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Wind Chill Watch 1, NWS Buffalo, NY

January 5, 2015Jefferson County, Lewis County, New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this wind chill watch at Jan 5, 2015, 9:44 PM EST for Jefferson County, Lewis County, New York. It took effect at Jan 7, 2015, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 5, 2015, 9:44 PM EST (02:44 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 7, 2015, 1:00 PM EST
Expired
Jan 6, 2015, 4:16 AM EST
In force
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY

Counties Jefferson County, NY, Lewis County, NY

The radar

The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 16 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 205 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Albany, NY at 00:00Z on 2015-01-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albany, NY at 00:00Z on 2015-01-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -57 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
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Mixed-layer LCL
1062 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
80 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-57 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
0 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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
2 follow-up statements
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 wind chill 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 wind chill watch went out at Jan 5, 8:31 PM EST, 1 hour 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 5, 8:31 PM EST, 1 hour 13 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
831 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015

.SYNOPSIS...
TEMPERATURES WILL AVERAGE WELL BELOW NORMAL THIS WEEK AS SEVERAL
SURGES OF VERY COLD AIR WILL POUR SOUTH FROM CENTRAL AND EASTERN
CANADA. THE FRIGID AIR WILL FUEL SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SIGNIFICANT LAKE
EFFECT SNOW EAST OF THE LAKES...INCLUDING SNOWS THAT WILL ACCUMULATE
ONE TO TWO FEET EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO THROUGH TONIGHT.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY/...
LAKE EFFECT SNOW CONTINUES TO BE THE MAIN FORECAST CONCERN. AN
APPROACHING SHORTWAVE WILL CAUSE WINDS TO SHIFT FROM THE WSW TO
THE SSW WHICH WILL GENERALLY LIFT LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS
NORTH...WHILE DIMINISHING WINDS LIMIT THE INLAND EXTENT OF THE
BANDS. THE 00Z BUF SOUNDING SHOWS A TEMPERATURE OF -22C AT
850MB...WITH AMPLE LAKE INDUCED INSTABILITY LIKELY TO PERSIST
THROUGH THE PERIOD.

AT 800 PM...RADAR SHOWED A SINGLE PLUME OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW
ACROSS EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO WHICH EXTENDED INTO CENTRAL OSWEGO
COUNTY. THIS BAND IS PRODUCING SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES AN
HOUR. FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS EVENING...EXPECT A MODEST LIFT
NORTHWARD. SOME MESOSCAL MODEL GUIDANCE BREAKS IT INTO TWO BANDS (HRRR/ARW)
LATER THIS EVENING...WHILE OTHER GUIDANCE (RGEM/WRF) CONTINUE TO
HAVE A FOCUSED BAND. BASED ON RADAR TRENDS...WE FAVOR THE LATTER
SINGULAR BAND SOLUTION...BUT EITHER WAY IT WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT
ADDITIONAL SNOWS TO OSWEGO COUNTY. DIMINISHING WINDS WILL LIMIT
THE INLAND EXTENT OF THE SNOW...WHICH WILL LIMIT ACCUMULATION IN
LEWIS COUNTY. ONLY SOUTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF LEWIS COUNTY SUCH AS
THE TUG HILL ARE EXPECTED TO SEE HEAVY SNOWS FROM THE FIRST ROUND
OF SNOW TONIGHT...WITH THE HEAVIEST ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS
EXPECTED ACROSS OSWEGO COUNTY NEAR THE LAKESHORE. THIS BAND WILL
HUG THE SHORELINE CLOSER LATE TONIGHT WHILE GRADUALLY LIFTING
NORTH AND WEAKENING.

