Alert archive / New York / Wind Chill Advisories in 2015
Wind Chill Advisory 2, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this wind chill advisory at Jan 9, 2015, 3:46 PM EST for 9 counties in New York. It took effect at Jan 10, 2015, 1:00 AM EST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 9, 2015, 3:46 PM EST (20:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 10, 2015, 1:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 10, 2015, 10:00 AM EST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Allegany County, NY, Cattaraugus County, NY, Chautauqua County, NY, Erie County, NY, Genesee County, NY, Livingston County, NY, Niagara County, NY, Orleans County, NY, Wyoming County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 32 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
- 628 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 66 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 42 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 92 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
664 WWUS41 KBUF 092046 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 346 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 NYZ012-085-100500- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150110T2300Z/ WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 346 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...WYOMING AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 FEET IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS. * SNOWFALL RATES...UP TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR. * WIND CHILLS... AS LOW AS 15 BELOW ZERO. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...VERY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME NEARLY IMPASSABLE AT TIMES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. && $$ NYZ019-020-100500- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150110T1800Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 346 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES...MAINLY ALONG THE LAKE ERIE SHORE AND FAR NORTHERN SECTIONS. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 FEET IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS. * SNOWFALL RATES...UP TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 20 BELOW ZERO. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...VERY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME NEARLY IMPASSABLE AT TIMES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. && $$ NYZ006>008-100500- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150110T2300Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 346 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO...JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES...MAINLY ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY...NORTHERN LEWIS COUNTY AND EXTREME NORTHERN OSWEGO COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS. * SNOWFALL RATES...OVER 3 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...VERY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME NEARLY IMPASSABLE AT TIMES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. && $$ NYZ010-011-100500- /O.NEW.KBUF.WC.Y.0002.150110T0600Z-150110T1300Z/ /O.EXB.KBUF.LE.Y.0007.150110T1500Z-150111T0600Z/ NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...BATAVIA 346 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM EST SATURDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO 1 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO 1 AM EST SUNDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM EST SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN ERIE AND GENESEE COUNTIES. * TIMING...WIND CHILLS ADVISORY OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. LAKE SNOW ADVISORY FROM MID DAY SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW. * IMPACTS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH LOW VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS...MAINLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ021-100500- /O.EXB.KBUF.LE.Y.0007.150109T2100Z-150110T1500Z/ ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WELLSVILLE 346 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...ALLEGANY COUNTY...MAINLY THE NORTHERN HALF. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILLS VALUES...AS LOW AS 20 BELOW ZERO. * IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH LOW VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ013-100500- /O.EXT.KBUF.LE.Y.0007.150109T2100Z-150110T1500Z/ LIVINGSTON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GENESEO 346 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...LIVINGSTON COUNTY. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW ZERO. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH LOW VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ TMA
4 follow-up statements
330 WWUS41 KBUF 100211 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 911 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 NYZ010-101015- /O.UPG.KBUF.LE.Y.0007.150110T1500Z-150111T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150110T2100Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0002.150110T0600Z-150110T1300Z/ NORTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BUFFALO 911 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SATURDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SATURDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN ERIE COUNTY. VERY HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT IN A SMALL SLIVER FROM THE NORTHERN PORTION OF ORCHARD PARK TO MARILLA. HEAVY SNOW WILL RETURN ACROSS MORE OF THE SOUTHTOWNS SATURDAY MORNING WITH A WEAKENING BAND MOVING NORTH ACROSS THE METRO AREA THROUGH MIDDAY. * TIMING...WIND CHILLS ADVISORY OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. LAKE SNOW WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 FEET TONIGHT FROM NORTHERN ORCHARD PARK TO MARILLA. 4 TO 7 INCHES SATURDAY ACROSS THE SOUTHTOWNS WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES FROM BUFFALO NORTHWARD. * SNOWFALL RATES...UP TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR TONIGHT. 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ON SATURDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO TONIGHT. AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES SATURDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW. * IMPACTS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL PRODUCE VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL AT TIMES WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ012-085-101015- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150110T2300Z/ WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 911 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...WYOMING AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 FEET TONIGHT WITH STORM TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 FEET IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS. * SNOWFALL RATES...UP TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR. * WIND CHILLS...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW ZERO. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...VERY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME NEARLY IMPASSABLE AT TIMES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. && $$ NYZ019-020-101015- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150110T1800Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 911 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES...MAINLY ALONG THE LAKE ERIE SHORE AND FAR NORTHERN SECTIONS. