Alert archive / New York / Lake Effect Snow Watches in 2015
Lake Effect Snow Watch 2, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this lake effect snow watch at Jan 5, 2015, 4:02 AM EST for 7 counties in New York. It took effect at Jan 6, 2015, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 5, 2015, 4:02 AM EST (09:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 6, 2015, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 6, 2015, 4:16 AM EST
- In force
- 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 09:02 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 00:00Z, 9.0 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
- 586 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -6 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -58 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
588 WWUS41 KBUF 050902 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 402 AM EST MON JAN 5 2015 NYZ004-051715- /O.EXB.KBUF.LE.W.0001.150105T1500Z-150106T0200Z/ WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEWARK 402 AM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...NORTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTY. * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES TODAY AND UP TO 2 INCHES THIS EVENING...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS ACROSS NORTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY. * 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. 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 && $$ NYZ006-008-051715- /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.A.0002.150107T0000Z-150107T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150106T1200Z/ OSWEGO-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...LOWVILLE 402 AM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY AND LEWIS COUNTY. * TIMING...THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EAST TUESDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...7 TO 13 INCHES TODAY AND AS MUCH AS 5 TO 9 INCHES TONIGHT...LEADING TO TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS...WITH THE HEAVIEST OVERALL ACCUMULATIONS MOST LIKELY ACROSS OSWEGO COUNTY AND FAR SOUTHERN LEWIS COUNTY. FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH...ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND A FOOT ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * 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 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. * 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. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX A 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. && $$ NYZ005-051715- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150106T1200Z/ NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FAIR HAVEN 402 AM 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...6 TO 12 INCHES TODAY AND 3 TO 5 INCHES TONIGHT...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF BETWEEN 1 AND 2 FEET ACROSS FAR NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY. * 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 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 && $$ NYZ012-085-051715- /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.A.0002.150107T0000Z-150107T1500Z/ /O.EXB.KBUF.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150106T1500Z/ WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 402 AM 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... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES. * TIMING...THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES WITHIN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH...SNOW POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING MORE THAN 7 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. * 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. && $$ NYZ019-020-051715- /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.A.0002.150107T0000Z-150107T1500Z/ /O.EXT.KBUF.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150106T1500Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 402 AM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES. * TIMING...THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 9 INCHES WITHIN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH...SNOW POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING MORE THAN 7 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 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. 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 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. && $$ NYZ007-051715- /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.A.0002.150107T0000Z-150107T1500Z/ JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN 402 AM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY. * TIMING...EARLY TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING AROUND A FOOT IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER TO A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...NARROW BANDS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACROSS THE AREA ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE EXACT LOCATION AND INTENSITY OF THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ JJR/RSH
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864 WWUS41 KBUF 051154 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 654 AM EST MON JAN 5 2015 NYZ006-008-052000- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150106T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0002.150107T0000Z-150107T1500Z/ OSWEGO-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...LOWVILLE 654 AM 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...OSWEGO COUNTY AND LEWIS COUNTY. * TIMING...THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EAST TUESDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...7 TO 13 INCHES TODAY AND AS MUCH AS 5 TO 9 INCHES TONIGHT...LEADING TO TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS...WITH THE HEAVIEST OVERALL ACCUMULATIONS MOST LIKELY ACROSS OSWEGO COUNTY AND FAR SOUTHERN LEWIS COUNTY. FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH...ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND A FOOT ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...UNDER A FEW HUNDRED FEET 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. * 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. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX A 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. && $$ NYZ005-052000- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150106T1200Z/ NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FAIR HAVEN 654 AM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...FAR NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES TODAY AND 3 TO 5 INCHES TONIGHT...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF BETWEEN 1 AND 2 FEET ACROSS FAR NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...UNDER A FEW HUNDRED FEET AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...NARROW BANDS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACROSS THE AREA ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH SEVERELY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. SNOWFALL RATES OF AS HIGH AS 1 TO 3 INCHES AN HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE MOST INTENSE AND PERSISTENT SNOW BANDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ004-052000- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.150105T1500Z-150106T0200Z/ WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEWARK 654 AM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...NORTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTY. * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES TODAY AND UP TO 2 INCHES THIS EVENING...