THE LAKE ERIE BAND HAS BECOME MUCH BETTER ORGANIZED THIS
EVENING...WITH A SINGULAR BUT VERY NARROW BAND DEVELOPING NEAR
DUNKIRK. MOST MESOSCALE GUIDANCE SHOWS THIS BAND LASTING FOR THE
NEXT SEVERAL HOURS...WHILE IT CONTINUES A SLOW NORTHWARD PUSH.
SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR ARE LIKELY AS THIS BAND
STRENGTHENS. IF THIS BAND CONTINUES TO MOVE...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL
REMAIN AT ADVISORY LEVELS...BUT ANY SLOWING OF THIS BAND MAY
REQUIRE AN UPGRADE TO A WARNING. THIS WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED AS
IT WILL IMPACT NEAR THE LAKESHORE...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 90. WITH
THE NARROWER BAND...EXPECT MINIMAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OUTSIDE
OF THIS BAND TONIGHT...WHICH INCLUDES THE THE SOUTHERN TWO-THIRDS
OF CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES.

A FAST MOVING SYNOPTIC SYSTEM WILL SWING THROUGH THE REGION ON
TUESDAY WITH A BROAD COVERAGE LIGHT SNOW FOR MOST IF NOT ALL OF THE
FORECAST AREA. THIS SYSTEM WILL HAVE LESS OF A REFLECTION AT THE
SURFACE BUT WILL STILL DISRUPT THE LAKE SNOW BANDS DURING TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. A GENERAL COVERAGE OF AN INCH TO TWO INCHES EXPECTED.

TEMPERATURES DURING TONIGHT WILL BE IN THE SINGLE NUMBERS FOR THE
MAJORITY OF THE FORECAST AREA...CLOSE TO ZERO EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO
AND IN THE LOW TEENS CLOSE TO THE LAKES. TUESDAY WILL REMAIN IN THE
DEEP FREEZE WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TEENS TO LOWER 20S.

&&

.SHORT TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/...
A POLAR LOW WILL REMAIN PARKED OVER FAR NORTHERN QUEBEC WITH A
LONGWAVE TROUGH EXTENDING EQUATOR WARD ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION
THROUGH THE NEXT WEEK. A WELL-ESTABLISHED CROSS-POLAR FLOW WILL
CONTINUE TO SHUNT ARCTIC AIR OUT OF NORTHWESTERN CANADA AND ACROSS
THE GREAT LAKES AS A SERIES OF SHORTWAVES CROSS THE REGION WHILE
ROUNDING THE LONGWAVE TROUGH. ALL OF THIS RESULT IN THE CONTINUATION
OF THE VERY ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE
UPCOMING WEEK WITH PERSISTENT COLD AND LAKE EFFECT SNOWS TO CONTEND
WITH.

LAKE EFFECT SNOWS WILL BE MOVING INTO FULL SWING AS WE MOVE INTO
TUESDAY NIGHT AS A STRONG SHORTWAVE WILL BE CROSSES THE
REGION...PUSHING A WEAK SURFACE LOW ACROSS THE SAINT LAWRENCE
VALLEY. THE COOLING TEMPERATURES ALOFT WILL RAISE EQUILIBRIUM LEVELS
ABOVE 10KFT ON BOTH LAKES WITH LAKE ONTARIO PUSHING 15KFT AT TIMES.
IN FACT BUFKIT PROFILES ON BOTH LAKES ARE DISPLAYING THE CLASSIC
BULLSEYE OF LIFT WITHIN THE DENDRITIC GROWTH LAYER...SUGGESTING A
PERIOD OF VERY IMPRESSIVE SNOWFALL RATES AROUND 00-06Z WEDNESDAY.
EVEN THOUGH THE BAND WILL BE SHIFTING SOUTH THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH
VEERING FLOW IN THE WAKE OF THE SHORTWAVE PASSAGE...THE INTENSE
SNOWFALL RATES COUPLED WITH LOW SNOW/WATER RATIOS SHOULD ALLOW THE
SNOW TO QUICKLY ADD UP TO WARNING AMOUNTS EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO. AS
SUCH THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH FOR THE NORTH COUNTRY WILL BE
UPGRADED TO A WARNING WITH THIS FORECAST UPDATE.