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 FEET IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS. * SNOWFALL RATES...UP TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 20 BELOW ZERO. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...VERY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. && $$ NYZ006>008-101015- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150110T2300Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 911 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO...JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES...MAINLY ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY...NORTHERN LEWIS COUNTY AND EXTREME NORTHERN OSWEGO COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS. * SNOWFALL RATES...OVER 4 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...VERY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME NEARLY IMPASSABLE AT TIMES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. && $$ NYZ011-101015- /O.EXT.KBUF.LE.Y.0007.150110T1500Z-150110T2100Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0002.150110T0600Z-150110T1300Z/ GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BATAVIA 911 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM EST SATURDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...GENESEE COUNTY...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF THE COUNTY. * TIMING...WIND CHILLS ADVISORY OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. LAKE SNOW ADVISORY FROM MID DAY SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW. * IMPACTS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH LOW VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ013-021-101015- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-150110T1500Z/ LIVINGSTON-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GENESEO...WELLSVILLE 911 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...LIVINGSTON AND ALLEGANY COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE SATURDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW ZERO. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH LOW VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ HITCHCOCK/JJR
230 WWUS41 KBUF 100839 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 339 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2015 NYZ010-101645- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150110T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.Y.0008.150110T1500Z-150110T2300Z/ /O.EXT.KBUF.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150110T1500Z/ NORTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BUFFALO 339 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS REPLACED BY A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN ERIE COUNTY. * TIMING...WIND CHILL ADVISORY THROUGH THIS MORNING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES. * SNOWFALL RATES...AN INCH AN HOUR. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITIES...BELOW A HALF MILE. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW. * IMPACTS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT TRAVEL AT TIMES WITH POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ011-101500- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.Y.0007.150110T1500Z-150110T2100Z/ /O.EXT.KBUF.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150110T1500Z/ GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BATAVIA 339 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. * LOCATIONS...GENESEE COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW. * IMPACTS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN THROUGH THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. && $$ NYZ013-021-101500- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-150110T1500Z/ /O.EXB.KBUF.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150110T1500Z/ LIVINGSTON-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GENESEO...WELLSVILLE 339 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...LIVINGSTON AND ALLEGANY COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW ZERO. * IMPACTS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN THROUGH THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ012-085-101645- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150110T2300Z/ WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 339 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...WYOMING AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 8 INCHES TODAY WITH STORM TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 FEET IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS. * SNOWFALL RATES...1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR. * WIND CHILLS...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW ZERO. * VISIBILITIES...BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS TODAY. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. && $$ NYZ019-020-101645- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150110T1800Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 339 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN AND WESTERN SECTIONS OF CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY AND FAR NORTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF CATTARAUGUS COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES THIS MORNING WITH STORM TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 FEET IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS. * SNOWFALL RATES...1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 20 BELOW ZERO. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. && $$ NYZ006>008-101645- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150110T2300Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 339 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO...JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES...MAINLY ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY...NORTHERN LEWIS COUNTY AND EXTREME NORTHERN OSWEGO COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS. * SNOWFALL RATES...3 INCHES AN HOUR AT TIMES. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...VERY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME NEARLY IMPASSABLE AT TIMES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. && $$ NYZ001-002-101500- /O.EXB.KBUF.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150110T1500Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA 339 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS...NIAGARA AND ORLEANS COUNTIES * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. * WINDS...15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW. * IMPACTS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ APFFEL