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS ACROSS NORTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...UNDER 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. 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 && $$ NYZ012-019-020-085-052000- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150106T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0002.150107T0000Z-150107T1500Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 654 AM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES. * TIMING...THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES WITHIN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH...SNOW POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING MORE THAN 7 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...UNDER A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACROSS THE AREA ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM IN THE WATCH. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE EXACT LOCATION AND INTENSITY OF THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ007-052000- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0002.150107T0000Z-150107T1500Z/ JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN 654 AM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY. * TIMING...EARLY TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING AROUND A FOOT IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER TO A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...NARROW BANDS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACROSS THE AREA ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE EXACT LOCATION AND INTENSITY OF THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ RSH/JJR
547 WWUS41 KBUF 051447 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 947 AM EST MON JAN 5 2015 NYZ006-008-052300- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150106T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0002.150107T0000Z-150107T1500Z/ OSWEGO-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...LOWVILLE 947 AM 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...OSWEGO COUNTY AND LEWIS COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING 12 TO 23 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * 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. SNOWFALL RATES OF AS HIGH AS 1 TO 3 INCHES AN HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE MOST INTENSE AND PERSISTENT SNOW BANDS. * 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. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX A 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. && $$ NYZ005-052300- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150106T1200Z/ NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FAIR HAVEN 947 AM 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...4 TO 8 INCHES TODAY...3 TO 5 INCHES TONIGHT... AND AN INCH OR LESS 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. 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 && $$ NYZ004-052300- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.150105T1500Z-150106T0200Z/ WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEWARK 947 AM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...NORTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTY. * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES TODAY AND AN INCH OR LESS THIS EVENING...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...NARROW BANDS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACROSS THE AREA ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH SEVERELY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. SNOWFALL RATES OF AS HIGH AS 1 TO 3 INCHES AN HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE MOST INTENSE AND PERSISTENT SNOW BANDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ012-019-020-085-052300- /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 947 AM 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...SNOW POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING 10 TO 19 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 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. && $$ NYZ007-052300- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0002.150107T0000Z-150107T1500Z/ JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN 947 AM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY. * TIMING...EARLY TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING 8 TO 15 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...NARROW BANDS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACROSS THE AREA ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE EXACT LOCATION AND INTENSITY OF THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$
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. && $$ WOOD
606 WWUS41 KBUF 052247 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 547 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 NYZ004-060000- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150106T0200Z/ WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEWARK 547 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. THE BAND PRODUCING HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW HAS MOVED NORTH OF WAYNE COUNTY. $$ 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
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this lake effect snow watch 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 watch went out at Jan 4, 11:56 PM EST, 4 hours 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 4, 11:56 PM EST, 4 hours 6 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1156 PM EST SUN JAN 4 2015
.SYNOPSIS...
TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO DROP SHARPLY OVERNIGHT WITH THE COLDER
AIR GENERATING LAKE EFFECT SNOWS EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE LAKES.
ARCTIC AIR WILL REMAIN SETTLED ACROSS THE REGION THIS WEEK WITH
TEMPERATURES RUNNING SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THAN AVERAGE ALONG WITH
A TRAIN OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES BRINGING MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF LAKE
EFFECT SNOWS TO WESTERN AND NORTH-CENTRAL NEW YORK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH MONDAY/...
RADAR IMAGERY SHOWING LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS ORGANIZING EAST OF THE
LAKES AS THE MUCH COLDER AIR CONTINUES TO FLOOD ACROSS OUR REGION.
850MB TEMPS ARE EXPECTED TO SHARPLY FALL BELOW TOWARD -20C OVERNIGHT
HELPING TO PUSH LAKE INDUCED EQUILIBRIUM LEVELS OVER 10KFT ON BOTH
LAKES. SPC 700MB MOISTURE MESOANALYSIS SHOWING A PLUME OF SYNOPTIC
MOISTURE IS SHIFTING OVER THE LOWER GREAT LAKES SUPPORTING THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE LAKE SNOWS. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY CONTINUES
FOR CHAUTAUQUA/CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES WHERE THE LAKE BAND IS EXPECTED
TO SETTLE ACROSS OVERNIGHT. DEEPER SYNOPTIC MOISTURE AND BETTER LIFT
WITH A DEVELOPING LAKE HURON CONNECTION WILL SUPPORT THE LAKE EFFECT
WARNING EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO. SNOWS ON THE ORDER OF 1-2 FEET ARE
EXPECTED BETWEEN TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT AS A REASONABLY STEADY
STATE BAND IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS OSWEGO...FAR NORTHEASTERN
CAYUGA...AND EXTREME SOUTHERN LEWIS COUNTIES.