MEANWHILE...WHILE PARAMETERS ALSO LOOK VERY IMPRESSIVE FOR A TIME
OFF OF LAKE ERIE...SUGGESTING AT LEAST HIGH END ADVISORY AMOUNTS
ACROSS THE BOSTON HILLS AND WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER...THE SHORTER
FETCH OFF LAKE ERIE AND THE TRANSITORY NATURE OF THE BAND MAY
PREVENT AMOUNTS FROM QUITE REACHING WARNING LEVELS. FOR NOW WILL
LEAVE THE CURRENT LES WATCH IN PLACE TO ALLOW FOR ANOTHER MODEL RUN
OR TWO TO FIRM UP CONFIDENCE ON THIS THINKING.

EITHER WAY...CONFIDENCE IS HIGH THAT IT WILL BE A VERY COLD NIGHT
ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA AS THE SHORTWAVE CROSSING THE REGION WILL
PUSH AN ARCTIC FRONT SOUTH ACROSS THE LAKES OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURES
WILL FALL THROUGH THE TEENS THROUGH THE NIGHT. READINGS WILL
CONTINUE TO FALL ON WEDNESDAY AS THE ARCTIC FRONT MOVES ALL THE WAY
THROUGH THE AREA AND READINGS DROP THROUGH THE SINGLE DIGITS TO
AROUND ZERO BY SUNSET. ADD IN THE BRISK NORTHWEST FLOW BEHIND THE
FRONT AND WIND CHILLS WILL APPROACH THE -15 TO -20 RANGE. THESE
BITTER WIND CHILLS WILL LAST THROUGH WED NIGHT AS FLOW GRADUALLY
BACKS AROUND TO THE SOUTHWEST AS HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES FROM THE GREAT
PLAINS TO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY.

AS HINTED AT ABOVE...LAKE EFFECT SNOWS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHERN
AND SOUTHEASTERN AREAS AROUND THE LAKES ON WEDNESDAY AS
NORTHWESTERLY FLOW BECOMES ESTABLISHED IN THE WAKE OF THE PASSAGE OF
THE ARCTIC FRONT. WHILE THIS WILL GREATLY DIMINISH FETCH...THE
EXTREMELY COLD AIRMASS...AS MUCH AS -26 TO -28C SHOULD HAVE NO
TROUBLE PRODUCING ENOUGH INSTABILITY TO GENERATE ACCUMULATING SNOWS
SOUTH OF LAKE ONTARIO AND ACROSS THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER.

WINDS WILL BACK AROUND TO THE SOUTHWEST ONCE AGAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AS A FLATTENING SHORTWAVE RIDGE APPROACHES THE LOWER GREAT LAKES AND
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE DIVES UNDERNEATH TO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. THIS
WILL DRIVE ANY LINGERING LES BACK INTO THE NORTH COUNTRY...AND TO A
LESSER EXTENT INTO THE NIAGARA FRONTIER...HOWEVER WARMING
TEMPERATURES ALOFT...RELATIVELY SPEAKING...TO -15C ALONG WITH
INCREASING SHEAR SHOULD KEEP ANY ACCUMULATIONS RELATIVELY MODEST. AS
THESE SOMEWHAT WARMER TEMPERATURES CREEP BACK TO THE NORTH...HIGHS
WILL CLIMB BACK INTO THE TEENS.

THE WARMUP...SO TO SPEAK...WILL BE SHORT-LIVED HOWEVER AS YET
ANOTHER SHORTWAVE DIVES ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES. THIS IS
EXPECTED TO BRING A MORE WIDESPREAD LIGHT SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT INTO
FRIDAY WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING BACK INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
WIDESPREAD SYNOPTIC SNOW WILL BE TAPERING OFF FRIDAY MORNING AS THE
AFOREMENTIONED SHORTWAVE CLEARS THE REGION...HOWEVER WITH ANOTHER
ROUND OF ARCTIC AIR POURING ACROSS THE LAKES...MORE LAKE EFFECT IS
EXPECTED FRIDAY WITH POSSIBLE WARNING AMOUNTS EAST OF LAKE
ONTARIO...AND TO A LESSER EXTENT LAKE ERIE...FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY.
HIGH PRESSURE PROGGED TO SLIDE ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY TO THE
MID-ATLANTIC OVER THE WEEKEND SHOULD DISRUPT THE LAKE EFFECT BY THE
SECOND HALF OF THE WEEKEND...AND BY MONDAY SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW MAY
PROVIDE SOMEWHAT OF A RESPITE AS HIGHS CLIMB BACK TOWARDS
AVERAGE...WITH READINGS EXPECTED IN THE 20S SUNDAY AND 30S MONDAY.