875 WWUS41 KBUF 101111 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 611 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2015 NYZ012-101915- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150110T2300Z/ /O.EXB.KBUF.LE.Y.0008.150110T1111Z-150110T2300Z/ /O.EXA.KBUF.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150110T1500Z/ WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WARSAW 611 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS REPLACED BY A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...WYOMING COUNTY. * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND CHILL ADVISORY THROUGH THIS MORNING. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES TODAY WITH STORM TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 FEET IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS. * SNOWFALL RATES...AN INCH AN HOUR. * WIND CHILLS...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW ZERO. * VISIBILITIES...BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS TODAY. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ NYZ019-020-101500- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150110T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KBUF.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150110T1500Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 611 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 20 BELOW ZERO. * IMPACTS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ006-101215- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150110T2300Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 611 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW HAS LIFTED NORTH OF OSWEGO COUNTY WITH ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. $$ NYZ085-101915- /O.EXA.KBUF.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150110T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150110T2300Z/ SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 611 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF ERIE COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 8 INCHES TODAY WITH STORM TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 FEET IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS. * SNOWFALL RATES...1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR. * WIND CHILLS...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW ZERO. * VISIBILITIES...BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS TODAY. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ007-008-101915- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150110T2300Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 611 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF LEWIS COUNTY. GREATEST AMOUNTS WILL BE IN SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY AND ON THE TUG HILL PLATEAU. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 16 INCHES IN MOST PERSISTENT SNOWS TODAY...WITH STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS. * SNOWFALL RATES...3 INCHES AN HOUR AT TIMES. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...VERY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME NEARLY IMPASSABLE AT TIMES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. && $$ NYZ010-101915- /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150110T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0008.150110T1500Z-150110T2300Z/ NORTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BUFFALO 611 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN ERIE COUNTY. * TIMING...WIND CHILL ADVISORY THROUGH THIS MORNING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES TODAY. * SNOWFALL RATES...AN INCH AN HOUR. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITIES...BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW. * IMPACTS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN THIS MORNING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT TRAVEL AT TIMES WITH POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ001-002-011-013-021-101500- /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150110T1500Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-GENESEE-LIVINGSTON-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BATAVIA... GENESEO...WELLSVILLE 611 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...NIAGARA...ORLEANS...GENESEE...LIVINGSTON...AND ALLEGANY COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. * WINDS...15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW. * IMPACTS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ APFFEL
566 WWUS41 KBUF 101509 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1009 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2015 NYZ085-102300- /O.EXP.KBUF.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150110T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150110T2300Z/ SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1009 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF ERIE COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS TODAY. * SNOWFALL RATES...UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. && $$ NYZ010-102300- /O.EXP.KBUF.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150110T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150110T2300Z/ NORTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BUFFALO 1009 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN ERIE COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS TODAY. * SNOWFALL RATES...UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT TRAVEL AT TIMES WITH POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. && $$ NYZ012-102300- /O.EXP.KBUF.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150110T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150110T2300Z/ WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WARSAW 1009 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... * LOCATIONS...WYOMING COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 2 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS TODAY. * SNOWFALL RATES...UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ001-002-011-013-019>021-101615- /O.EXP.KBUF.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150110T1500Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-GENESEE-LIVINGSTON-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BATAVIA... GENESEO...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 1009 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... $$ NYZ007-008-102300- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150110T2300Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 1009 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF LEWIS COUNTY. GREATEST AMOUNTS WILL BE IN SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY AND ON THE TUG HILL PLATEAU. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS TODAY. * SNOWFALL RATES...3 INCHES AN HOUR AT TIMES. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...VERY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME NEARLY IMPASSABLE AT TIMES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. && $$ TMA
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind chill advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Buffalo, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind chill advisory went out at Jan 9, 12:33 PM EST, 3 hours 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 9, 12:33 PM EST, 3 hours 13 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1233 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015
.SYNOPSIS...
A SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW EVENT WILL CONTINUE TO UNFOLD EAST OF
LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO THROUGH SATURDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWS WILL
SETTLE SOUTHWARD THROUGH TONIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS BY SATURDAY MORNING
EAST OF LAKE ERIE COULD BE 2 TO 3 FEET...AND EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO
ACCUMULATIONS COULD BE 3 TO 5 FEET. THE LAKE SNOWS WILL SHIFT BACK
NORTHWARD AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN SATURDAY BUT ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL REMAIN OVER THE GREAT LAKES AND NORTHEAST
REGION AS SEVERAL UPSTREAM SHORTWAVES PASS THROUGH THE BASE OF THE
TROUGH THROUGH TONIGHT. COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN WITHIN THE
BASE OF THE TROUGH...WITH CURRENT 850 HPA TEMPERATURES BETWEEN -16C
AND -18C DROPPING TO AROUND -22 TO -24C BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY MORNING.