THE LAKE EFFECT SNOWS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY AS
INCREASINGLY COLD AIR FLOWS ACROSS THE LAKES ON GENERALLY
WELL-ALIGNED WESTERLY FLOW. AGAIN...THE LONGER FETCH AND UPSTREAM
CONNECTION WILL COMPENSATE FOR THE DRY NATURE OF THE ARCTIC AIR
ADVECTING INTO THE REGION TO PRODUCE MORE ROBUST SNOW TOTALS
SOUTHEAST OF LAKE ONTARIO...THOUGH ADVISORY LEVEL TOTALS ARE STILL
EXPECTED OFF OF LAKE ERIE.
REGARDING TEMPERATURES...READINGS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL INTO THE
TEENS OVERNIGHT AS THE ARCTIC AIR FLOODS ACROSS OUR REGION. EVEN COLDER
AIR WILL FLOW ACROSS THE LAKES ON MONDAY AS A SECONDARY SHORTWAVE
MOVES THROUGH...AND TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY FALL THROUGH THE TEENS
DURING THE DAY. THESE COLD TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH A STILL
BRISK WIND WILL PUSH WIND CHILLS INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO.
&&
.SHORT TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE EAST OF THE LAKES ON MONDAY NIGHT
WITH THE MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOWS OFF LAKE ONTARIO. 850MB TEMPS AROUND
-20C WILL PROVIDE AMPLE LAKE INDUCED INSTABILITY AND DENDRITIC SNOW
GROWTH...WITH MOISTURE THE MAIN LIMITING FACTOR. LAKE ONTARIO WILL
BENEFIT FROM MORE MOISTURE FROM UPSTREAM LAKES...BUT A SHORTWAVE
APPROACHING WILL EVENTUALLY ENHANCE MOISTURE FOR BOTH LAKES LATE
MONDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER FACTOR WILL BE DIMINISHING WINDS...WHICH MAY
ALLOW FOR THE BRIEF DEVELOPMENT OF A SINGULAR CONVERGENCE BAND...BUT
AS WINDS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS WILL LIMIT THE INLAND EXTENT OF
THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW. THIS SHOULD BRING ANOTHER 4 TO 8 INCHES OFF
LAKE ONTARIO MONDAY NIGHT WHICH SHOULD MAINLY FOCUS ON OSWEGO
COUNTY. EXPECT ABOUT 2 TO 4 INCHES IN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY OFF LAKE
ERIE. ELSEWHERE IT WILL SIMPLY BE COLD...WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE
SINGLE DIGITS. LAKE INDUCED CLOUDS SHOULD BE FAIRLY WIDESPREAD...BUT
ANY BREAKS IN THESE WOULD PROBABLY ALLOW FOR BELOW ZERO TEMPERATURES
OUTSIDE OF LAKE EFFECT CLOUDS.
ON TUESDAY...MODEL GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO AGREE THAT A SHORTWAVE WILL
BRING A SYNOPTIC SCALE LIGHT SNOWFALL TO ALL AREAS. BASED ON
CONSENSUS QPF THIS SHOULD GENERALLY RUN IN THE 1 TO 2 INCH
RANGE...BUT AREAS WITH LAKE ENHANCEMENT EAST OF THE LAKES SHOULD GET
A BIT MORE THAN THAT. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM SLIGHTLY...WITH HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 20S IN MOST AREAS AND UPPER TEENS ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN.
ANOTHER SHORTWAVE WILL APPROACH ON TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH THIS ONE SET
TO BRING IN THE COLDEST AIR SO FAR THIS SEASON. IT ALSO WILL ADVECT
MOISTURE AHEAD OF IT WHICH WILL ENHANCE LAKE EFFECT SNOW. THE 12Z
NAM IS PARTICULARLY OMINOUS WITH ITS QPF FORECAST OFF LAKE
ONTARIO...BUT THE GFS SUPPORTS THIS AND GIVEN THE WIND FIELDS AND
BUFKIT PROFILES ALSO SUPPORT THIS. IT IS ONLY ONE MODEL RUN...BUT
THERE IS INCREASING CONFIDENCE OF AN ADDITIONAL ROUND OF SIGNIFICANT
SNOWS EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO TUESDAY NIGHT. THE SHORTWAVE WILL ALSO
ENHANCE SNOW OFF LAKE ERIE HOWEVER THE SHORTER FETCH IN THE WESTERLY
FLOW SHOULD LIMIT SNOW AMOUNTS A BIT OFF LAKE ERIE.