&&

.AVIATION /01Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
EVENING...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF JHW WHICH WILL BE IMPACTED BY LAKE
SNOWS OFF LAKE ERIE. THIS BAND IS LIKELY TO TIGHTEN WHICH MAY
ALLOW FOR IMPROVING CONDITIONS THIS EVENING...BUT CONFIDENCE IN
THIS IS LOW GIVEN THE CLOSE PROXIMITY.

AN OPEN WAVE ALOFT AND WEAK SURFACE WILL WILL PROVIDE ENOUGH
MOISTURE AND LIFT FOR A WIDESPREAD SYNOPTIC SNOW LATE TONIGHT AND
TUESDAY. EXPECT A LOWERED VISIBILITY TO IFR RANGE AROUND DAYBREAK
FOR THE WEST AND DURING MID TO LATE MORNING FOR CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN NEW YORK...AND LASTING THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY FOR ALL
SITES.

OUTLOOK...
TUESDAY NIGHT...AREA OF IFR IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW E-NE OF THE LAKES.
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...
AS ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE MOVES EAST ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY
TONIGHT...WINDS WILL FINALLY SUBSIDE ACROSS LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO
WITH WAVES LOWERING BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS TUESDAY
MORNING.

WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN FRESHEN LATE TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT IN THE
WAKE OF THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM. THIS COULD LEAD TO NEAR GALE FORCE
WIND GUSTS ON LAKE ONTARIO FOR TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

&&

.BUF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NY...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING FROM 5 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM EST
     WEDNESDAY FOR NYZ006>008.
     LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY FOR NYZ006-008.
     LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY FOR NYZ012-
     019-020-085.
     LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
     MORNING FOR NYZ012-019-020-085.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 1 AM EST TUESDAY FOR LEZ040-041.
         SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY FOR
         LOZ043.
         SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM EST TUESDAY FOR LOZ042.
         SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY FOR LOZ044-045.

&&

SYNOPSIS...WCH
NEAR TERM...APFFEL/WCH
SHORT TERM...WOOD
LONG TERM...WOOD
AVIATION...APFFEL
MARINE...APFFEL/WCH
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 5, 9:44 PM EST, 0 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
944 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015

NYZ007-070245-
JEFFERSON-
944 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...
...WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...

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...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING.
   WIND CHILL WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES...
AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF

NYZ006-070245-
OSWEGO-
944 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY...
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES...
AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF

NYZ001>005-010-011-013-014-021-070245-
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-
LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-ALLEGANY-
944 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES...
AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF

NYZ008-070245-
LEWIS-
944 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY...
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...
...WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...

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...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING.
   WIND CHILL WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES...
AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF

NYZ012-019-020-070245-
WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-
944 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY...
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY.
   LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES...
AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF

NYZ085-070245-
SOUTHERN ERIE-
944 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY...
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING.
   LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES...
AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF

LEZ020-040-041-LOZ030-042>045-062>065-070245-
UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AND BUFFALO HARBOR-
LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK-
LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM DUNKIRK TO BUFFALO-
LOWER NIAGARA RIVER-
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-
944 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE AND LAKE
ONTARIO.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES...
AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF

SLZ022-024-070245-
SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM CAPE VINCENT TO OGDENSBURG-
SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM OGDENSBURG TO SAINT REGIS-
944 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEW YORK WATERS OF THE
SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES...
AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jan 5, 3:58 PM EST, 5 hours 46 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
358 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015

NYZ004>006-052215-
CAYUGA NY-OSWEGO NY-WAYNE NY-
358 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE AREA THIS EVENING...

* AT 343 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
  INDICATED LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SNOWFALL RATES
  OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR...AND VISIBILITY OF A HALF MILE OR LESS. THIS
  LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND WAS LOCATED OVER EXTREME NORTHEASTERN CAYUGA AND
  OSWEGO COUNTIES. THIS BAND WILL GRADUALLY LIFT TO THE NORTH LATER
  THIS EVENING.

* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND INCLUDE...
  FAIR HAVEN...
  OSWEGO...
  FULTON...
  PHOENIX...
  PALERMO...
  MALLORY...
  CENTRAL SQUARE...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 81 BETWEEN EXITS 32 AND 34.

* ADDITIONALLY...WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP 35 MPH...
  AND SNOWFALL WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

DRIVING WITHIN THIS SNOW BAND WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT WITH SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND VERY POOR VISIBILITY. IF TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA
ALLOW FOR PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.

IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED BY HAVING AN EMERGENCY KIT...EXTRA
BLANKETS AND WARM CLOTHING IN THE EVENT THAT YOUR VEHICLE HAS
MECHANICAL PROBLEMS OR GETS STUCK. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A FULLY CHARGED
CELL PHONE.

LAT...LON 4333 7588 4332 7585 4329 7586 4315 7589
      4319 7608 4326 7620 4322 7619 4320 7629
      4323 7630 4322 7646 4331 7685 4335 7670
      4343 7663 4350 7646 4344 7583

REYNOLDS
Special weather statement, Jan 5, 5:36 PM EST, 4 hours 8 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
536 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015

NYZ005-006-052330-
CAYUGA NY-OSWEGO NY-
536 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015

...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT EXTREME NORTHERN
CAYUGA AND SOUTHERN OSWEGO COUNTIES...

* AT 530 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3
  INCHES PER HOUR...AND VISIBILITY OF A QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS.
THIS LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND WAS LOCATED JUST WEST OF OSWEGO SOUTHEAST
TO FULTON AND CENTRAL SQUARE.

* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND INCLUDE...
  TOWN OF OSWEGO SOUTH AND WEST OF THE CITY...
  MINETTO...
  FULTON...
  VOLNEY...
  PALERMO...
  SCHROEPPEL...
  HASTINGS...
  CENTRAL SQUARE...
  CONSTANTIA...

* THE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE INTENSE COLD TO PRODUCE
DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES OF ZERO TO FIVE BELOW ZERO.

TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT OR EVEN IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO THE
COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER NEAR
ZERO VISIBILITIES...SNOW COVERED AND DRIFTED ROADWAYS WHICH WILL MAKE
SOME ROADS NEARLY IMPASSABLE AT TIMES.

MOTORISTS SHOULD ALLOW A LOT OF EXTRA TIME AND BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE
WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. 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 4316 7588 4315 7592 4319 7603 4319 7608
      4323 7612 4326 7620 4322 7619 4335 7672
      4336 7669 4343 7663 4348 7652 4333 7586

SMITH
Special weather statement, Jan 5, 6:32 PM EST, 3 hours 12 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
632 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015

NYZ006-008-060045-
LEWIS NY-OSWEGO NY-
632 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015

...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT OSWEGO COUNTY...

* AT 622 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
  INDICATED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SNOWFALL RATES
  OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR...AND VISIBILITY OF A HALF MILE OR LESS. THIS LAKE
  EFFECT SNOW BAND WAS LOCATED OVER OSWEGO...NINE MILE POINT...MEXICO...
  PARISH...AMBOY AND SLOWLY MOVING TO THE NORTH THIS EVENING.

* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND INCLUDE...
  NINE MILE POINT...
  PORT ONTARIO...
  PULASKI...
  FERNWOOD...
  ALTMAR...
  REDFIELD...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 81 BETWEEN EXITS 33 AND 37.

* ADDITIONALLY...WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND SNOWFALL WILL CREATE AREAS OF
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* THE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE INTENSE COLD TO PRODUCE
  DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES OF ZERO TO FIVE BELOW ZERO.

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 4342 7552 4348 7580 4333 7588 4332 7585
      4325 7587 4342 7662 4353 7642 4354 7624
      4358 7621 4367 7620 4365 7576 4357 7520

REYNOLDS
Special weather statement, Jan 5, 7:53 PM EST, 1 hour 51 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
753 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015

NYZ006-008-060215-
LEWIS NY-OSWEGO NY-
753 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015

...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT OSWEGO AND LEWIS
COUNTY LATE THIS EVENING...