REGIONAL RADARS SHOWING THE LAKE SNOWS OFF LAKE ERIE SETTLING
SOUTHWARD AND WILL CONTINUE TO FOCUS ACROSS SOUTHERN ERIE AND
WYOMING COUNTIES...SOUTHWARD INTO THE SOUTHERN TIER THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON. SOME DISORGANIZATION NOTED TO THE LAKE SNOWS AT THIS
POINT IN THE DAY...BUT DO EXPECT AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
SNOWFALL RATES WILL RE-INTENSIFY AS SHEAR PROFILES IMPROVE.
BY TONIGHT...ANOTHER UPTICK IN SNOWFALL RATES IS LIKELY OFF LAKE
ERIE. THIS WILL BE THE RESULT OF THE SOUTHWEST WINDS ALONG THE LONG
FETCH OF THE LAKE...INCREASED LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE...LAKE INDUCED
EQUILIBRIUM LEVELS STILL OVER 10K FEET...AND INCREASING MOISTURE
AHEAD OF ANOTHER SHORTWAVE. WITH THE INCREASE IN STRENGTH OF THIS
LAKE ERIE SNOWBAND...A GOOD WESTERLY PUSH WILL BRING DECENT SNOWS AS
FAR INLAND AS LIVINGSTON COUNTY OVERNIGHT...FOR WHICH A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW ADVISORY WILL CONTINUE. THIS BAND OF SNOW LAKE EFFECT SNOW MAY
SETTLE SOUTHWARD LATER OVERNIGHT BACK TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN
TIER...BEFORE MAKING ITS FINAL NORTHWARD PUSH LATE TONIGHT AND
TOWARDS SATURDAY MORNING.
OFF LAKE ONTARIO...REGIONAL RADARS SHOWING THE LAKE BAND DRIFTING
SOUTHWARD AND WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE WATERTOWN AREA BY EARLY
AFTERNOON IF NOT SOONER...AND THEN FOCUS ON THE TUG HILL REGION AS
THE LOW LEVEL FETCH ORIENTATES TO A MORE WESTERLY DIRECTION.
SNOWFALL RATES OF AT LEAST 3 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY WITHIN
THIS SNOWBAND...AND PERHAPS HIGHER ON THE TUG HILL WHERE
ADDITIONAL LIFT MAY BRING 4 TO 5 INCHES PER HOUR SNOWFALL RATES.
BY TONIGHT THE WESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE AND DIRECT A PLUME OF
INTENSE LAKE EFFECT SNOW TOWARDS THE TUG HILL. FAVORABLE LAKE EFFECT
PARAMETERS AND MOISTURE WILL YIELD ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF
TWO FEET OR MORE OVERNIGHT. WITH THE WESTERLY FLOW...PORTIONS OF
SOUTHERN OSWEGO COUNTY...AND THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY WILL LIKELY
SEE LITTLE TO NO SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT.
WINDS WILL BE ANOTHER LARGE PROBLEM IN BOTH OF THESE BANDS THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE AT
TIMES...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE EDGES OF THE BANDS WHERE THE STRONGER
WINDS TEND TO FOCUS. THIS WILL CREATE PROBLEMS FROM BLOWING SNOW
IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL...WHICH WILL HELP TO PUSH VISIBILITIES
TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES AROUND BOTH SNOW BANDS.
TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL LARGELY REMAIN IN THE TEENS. TONIGHT WITH
THE DEEPENING COLD AIRMASS OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL FALL BACK INTO THE
SINGLE DIGITS OUTSIDE OF THESE LAKE BANDS. WITH WINDS STILL GUSTY
WIND CHILLS WILL AGAIN DROP TOWARDS DANGEROUSLY LOW READINGS...
ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TWO TIERS OF COUNTIES WHERE VALUES
MAY NEAR -15F OR SO.
&&
.SHORT TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
LAKE EFFECT SNOWS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND. A SHORTWAVE WILL
CROSS WESTERN NEW YORK EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...WITH THIS FORECAST
TO RACE INTO NEW ENGLAND SATURDAY AFTERNOON. DRIER AIR AND LOWERING
EQUILIBRIUM LEVELS BEHIND THE SHORTWAVE WILL CAUSE LAKE EFFECT SNOWS
TO FINALLY TAPER OFF LATE SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT.
