWFALL WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
DRIVING WITHIN THIS SNOW BAND WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES WITH SNOW
COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADWAYS. IF TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA SLOW DOWN
AND BE PREPARED FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING ROAD AND WEATHER CONDITIONS.
LAT...LON 4347 7582 4333 7588 4329 7586 4315 7589
4319 7608 4326 7620 4322 7619 4320 7629
4323 7630 4323 7642 4320 7648 4327 7695
4335 7670 4343 7663 4353 7642 4352 7629
4357 7622 4350 7576 4347 7576
DPKSpecial weather statement, Jan 5, 12:33 PM EST, 3 hours 19 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1233 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015
NYZ004>006-051900-
CAYUGA NY-OSWEGO NY-WAYNE NY-
1233 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE AREA...
* AT 1230 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3
INCHES PER HOUR...AND VISIBILITY OF A QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS.
THIS LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND WAS LOCATED FROM FAIR HAVEN TO FULTON.
* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND INCLUDE...
OSWEGO...
FULTON...
PHOENIX...
CENTRAL SQUARE...
FAIR HAVEN...
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 81 BETWEEN EXITS 32 AND 34.
* ADDITIONALLY...WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...
AND SNOWFALL WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
DRIVING WITHIN THIS SNOW BAND WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES WITH SNOW
COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADWAYS. IF TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA SLOW DOWN
AND BE PREPARED FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING ROAD AND WEATHER CONDITIONS.
LAT...LON 4333 7588 4329 7586 4315 7589 4319 7608
4326 7620 4322 7619 4320 7629 4323 7630
4322 7647 4316 7648 4328 7724 4330 7709
4328 7700 4332 7679 4335 7670 4343 7663
4351 7646 4342 7583
DPKSpecial weather statement, Jan 5, 2:03 PM EST, 1 hour 49 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
203 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015
NYZ004>006-052030-
CAYUGA NY-OSWEGO NY-WAYNE NY-
203 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...
* AT 144 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SNOWFALL RATES
OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR...AND VISIBILITY OF A HALF MILE OR LESS. THIS
LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND WAS LOCATED OVER OSWEGO...NORTHERN CAYUGA AND
EXTREME NORTHEAST WAYNE COUNTY.
* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND INCLUDE...
FAIR HAVEN...
HANNIBAL...
FULTON...
MINETTO...
PENNELLVILLE...
CENTRAL SQUARE AND WEST MONROE...
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 81 BETWEEN EXITS 32 AND 33.
* ADDITIONALLY...WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH...
AND SNOWFALL WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
DRIVING WITHIN THIS SNOW BAND WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT WITH SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND VERY POOR VISIBILITY. IF TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA
ALLOW FOR PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED BY HAVING AN EMERGENCY KIT...EXTRA
BLANKETS AND WARM CLOTHING IN THE EVENT THAT YOUR VEHICLE HAS
MECHANICAL PROBLEMS OR GETS STUCK. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A FULLY CHARGED
CELL PHONE.
LAT...LON 4315 7589 4319 7608 4326 7620 4322 7619
4320 7629 4323 7630 4322 7647 4320 7648
4329 7691 4335 7670 4343 7663 4349 7650
4337 7586 4333 7588 4332 7585
REYNOLDSLocal storm report, Jan 5, 2:49 PM EST, 1 hour 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
249 PM EST MON JAN 05 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0230 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG OAKFIELD 43.06N 78.27W
01/04/2015 GENESEE NY LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE DOWN ON LOCKPORT RD.
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EVENT NUMBER BUF1500008
ARThe office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 4:02 AM EST | Lake Effect Snow Watch | BUF | Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego and 1 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 5, 6:44 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Lewis, Oswego | 91 min |
| Jan 5, 8:16 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Oswego | 89 min |
| Jan 5, 9:39 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Oswego | 81 min |
| Jan 5, 10:57 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Oswego | 93 min |
| Jan 5, 12:33 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Oswego | 87 min |
| Jan 5, 2:03 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Oswego | 87 min |
| Jan 5, 3:58 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Oswego | 77 min |
| Jan 5, 5:36 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Oswego | 54 min |
| Jan 5, 6:32 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Oswego | 73 min |
Nearby
Lake Effect Snow Warnings in New York, 2015Every lake effect snow warning 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.