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Winter Storm Watch 2, NWS Buffalo, NY

February 6, 201516 counties in New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this winter storm watch at Feb 6, 2015, 3:06 PM EST for 16 counties in New York. It took effect at Feb 8, 2015, 12:00 PM EST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 6, 2015, 3:06 PM EST (20:06 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 8, 2015, 12:00 PM EST
Expired
Feb 8, 2015, 4:24 AM EST
In force
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY

Counties Allegany County, NY, Cattaraugus County, NY, Cayuga County, NY, Chautauqua County, NY, Erie County, NY, Genesee County, NY, Jefferson County, NY, Lewis County, NY, Livingston County, NY, Monroe County, NY, Niagara County, NY, Ontario County, NY, Orleans County, NY, Oswego County, NY, Wayne County, NY, Wyoming County, NY

The radar

The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:05 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, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 87 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, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 12:00Z on 2015-02-06Temperature 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, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 12:00Z on 2015-02-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 275 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
754 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
95 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
275 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
439 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

471 
WWUS41 KBUF 062006
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
306 PM EST FRI FEB 6 2015

NYZ006>008-070415-
/O.NEW.KBUF.WS.A.0002.150208T1700Z-150210T0600Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150207T1200Z/
OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
306 PM EST FRI FEB 6 2015

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SATURDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
MONDAY NIGHT. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
THROUGH 7 AM SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS...EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION.

* TIMING...THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY
  SATURDAY MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON
  TIME SUNDAY THROUGH OVERNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT.

* HAZARDS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
  ADDITIONAL AND MORE WIDESPREAD SNOW SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
  MONDAY NIGHT. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH EARLY
  SATURDAY MORNING LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 7 TO 14 INCHES. SNOW
  POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING MORE THAN ONE FOOT IN THE WINTER STORM WATCH.

* WINDS...WEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITHIN THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW. THEN WINDS
  NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING NORTH WITHIN THE WATCH. 

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL BRING SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY
  CONDITIONS ON ROADS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT THROUGH
  THE BAND OF HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY
  NIGHT WILL BRING DEEP SNOW COVERED ROADS THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL
  VERY DIFFICULT AGAIN. 

* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM TO HIGH ON THE WATCH. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE
THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY
VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND
USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT
BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES
AND WATER HEATERS.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE
ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...
REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER 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>005-010>014-085-070415-
/O.NEW.KBUF.WS.A.0002.150208T1700Z-150210T0600Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-NORTHERN ERIE-
GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...
NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...
CANANDAIGUA...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
306 PM EST FRI FEB 6 2015

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
MONDAY NIGHT. 

* LOCATIONS...NIAGARA FRONTIER...GENESEE VALLEY AND THE FINGER
  LAKES REGION. 

* TIMING...FROM LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH OVERNIGHT MONDAY 
  NIGHT.

* HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING 7 INCHES OR MORE. 

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...STORM WILL BRING SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR
  VISIBILITIES THAT WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM. WARMER AIR SURGING NORTHWARD
  FROM THE OHIO VALLEY MAY BRING MORE OF A WINTRY MIX THAT WILL DIMINISH
  SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF THE WATCH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE
ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...
REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER 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.

&&

$$

THOMAS/CHURCH
7 follow-up statements
433 
WWUS41 KBUF 070246
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
946 PM EST FRI FEB 6 2015

NYZ006>008-071100-
/O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150207T1200Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.A.0002.150208T1700Z-150210T0600Z/
OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
946 PM EST FRI FEB 6 2015

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE
EFFECT SNOW WARNING. 

* LOCATIONS...EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION.

* TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT.

* HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING A FOOT.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES MAY RESULT IN DIFFICULT
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM. THERE WILL BE A NARROW BAND OF
  HEAVY SNOW WITH THIS SYSTEM...BUT THE LOCATION OF THIS BAND
  REMAINS UNCERTAIN. ANY SHIFT IN THE POSITION OF A STALLED
  FRONTAL BOUNDARY WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY CHANCE FORECAST SNOWFALL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE
ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...
REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER 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>005-010>014-085-071100-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.A.0002.150208T1700Z-150210T0600Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-NORTHERN ERIE-
GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...
NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...
CANANDAIGUA...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
946 PM EST FRI FEB 6 2015

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

* LOCATIONS...NIAGARA FRONTIER...GENESEE VALLEY AND THE FINGER 
  LAKES REGION. 

* TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT.

* HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING 7 INCHES OR MORE.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...SLIPPERY ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES MAY RESULT IN DIFFICULT
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...LOW. THERE WILL BE A NARROW BAND OF
  HEAVY SNOW WITH THIS SYSTEM...BUT THE LOCATION OF THIS BAND
  REMAINS UNCERTAIN. ANY SHIFT IN THE POSITION OF A STALLED
  FRONTAL BOUNDARY WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY CHANCE FORECAST SNOWFALL.
  IT IS POSSIBLE THAT WARMER AIR SURGING NORTHWARD FROM THE OHIO
  VALLEY MAY BRING MORE OF A WINTRY MIX THAT WILL DIMINISH SNOW
  ACCUMULATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE
ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...
REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER 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.

&&

$$

APFFEL
024 
WWUS41 KBUF 070908
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
408 AM EST SAT FEB 7 2015

NYZ012-085-071715-
/O.NEW.KBUF.WW.Y.0006.150207T1800Z-150208T1700Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.A.0002.150208T1700Z-150210T0600Z/
WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
408 AM EST SAT FEB 7 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
NOON EST SUNDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A MIXED BAG OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING
RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON EST
SUNDAY.

* LOCATIONS...WYOMING AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES. 

* TIMING...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM EARLY 
  THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY MORNING. THE WINTER STORM 
  WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH OVERNIGHT 
  MONDAY NIGHT.

* HAZARDS...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN THIS AFTERNOON INTO
  SUNDAY...AND HEAVY SNOW LATER SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS...ICE POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING A FEW HUNDREDTHS
  OF AN INCH LATE TODAY INTO SUNDAY. SNOW POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING
  5 TO 9 INCHES SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY.  

* VISIBILITIES....UNDER A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S THIS AFTERNOON. LOWS IN
  THE UPPER 20S TONIGHT. HIGHS AROUND 30 SUNDAY. 

* IMPACTS...SLIPPERY ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES MAY RESULT IN 
  DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE FOR THE WINTER STORM WATCH...MEDIUM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE
ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...
REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. 

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW, BLOWING SNOW,
SLEET, FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE
SIGNIFICANT, THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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 AND ICE 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

&&

$$

NYZ019>021-071715-
/O.NEW.KBUF.WW.Y.0006.150207T1800Z-150208T1700Z/
/O.EXA.KBUF.WS.A.0002.150208T1700Z-150210T0600Z/
CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE
408 AM EST SAT FEB 7 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
NOON EST SUNDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON EST SUNDAY. A
WINTER STORM WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER STORM WATCH
IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. 

* LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA...CATTARAUGUS AND ALLEGANY COUNTIES.

* TIMING...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM EARLY 
  THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY MORNING. THE WINTER STORM 
  WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH OVERNIGHT 
  MONDAY NIGHT.

* HAZARDS...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN THIS AFTERNOON INTO
  SUNDAY...AND HEAVY SNOW LATER SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS...ICE POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING A FEW HUNDREDTHS
  OF AN INCH LATE TODAY INTO SUNDAY. SNOW POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING
  5 TO 9 INCHES SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY.

* VISIBILITIES....UNDER A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.  

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S THIS AFTERNOON. LOWS
  AROUND 30 TONIGHT. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...SLIPPERY ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES MAY RESULT IN 
  DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE FOR THE WINTER STORM WATCH...MEDIUM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW, BLOWING SNOW,
SLEET, FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE
SIGNIFICANT, THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE
ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...
REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER 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>008-010-011-013-014-071715-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.A.0002.150208T1700Z-150210T0600Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-
LEWIS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...
NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE...BUFFALO...
BATAVIA...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA
408 AM EST SAT FEB 7 2015

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

* LOCATIONS...WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK.

* TIMING...FROM LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH OVERNIGHT MONDAY 
  NIGHT.

* HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING 7 INCHES OR MORE.

* VISIBILITIES....UNDER A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES MAY RESULT 
  IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM.  

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE
ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...
REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER 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.

&&

$$

RSH/JJR
890 
WWUS41 KBUF 071156
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
656 AM EST SAT FEB 7 2015

NYZ012-019>021-085-072000-
/O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0006.150207T1800Z-150208T1700Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.A.0002.150208T1700Z-150210T0600Z/
WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...
WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
656 AM EST SAT FEB 7 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO NOON EST SUNDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

* LOCATIONS...WYOMING AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES.