EXPECT HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOWS OFF LAKE ERIE ON SATURDAY MORNING
WITH A WELL ALIGNED FLOW AND MOISTURE ENHANCEMENT FROM THE
SHORTWAVE. SNOWFALL RATES OF TWO INCHES AN HOUR SHOULD BE FOCUSED ON
THE FAR SOUTH TOWNS AND BOSTON HILLS DAYBREAK SATURDAY BUT THE BAND
SHOULD LIFT NORTH AND WEAKEN LATE SATURDAY MORNING. AFTER
THIS...SHEAR WILL INCREASE AND MOISTURE DIMINISH. HOWEVER THERE
STILL WILL BE A WELL ALIGNED SOUTHWEST FLOW BELOW 925MB AND AMPLE
LAKE INDUCED INSTABILITY FOR SOME LAKE SNOWS TO LIFT ACROSS THE REST
OF THE BUFFALO METRO AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS FOR BUFFALO LOOK TO BE MODERATE...PROBABLY IN THE 2 TO 4
INCH RANGE...BUT COULD REACH ADVISORY CRITERIA IF THE BAND HOLDS
TOGETHER WELL DESPITE THE SHEAR. LAKE EFFECT WARNINGS REMAIN IN
PLACE FOR SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES UNTIL 6 PM SATURDAY.
HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOWS SHOULD CONTINUE FOR MOST OF THE DAY OFF LAKE
ONTARIO...WITH MOST PERSISTENT SNOWS LIKELY TO FOCUS NEAR ADAMS AND
BARNES CORNERS. MOISTURE FROM THE DEPARTING SHORTWAVE AND
FETCH DOWN THE LAKE WILL ENHANCE SNOWFALL RATES...AS WELL AS
OROGRAPHIC LIFT FROM THE TUG HILL AND A FAIRLY WELL ALIGNED FLOW
BELOW 850MB. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES AN HOUR ARE
LIKELY...WITH DAYTIME ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES IN MOST
PERSISTENT SNOWS. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW SATURDAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND SHIFT TO THE SSW
SATURDAY NIGHT WHICH WILL WEAKEN AND LIFT THE BAND NORTHWARD
SATURDAY NIGHT. CONFIDENCE IN A WELL DEVELOPED BAND DIMINISHES
SATURDAY EVENING WITH INCREASING SHEAR AND LOWERING EQUILIBRIUM
LEVELS. THE LAKE EFFECT WARNING REMAINS IN PLACE EAST OF LAKE
ONTARIO THROUGH 6 PM SATURDAY. THIS MAY BE EXTENDED OR REPLACED BY
AN ADVISORY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT.
A DIFFUSE ARE OF MID-LEVEL WARM AIR ADVECTION WILL LIFT ACROSS THE
REGION ON SUNDAY. THE SOUTHERLY FLOW AND WARMER TEMPERATURES SHOULD
END LAKE EFFECT SNOWS...WITH PERHAPS A SNOW SHOWER OR FLURRY FROM
THE SYNOPTIC SCALE LIFT.
OUTSIDE OF THE LAKE EFFECT IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE VERY COLD WITH
WIND CHILLS DOWN TO 10 BELOW ZERO ON SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL
MODERATE A BIT ON SUNDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S.
&&
.LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
THE NEXT SNOW MAKER WILL ARRIVE SUNDAY NIGHT AND INTO MONDAY AS A
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ATTEMPTS TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY OR
GREAT LAKES. THIS IS LIKELY TO BRING A LIGHT SNOWFALL TO THE REGION
AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY DEVELOPS NEAR THE REGION. MEDIUM RANGE MODELS
ARE IN A BIT CLOSER AGREEMENT WITH THE EVOLUTION OF THIS SYSTEM
GIVING HIGHER CONFIDENCE TO INCREASING PROBABILITIES FOR THE SUNDAY
NIGHT AND MONDAY TIME FRAME. AT THIS POINT...THIS SYSTEM DOES NOT
LOOK TO BE A HEAVY SNOW SYSTEM BUT WE COULD SEE A FEW INCHES
NONETHELESS. HIGH PRESSURE PUSHING INTO THE REGION BEHIND THIS
SYSTEM THEN LOOKS TO DOMINATE THE WEATHER PATTERN DURING THE MID
WEEK PERIOD AS TEMPERATURES AVERAGE NEAR SEASONAL NORMALS.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE OFF BOTH EASTERN GREAT
LAKES WITH IFR OR LOWER VSBYS FOUND WITHIN THE HEART OF THE
SNOWBANDS.