* AT 747 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3
  INCHES PER HOUR...AND VISIBILITY OF A HALF MILE OR LESS. THIS LAKE
  EFFECT SNOW BAND WAS LOCATED OVER CENTRAL AND NORTHERN OSWEGO AND
  INTO EXTREME SOUTHERN LEWIS COUNTY.

* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND INCLUDE...
  NINE MILE POINT...
  PARISH...
  PULASKI...
  FERNWOOD...
  ALTMAR...
  SALMON RIVER RESERVOIR...
  REDFIELD...
  FISH CREEK...
  HIGHMARKET...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 81 BETWEEN EXITS 33 AND 37.

* THE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE INTENSE COLD TO PRODUCE
  DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES OF ZERO TO MINUS FIVE BELOW ZERO.

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 4342 7552 4348 7580 4333 7588 4330 7586
      4330 7587 4346 7654 4353 7642 4354 7624
      4358 7621 4367 7621 4356 7522

REYNOLDS
Special weather statement, Jan 5, 9:22 PM EST, 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
922 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015

NYZ019-085-060315-
CHAUTAUQUA NY-ERIE NY-
922 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT EXTREME NORTHERN
CHAUTAUQUA AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES THIS EVENING...

* AT 912 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2
  INCHES PER HOUR...AND VISIBILITY OF A QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS.
  THIS LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND WAS LOCATED ALONG THE LAKE ERIE
  SHORELINE FROM DUNKIRK TO STURGEON POINT.

* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND INCLUDE...
  SILVER CREEK AND SUNSET BAY...
  LAKE ERIE BEACH...
  ANGOLA AND EVANS...
  NORTH COLLINS...
  DERBY...
  LAKE VIEW...
  EDEN AND HAMBURG...

* THE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE INTENSE COLD TO PRODUCE
DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES OF FIVE TO TEN BELOW ZERO.

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 4253 7928 4255 7924 4256 7916 4261 7913
      4265 7907 4270 7906 4271 7899 4279 7886
      4260 7857 4250 7879 4255 7906 4248 7922

SMITH
Special weather statement, Jan 5, 9:43 PM EST, 1 minute before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
943 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015

NYZ006-060345-
OSWEGO NY-
943 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT NORTHERN OSWEGO COUNTY...

* AT 939 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2
  INCHES PER HOUR...AND VISIBILITY OF A QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS.
THIS LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND WAS LOCATED FROM MEXICO BAY INLAND TO
PULASKI AND REDFIELD.

* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND INCLUDE...
  PORT ONTARIO...
  PULASKI AND SANDY CREEK...
  SALMON RIVER RESERVOIR...
  REDFIELD...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 81 BETWEEN EXITS 34 AND 37.

DRIVING WITHIN THIS SNOW BAND WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES WITH SNOW
COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADWAYS. IF TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA SLOW DOWN
AND BE PREPARED FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING ROAD AND WEATHER CONDITIONS.

LAT...LON 4347 7581 4337 7586 4347 7643 4353 7641
      4354 7637 4352 7635 4352 7629 4354 7623
      4358 7621 4368 7621 4366 7581 4347 7576

SMITH

The office that day

Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 5, 7:53 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementBUFOswego82 min
Jan 5, 9:22 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementBUFErie53 min
Jan 5, 9:43 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementBUFOswego62 min
Jan 5, 10:44 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementBUFErie61 min
Jan 5, 10:49 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementBUFOswego56 min
Jan 5, 11:51 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementBUFErie84 min
Jan 6, 4:16 AM ESTWind Chill AdvisoryBUFAllegany, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee and 10 more54 hr
Jan 6, 12:17 PM ESTLake Effect Snow AdvisoryBUFCayuga, Erie, Genesee, Jefferson, Lewis, Monroe and 2 more54 hr
Jan 6, 3:37 PM ESTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningBUF4 days

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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.