* TIMING...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM EARLY 
  THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY MORNING. THE WINTER STORM 
  WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH OVERNIGHT 
  MONDAY NIGHT. 

* HAZARDS...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN THIS AFTERNOON INTO 
  SUNDAY...AND HEAVY SNOW LATER SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...ICE POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING A FEW HUNDREDTHS 
  OF AN INCH LATE TODAY INTO SUNDAY. SNOW POTENTIALLY 
  ACCUMULATING 5 TO 9 INCHES SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY. 

* VISIBILITIES....UNDER A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S THIS AFTERNOON. LOWS IN 
  THE UPPER 20S TONIGHT. HIGHS AROUND 30 SUNDAY. 

* IMPACTS...SLIPPERY ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES MAY RESULT IN 
  DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE FOR THE WINTER STORM WATCH...MEDIUM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE
ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...
REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...
SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE
SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER
WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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 AND ICE 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>008-010-011-013-014-072000-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.A.0002.150208T1700Z-150210T0600Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-
LEWIS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...
NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE...BUFFALO...
BATAVIA...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA
656 AM EST SAT FEB 7 2015

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

* LOCATIONS...WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK.

* TIMING...FROM LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH OVERNIGHT MONDAY 
  NIGHT. 

* HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING 7 INCHES OR MORE.

* VISIBILITIES....UNDER A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES MAY RESULT 
  IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE
ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...
REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER 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.

&&

$$
601 
WWUS41 KBUF 071733
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1233 PM EST SAT FEB 7 2015

NYZ012-019>021-085-080145-
/O.EXT.KBUF.WW.Y.0006.150208T0900Z-150208T1700Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.A.0002.150208T1700Z-150210T0600Z/
WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...
WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
1233 PM EST SAT FEB 7 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO NOON EST
SUNDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

* LOCATIONS...WYOMING...SOUTHERN ERIE...CHAUTAUQUA...
  CATTARAUGUS...AND ALLEGANY COUNTIES.

* TIMING...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE
  TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS
  IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT.

* HAZARDS...A MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
  SUNDAY MORNING. THE WINTRY MIX WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON AND MAY CHANGE TO JUST RAIN BEFORE CHANGING BACK TO
  ALL SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS...ICE POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING UP TO A TENTH OF
  AN INCH LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. SNOW POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING
  5 TO 9 INCHES SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY.

* VISIBILITIES....UNDER A HALF MILE AT TIMES SUNDAY NIGHT AND
  MONDAY.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TONIGHT. HIGHS 30 TO 35
  SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...SLIPPERY ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES MAY RESULT IN 
  DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE FOR THE WINTER STORM WATCH...MEDIUM. THERE
  REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH RESPECT TO PRECIPITATION TYPE AND
  SNOW AMOUNTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE
ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...
REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...
SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE
SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER
WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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 AND ICE 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>008-010-011-013-014-080145-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.A.0002.150208T1700Z-150210T0600Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-
LEWIS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...
NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE...BUFFALO...
BATAVIA...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA
1233 PM EST SAT FEB 7 2015

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

* LOCATIONS...THE NIAGARA FRONTIER...GENESEE VALLEY...WESTERN
  FINGER LAKES...AND EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION.

* TIMING...FROM EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH OVERNIGHT MONDAY
  NIGHT.

* HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING 7 INCHES OR MORE.

* VISIBILITIES....UNDER A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES MAY RESULT 
  IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM. THERE REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY
  WITH RESPECT TO THE TRACK OF THE SYSTEM...AND PLACEMENT OF THE
  HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE
ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...
REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER 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.

&&

$$

HITCHCOCK
383 
WWUS41 KBUF 072000
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
300 PM EST SAT FEB 7 2015

NYZ012-080400-
/O.UPG.KBUF.WS.A.0002.150208T1700Z-150210T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.WS.W.0002.150208T1500Z-150210T0900Z/
/O.EXT.KBUF.WW.Y.0006.150208T0900Z-150208T1500Z/
WYOMING-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WARSAW
300 PM EST SAT FEB 7 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 AM EST
SUNDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM EST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SNOW...MIXED WITH SOME SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AT THE
START...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM EST TUESDAY.
THIS UPGRADES THE WINTER STORM WATCH WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY IN
EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...WYOMING COUNTY.

* TIMING...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE
  TONIGHT THROUGH 10 AM SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN
  EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT.