OFF LAKE ERIE...THIS SNOWBAND WILL IMPACT THE KJHW AIRFIELD THROUGH
TONIGHT. GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS MAY BRING A PERIOD OF MVFR
VSBYS TO ALL OTHER AIRFIELD THROUGH TONIGHT IN BLOWING SNOW.
LITTLE IF ANY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT KBUF/KIAG/KROC SITES
THROUGH TONIGHT...ALTHOUGH THE LAKE ERIE SNOW BAND MAY NUDGE
CLOSE TO KBUF BY TONIGHT.
OFF LAKE ONTARIO...THE HEAVIEST PORTION OF THE SNOW BAND WILL
REMAIN JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE AIRFIELD THROUGH TONIGHT. THE
AIRFIELD WILL PRIMARILY EXPERIENCE SOME LIGHT SNOW WITH BLOWING
SNOW WHICH MAY REDUCE VSBYS TO MVFR AT TIMES. THERE MAY BE SOME
NORTHERN OSCILLATION TO THE LAKE BAND WHICH COULD BRING BRIEF
PERIODS OF LOWER CONDITIONS THOUGH TONIGHT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST 25 TO 35 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY
ON THE EDGES OF THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND.
OUTLOOK...
SATURDAY...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW EAST OF THE LAKES WITH VLIFR...VFR
ELSEWHERE.
SUNDAY...MAINLY VFR WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS EAST OF LAKE
ONTARIO AND LOCAL MVFR.
MONDAY...MVFR WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW.
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...VFR.
&&
.MARINE...
STRONG WINDS ON BOTH LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO...ALONG WITH VERY COLD
TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EARLY OVERNIGHT HOURS. A HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY WARNING WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS
TO 45 KNOTS ARE LIKELY ON BOTH LAKE ERIE AND ONTARIO THIS AFTERNOON.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL CONTINUE ON THE NIAGARA RIVER THROUGH
AT LEAST SATURDAY.
AFTER THE GALES...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE ON THE LAKES THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEKEND.
&&
.BUF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NY...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY FOR
NYZ006>008-012-085.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING UNTIL 1 PM EST SATURDAY FOR NYZ019-
020.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST
SATURDAY FOR NYZ013.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY FOR LEZ020.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY FOR
LEZ040-041.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR LEZ040-041.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY FOR
LOZ030.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY FOR
LOZ042>045-062>065.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR LOZ042>045-
062>065.
&&
SYNOPSIS...THOMAS/TMA
NEAR TERM...THOMAS/TMA
SHORT TERM...APFFEL
LONG TERM...APFFEL/TMA
AVIATION...THOMAS/TMA
MARINE...APFFEL/THOMAS/TMAHazardous weather outlook, Jan 9, 3:29 PM EST, 17 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 329 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 NYZ006>008-012-085-102030- OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE- 329 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF NYZ003>005-014-102030- MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-ONTARIO- 329 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. 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 NYZ013-021-102030- LIVINGSTON-ALLEGANY- 329 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF NYZ019-020-102030- CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- 329 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF LEZ020-LOZ030-SLZ022-024-102030- 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- 329 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE...LAKE ONTARIO AND SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF LEZ040-041-LOZ042>045-062>065-102030- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM DUNKIRK TO BUFFALO- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER- 329 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE AND LAKE ONTARIO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING. GALE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF NYZ001-002-102030- NIAGARA-ORLEANS- 329 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. 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 NYZ010-011-102030- NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- 329 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM EST SATURDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO 1 AM EST SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 9, 10:44 AM EST, 5 hours 2 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1040 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2015
NYZ006>008-091630-
JEFFERSON NY-LEWIS NY-OSWEGO NY-
1044 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2015
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW MOVES SOUTH OVER THE TUG HILL PLATEAU...
* AT 1040 AM EST...A LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND WAS QUICKLY MOVING SOUTH
TOWARD THE TUG HILL PLATEAU WHILE PRODUCING SNOWFALL RATES OF 1
TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR AND A VISIBILITY OF A QUARTER OF A MILE
OR LESS. THIS BAND WILL WEAKEN AROUND MIDDAY AS IT BRIEFLY LOSES
ITS CONNECTION TO LAKE ONTARIO. HOWEVER...THE BAND IS EXPECTED TO
REORGANIZE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE TUG HILL PLATEAU.
* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND INCLUDE...
ADAMS AND SANDY CREEK...