AS THE SHORTWAVE CROSSES THE REGION WEDNESDAY IT WILL PUSH AN ARCTIC
COLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS THE REGION. CONSENSUS 850MB TEMPS
PLUMMET TO AROUND -28C BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. EXPECT SNOW SHOWERS OR
SNOW SQUALLS WITH THE ARCTIC FRONTAL BOUNDARY AS IT TAPS INTO
MOISTURE OFF LAKE ONTARIO. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL VARY...WITH AN INCH OR
TWO MOST COMMONPLACE. STEADIEST SNOWS MAY BE ACROSS CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY
WHERE LAKE HURON MAY PROVIDE SOME ADDITIONAL MOISTURE. MEANWHILE
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WILL RESULT IN SOME BLOWING
SNOW AND MAKE THE SURFACE TEMPERATURES FEEL EVEN COLDER. WITH THE
FRONTAL PASSAGE...TEMPERATURES ARE LIKELY TO FALL DURING THE
AFTERNOON HOURS ON WEDNESDAY...WITH SINGLE DIGITS WIDESPREAD BY LATE
AFTERNOON. THIS COMBINED WITH THE WINDS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS
COLDER THAN 10 BELOW IN MANY AREAS.
&&
.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
BITTERLY COLD AIR WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...AND EVEN WITH CLOUDS AND WINDS LIMITING RADIATIONAL COOLING
OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL DROP TO OR BELOW ZERO IN MOST LOCATIONS. A BRIEF
CLEARING AND DROP OFF IN WINDS EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO WOULD ALLOW
TEMPERATURES TO DROP WELL BELOW ZERO...PROBABLY INTO THE MINUS
TEENS. WIND CHILLS WILL ALSO BE VERY COLD...POSSIBLY REQUIRING
HEADLINES AT SOME POINT. OTHERWISE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOULD CONTINUE
SOUTH OF THE LAKES...HOWEVER WITH DRY AIR BUT AMPLE DENDRITIC SNOW
GROWTH SNOWFALL RATES SHOULD BE LIGHT IN MOST AREAS. THE EXCEPTION
IS IN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY WHERE LAKE HURON MAY PROVIDE SOME
ENHANCEMENT.
A SHORTWAVE WILL APPROACH ON THURSDAY...WITH GFS/GGEM/ECMWF
CONSENSUS BRINGING THIS ACROSS THE REGION LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. 850MB
TEMPERATURES WILL NOT BE AS COLD WITH THIS SHORTWAVE...BUT STILL
AMPLE FOR A LAKE RESPONSE. THE BEST CHANCE FOR SNOW WILL COME
THURSDAY NIGHT JUST AHEAD OF THE SHORTWAVE...WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE
ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE.
EXPECT CONTINUED CHILLY TEMPERATURES AND LINGERING LAKE EFFECT SNOWS
ON FRIDAY. AFTER THIS IT LOOKS TO BE A MORE QUIET PATTERN WITH THE
GFS/ECMWF BOTH FORECASTING AN ELONGATED WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
ACROSS THE NATIONS MID SECTION. EXPECT MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS THOUGH
SOME WEAK LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS CANNOT BE RULED OUT. TEMPERATURES
WILL WARM SLIGHTLY BY SUNDAY IN THE UPPER 20S BUT THIS IS STILL A
FEW DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.
&&
.AVIATION /06Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
MAINLY MVFR CIGS IN PLACE AREAWIDE LATE THIS EVENING WITH IFR FOUND
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER AND INLAND TOWARD KROC AS A BAND OF LAKE
EFFECT SNOW DEVELOPS EAST OF LAKE ERIE. A SIGNIFICANT BAND OF LAKE
EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO WITH IFR TO
LIFR CIGS/VIS EXPECTED SOUTH OF KART ACROSS KFZY. ON MONDAY MVFR
WILL REMAIN ACROSS MOST SITES AWAY FROM THE LAKE BANDS. MONDAY
EVENING SOME CLEARING WILL DEVELOP AWAY FROM THE LAKE BANDS BOOSTING
CIGS BACK TO VFR. GUSTY WESTERLIES WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY AS AN
ENHANCED PRESSURE GRADIENTS LINGERS ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES
REGION.