CARTHAGE AND HIGHMARKET...
LOWVILLE AND INDIAN RIVER...
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 81 BETWEEN EXITS 35 AND 44.
DRIVING WITHIN THIS SNOW BAND WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES WITH SNOW
COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADWAYS. IF TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA SLOW DOWN
AND BE PREPARED FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING ROAD AND WEATHER CONDITIONS.
LAT...LON 4360 7513 4343 7550 4348 7580 4345 7582
4348 7649 4353 7642 4354 7624 4358 7621
4380 7624 4386 7633 4390 7620 4387 7621
4390 7614 4394 7615 4409 7517 4364 7510
ZAFFSpecial weather statement, Jan 9, 11:56 AM EST, 3 hours 50 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1156 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 NYZ012-019-020-085-092000- WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1156 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW REDEVELOPING OVER THE SOUTHERN TIER... LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO REDEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN TIER THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE SLOWLY NORTHWARD WITH TIME. SNOWFALL RATES WILL INITIALLY RELATIVELY LIGHT WITH AFTERNOON ACCUMULATIONS RANGING BETWEEN A TRACE TO 4 INCHES BY NIGHTFALL...BUT TOWARD THE EVENING EXPECT FURTHER INTENSIFICATION AS THE BAND CONSOLIDATES AND MOVES INTO THE BOSTON HILLS AND SOUTHTOWNS. THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE BAND IS CURRENTLY FORECAST TO BE NEAR ROUTE 20A. AREAS SOUTH OF THIS LINE CAN EXPECT SNOW RATES OF UP TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR THIS EVENING WITH HEAVY SNOW CONTINUING WITHIN A NARROW BAND OVERNIGHT. ZAFF
Special weather statement, Jan 9, 12:04 PM EST, 3 hours 42 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1204 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015
NYZ006>008-091830-
JEFFERSON NY-LEWIS NY-OSWEGO NY-
1204 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW OVER THE TUG HILL THIS AFTERNOON...
* LAKE EFFECT SNOW HAS BRIEFLY MOVED TOWARD THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE
TUG HILL EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER THE BAND IS EXPECTED TO
QUICKLY RE-INTENSIFY AND MOVE OVER THE ENTIRE TUG HILL PLATEAU AND
INTO THE BLACK RIVER VALLEY BY 2PM. SNOW RATES OF 1 TO 3
INCHES PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS BAND WITH VISIBILITY
OF A QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS.
* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND INCLUDE...
ADAMS AND ADAMS CENTER...
BARNES CORNERS...
WEST CARTHAGE AND CARTHAGE...
HIGHMARKET...
LOWVILLE...
INDIAN RIVER...
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 81 BETWEEN EXITS 36 AND 44.
DRIVING WITHIN THIS SNOW BAND WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT WITH SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND VERY POOR VISIBILITY. IF TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA
ALLOW FOR PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED BY HAVING AN EMERGENCY KIT...EXTRA
BLANKETS AND WARM CLOTHING IN THE EVENT THAT YOUR VEHICLE HAS
MECHANICAL PROBLEMS OR GETS STUCK. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A FULLY CHARGED
CELL PHONE.
LAT...LON 4358 7517 4356 7622 4368 7621 4380 7624
4384 7631 4386 7631 4391 7637 4388 7645
4390 7645 4391 7637 4387 7630 4390 7620
4389 7620 4387 7621 4390 7614 4394 7615
4403 7515 4361 7510
ZAFFSpecial weather statement, Jan 9, 1:35 PM EST, 2 hours 11 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
135 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015
NYZ006>008-092000-
JEFFERSON NY-LEWIS NY-OSWEGO NY-
135 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW OVER THE TUG HILL THIS AFTERNOON...
* LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL REMAIN IN THE SAME PLACE FOR THE REMAINDER
OF THE AFTERNOON...WITH SNOW RATES OF UP TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR OVER
THE TUG HILL PLATEAU. SOME AREAS MAY SEE 10 ADDITIONAL INCHES OF
SNOW BY 6PM. VISIBILITY WILL DROP TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.
* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND INCLUDE...
PORT ONTARIO AND PULASKI...
ADAMS AND ADAMS CENTER...
BARNES CORNERS...
WEST CARTHAGE...
HIGHMARKET AND LOWVILLE...
INDIAN RIVER...
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 81 BETWEEN EXITS 37 AND 44.
DRIVING WITHIN THIS SNOW BAND WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT WITH SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND VERY POOR VISIBILITY. IF TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA
ALLOW FOR PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED BY HAVING AN EMERGENCY KIT...EXTRA
BLANKETS AND WARM CLOTHING IN THE EVENT THAT YOUR VEHICLE HAS
MECHANICAL PROBLEMS OR GETS STUCK. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A FULLY CHARGED
CELL PHONE.
LAT...LON 4358 7517 4356 7622 4375 7622 4380 7624
4384 7631 4386 7631 4390 7620 4387 7621
4390 7614 4392 7613 4403 7515 4362 7510
ZAFFSpecial weather statement, Jan 9, 2:49 PM EST, 57 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 249 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 NYZ012-019-020-085-092300- WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 249 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW REDEVELOPING OVER THE SOUTHERN TIER... LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO REDEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN TIER THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE SLOWLY NORTHWARD WITH TIME. SNOWFALL RATES WILL INITIALLY RELATIVELY LIGHT WITH AFTERNOON ACCUMULATIONS RANGING BETWEEN A TRACE TO 4 INCHES BY NIGHTFALL...BUT TOWARD THE EVENING EXPECT FURTHER INTENSIFICATION AS THE BAND CONSOLIDATES AND MOVES INTO THE BOSTON HILLS AND SOUTHTOWNS. THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE BAND IS CURRENTLY FORECAST TO BE NEAR ROUTE 20A. AREAS SOUTH OF THIS LINE CAN EXPECT SNOW RATES OF UP TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR THIS EVENING WITH HEAVY SNOW CONTINUING WITHIN A NARROW BAND OVERNIGHT. ZAFF
Special weather statement, Jan 9, 3:02 PM EST, 44 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
302 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015
NYZ006>008-092130-
JEFFERSON NY-LEWIS NY-OSWEGO NY-
302 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW OVER THE TUG HILL THIS AFTERNOON...
* LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL REMAIN IN THE SAME PLACE FOR THE REMAINDER
OF THE AFTERNOON...WITH SNOW RATES OF 3 TO 5 INCHES PER HOUR OVER
THE TUG HILL PLATEAU. SOME AREAS MAY SEE 10 ADDITIONAL INCHES OF
SNOW BY 6PM. VISIBILITY WILL DROP TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.
* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND INCLUDE...
ADAMS AND ADAMS CENTER...
BARNES CORNERS...
WEST CARTHAGE...
COPENHAGEN...
LOWVILLE...
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 81 BETWEEN EXITS 37 AND 44.
TRAVEL ACROSS THE AREA WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT OR EVEN IMPOSSIBLE
DUE TO THE VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL PRODUCING NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND
DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED BY HAVING AN EMERGENCY KIT...EXTRA
BLANKETS AND WARM CLOTHING IN THE EVENT THAT YOUR VEHICLE HAS
MECHANICAL PROBLEMS OR GETS STUCK. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A FULLY CHARGED
CELL PHONE.
LAT...LON 4358 7621 4380 7624 4383 7630 4386 7631
4389 7627 4390 7620 4387 7621 4391 7614
4403 7515 4362 7510
ZAFFThe office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 1:06 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Niagara | 84 min |
| Jan 9, 1:32 AM EST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | BUF | Monroe | 8 hr |
| Jan 9, 1:32 AM EST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | BUF | Allegany, Erie, Genesee, Livingston | 26 hr |
| Jan 9, 2:32 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Niagara | 88 min |
| Jan 9, 4:04 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Genesee | 71 min |
| Jan 9, 5:24 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Erie | 81 min |
| Jan 9, 6:48 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Erie, Genesee | 87 min |
| Jan 9, 9:15 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Jefferson | 90 min |
| Jan 9, 10:06 AM EST | Gale Warning | BUF | 8 hr | |
| Jan 9, 10:44 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Lewis | 46 min |
| Jan 9, 1:35 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Lewis | 85 min |
| Jan 9, 3:02 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Lewis | 88 min |
| Jan 9, 4:37 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Lewis | 83 min |
| Jan 9, 4:42 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Wyoming | 93 min |
| Jan 9, 6:08 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Jefferson | 82 min |
| Jan 9, 6:25 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Erie, Livingston, Wyoming | 65 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.