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.
&&
.MARINE...
GALES WILL CONTINUE ON THE LAKES THROUGH THIS EVENING. EXPECT WINDS
TO DIMINISH SOMEWHAT LATER TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING...HOWEVER
GIVEN PERSISTENT WESTERLY FLOW AND SEVERAL ROUNDS OF ARCTIC AIR THAT
WILL BE SURGING ACROSS THE LAKES THIS WEEK...WINDS AND WAVES WILL
LIKELY REMAIN AT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS THROUGHOUT THE COMING
WEEK. IN ADDITION...GIVEN THE BRISK WINDS AND INCREASINGLY ARCTIC
AIRMASS MOVING INTO THE REGION...THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY WILL ALSO DEVELOP LATER THIS WEEK.
&&
.BUF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NY...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY FOR NYZ005-006-
008.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY FOR NYZ019-
020.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY FOR LEZ020.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 2 AM EST MONDAY FOR LEZ040-041.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY FOR LOZ030.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY FOR LOZ043>045-063>065.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 8 AM EST MONDAY FOR LOZ042-062.
&&
SYNOPSIS...SMITH/WOOD
NEAR TERM...SMITH/WOOD
SHORT TERM...APFFEL
LONG TERM...APFFEL
AVIATION...SMITH/WOOD
MARINE...SMITH/WOODHazardous weather outlook, Jan 4, 10:29 PM EST, 5 hours 33 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1029 PM EST SUN JAN 4 2015 NYZ005-060330- NORTHERN CAYUGA- 1029 PM EST SUN JAN 4 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...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...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. 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. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILL ADVISORIES OR WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED. .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>004-010>014-021-085-060330- NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING- LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- 1029 PM EST SUN JAN 4 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILL ADVISORIES OR WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF NYZ019-020-060330- CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- 1029 PM EST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. 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. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILL ADVISORIES OR WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED. .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 NYZ007-060330- JEFFERSON- 1029 PM EST SUN JAN 4 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOWS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY NIGHT WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. THEN BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILL ADVISORIES OR WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED. .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 NYZ006-008-060330- OSWEGO-LEWIS- 1029 PM EST SUN JAN 4 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...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...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. LAKE EFFECT SNOWS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY NIGHT WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. THEN BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILL ADVISORIES OR WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF LEZ020-LOZ030-SLZ022-024-060330- UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AND BUFFALO HARBOR-LOWER NIAGARA RIVER- SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM CAPE VINCENT TO OGDENSBURG- SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM OGDENSBURG TO SAINT REGIS- 1029 PM EST SUN JAN 4 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE...LAKE ONTARIO AND SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF LEZ040-041-060330- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM DUNKIRK TO BUFFALO- 1029 PM EST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. .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 LOZ043>045-063>065-060330- 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 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- 1029 PM EST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ONTARIO. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. .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 LOZ042-062-060330- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH- 1029 PM EST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ONTARIO. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. .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 THOMAS
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 5, 12:31 AM EST, 3 hours 31 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1231 AM EST MON JAN 5 2015 NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-050930- NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON- LEWIS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE...BUFFALO... BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1231 AM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...BLACK ICE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT... AFTER YESTERDAYS RAIN AND COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE...RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS ARE PRODUCING SOME ICY SPOTS ON AREA ROADWAYS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING OVERNIGHT...BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY SPOTS ON AREA ROADWAYS DUE TO BLACK ICE...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHICH WILL FREEZE SOONER. IN ADDITION...LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL PRODUCE SOME ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS EAST OF BOTH LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO...WHICH WILL FURTHER CREATE SLIPPERY SPOTS ON UNTREATED ROADS. JJR
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, 3:52 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego and 1 more | 42 hr |
| 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 |
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Lake Effect Snow Watches in New York, 2015Every lake effect snow watch 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.