* HAZARDS...SNOW...MIXED WITH SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES
  ON SUNDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATING 1 TO 3 INCHES SUNDAY...3 TO 5
  INCHES SUNDAY NIGHT...2 TO 4 INCHES MONDAY...AND AROUND AN INCH
  MONDAY NIGHT...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES. ICE
  ACCUMULATING UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
  SUNDAY.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...A WINTRY MIX LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY WILL PRODUCE
  VERY SLIPPERY TRAVEL AT TIMES. A LONG LASTING ACCUMULATING SNOW
  WILL THEN PRODUCE DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
  REDUCED VISIBILITY FROM LATER SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU
SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE, OR YOU SHOULD USE
EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW, BLOWING SNOW,
SLEET, FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE
SIGNIFICANT, THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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 AND ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...
POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE
HASHTAG BUFWX

&&

$$

NYZ006>008-080400-
/O.UPG.KBUF.WS.A.0002.150208T1700Z-150210T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.WS.W.0002.150208T0100Z-150210T0900Z/
OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
300 PM EST SAT FEB 7 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
EST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 4
AM EST TUESDAY. THIS UPGRADES THE WINTER STORM WATCH WHICH WAS
PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...OSWEGO...JEFFERSON...AND LEWIS COUNTIES.

* TIMING...FROM EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT.

* HAZARDS...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES TONIGHT...2 TO 3 INCHES SUNDAY...3
  TO 4 INCHES SUNDAY NIGHT...3 TO 4 INCHES MONDAY...AND 1 TO 2
  INCHES MONDAY NIGHT...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 12 TO 16 INCHES.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...A LONG LASTING ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL PRODUCE
  DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU
SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE, OR YOU SHOULD USE
EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE.

IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE
THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY
VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND
USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT
BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES
AND WATER HEATERS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

NYZ003>005-014-080400-
/O.UPG.KBUF.WS.A.0002.150208T1700Z-150210T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.WS.W.0002.150208T1500Z-150210T0900Z/
MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-ONTARIO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...
CANANDAIGUA
300 PM EST SAT FEB 7 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM EST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM
EST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...MONROE...WAYNE...ONTARIO...AND NORTHERN CAYUGA
  COUNTIES.

* TIMING...FROM LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT.

* HAZARDS...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 3 INCHES SUNDAY...4 TO 6 INCHES SUNDAY
  NIGHT...3 TO 5 INCHES MONDAY...AND 1 TO 2 INCHES MONDAY
  NIGHT...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 12 TO 15 INCHES.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...A LONG LASTING ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL PRODUCE
  DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU
SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE, OR YOU SHOULD USE
EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE.

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

&&

$$

NYZ002-011-013-080400-
/O.UPG.KBUF.WS.A.0002.150208T1700Z-150210T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.WS.W.0002.150208T1500Z-150210T0900Z/
ORLEANS-GENESEE-LIVINGSTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDINA...BATAVIA...GENESEO
300 PM EST SAT FEB 7 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM EST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO
4 AM EST TUESDAY. THIS UPGRADES THE WINTER STORM WATCH WHICH WAS
PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...ORLEANS...GENESEE...AND LIVINGSTON COUNTIES.

* TIMING...FROM LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT.

* HAZARDS...SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH A LITTLE SLEET AND FREEZING
  RAIN SUNDAY SOUTH OF THE THRUWAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 3 INCHES SUNDAY...3 TO 5 INCHES SUNDAY 
  NIGHT...2 TO 4 INCHES MONDAY...AND 1 TO 2 INCHES MONDAY 
  NIGHT...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 9 TO 13 INCHES.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...A LONG LASTING ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL PRODUCE
  DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU
SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE, OR YOU SHOULD USE
EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE.

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 AND ICE 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

&&

$$

NYZ019>021-085-080400-
/O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0006.150208T0900Z-150208T1700Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.A.0002.150208T1700Z-150210T0600Z/
CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...
ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
300 PM EST SAT FEB 7 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO NOON
EST SUNDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN ERIE...CHAUTAUQUA...CATTARAUGUS...AND
  ALLEGANY COUNTIES.

* TIMING...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE
  TONIGHT THROUGH NOON SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT
  FROM NOON SUNDAY THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT.

* HAZARDS...SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATING UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH LATE
  TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. SNOW POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING 5 TO 9
  INCHES LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

* VISIBILITIES....AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...A WINTRY MIX MAY PRODUCE VERY SLIPPERY TRAVEL LATE
  TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOW MAY PRODUCE SNOW
  COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
  NIGHT.

* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE FOR THE WINTER STORM WATCH...THERE REMAINS
  A GREAT DEAL OF UNCERTAINTY OVER WHEN THE WINTRY MIX WILL CHANGE
  TO ALL SNOW...WHICH WILL IMPACT THE AMOUNT OF EXPECTED SNOW
  ACCUMULATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE
ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...
REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...
SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE
SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER
WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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 AND ICE 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

&&

$$

NYZ001-010-080400-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.A.0002.150208T1700Z-150210T0600Z/
NIAGARA-NORTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...BUFFALO
300 PM EST SAT FEB 7 2015

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN ERIE AND NIAGARA COUNTIES. 

* TIMING...FROM MIDDAY SUNDAY THROUGH OVERNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT.

* HAZARDS...SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET ON SUNDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING 6 TO 10 INCHES
  OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...A LONG LASTING ACCUMULATING SNOW MAY PRODUCE
  DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY.

* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...THERE REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH
  RESPECT TO THE TRACK OF THE SYSTEM...AND PLACEMENT OF THE
  HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE
ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...
REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER 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.

&&

$$

HITCHCOCK/THOMAS
125 
WWUS41 KBUF 080303
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1003 PM EST SAT FEB 7 2015

NYZ012-081115-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0002.150208T1500Z-150210T0900Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0006.150208T0900Z-150208T1500Z/
WYOMING-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WARSAW
1003 PM EST SAT FEB 7 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 AM
EST SUNDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO
4 AM EST TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...WYOMING COUNTY.

* TIMING...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE 
  TONIGHT THROUGH 10 AM SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN 
  EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. 

* HAZARDS...SNOW...MIXED WITH SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES 
  ON SUNDAY. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATING 1 TO 3 INCHES SUNDAY...3 TO 
  5 INCHES SUNDAY NIGHT...2 TO 4 INCHES MONDAY...AND AROUND AN 
  INCH MONDAY NIGHT...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES. 
  ICE ACCUMULATING UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH 
  SUNDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...A WINTRY MIX LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY WILL 
  PRODUCE VERY SLIPPERY TRAVEL AT TIMES. A LONG LASTING 
  ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL THEN PRODUCE DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH SNOW 
  COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY FROM LATER SUNDAY THROUGH 
  MONDAY NIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU
SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE
EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...
SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE
SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER
WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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 AND ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...
POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE
HASHTAG BUFWX

&&

$$

NYZ006>008-081115-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150210T0900Z/
OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
1003 PM EST SAT FEB 7 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST
TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...OSWEGO...JEFFERSON...AND LEWIS COUNTIES.

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT.

* HAZARDS...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES TONIGHT...2 TO 3 INCHES SUNDAY...
   3 TO 4 INCHES SUNDAY NIGHT...3 TO 4 INCHES MONDAY...AND 1 TO 
  2 INCHES MONDAY NIGHT...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 12 TO 16 
  INCHES. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...A LONG LASTING ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL PRODUCE 
  DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU
SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE
EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE.

IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE
THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY
VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND
USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT
BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES
AND WATER HEATERS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

NYZ003>005-014-081115-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0002.150208T1500Z-150210T0900Z/
MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-ONTARIO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...
CANANDAIGUA
1003 PM EST SAT FEB 7 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO
4 AM EST TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...MONROE...WAYNE...ONTARIO...AND NORTHERN CAYUGA 
  COUNTIES. 

* TIMING...FROM LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT.

* HAZARDS...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 3 INCHES SUNDAY...4 TO 6 INCHES SUNDAY 
  NIGHT...3 TO 5 INCHES MONDAY...AND 1 TO 2 INCHES MONDAY 
  NIGHT...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 12 TO 15 INCHES. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...A LONG LASTING ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL PRODUCE 
  DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU
SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE
EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE.

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

&&

$$

NYZ002-011-013-081115-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0002.150208T1500Z-150210T0900Z/
ORLEANS-GENESEE-LIVINGSTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDINA...BATAVIA...GENESEO
1003 PM EST SAT FEB 7 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO
4 AM EST TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...ORLEANS...GENESEE...AND LIVINGSTON COUNTIES.

* TIMING...FROM LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT.

* HAZARDS...SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH A LITTLE SLEET AND 
  FREEZING RAIN SUNDAY SOUTH OF THE THRUWAY. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 3 INCHES SUNDAY...3 TO 5 INCHES SUNDAY 
  NIGHT...2 TO 4 INCHES MONDAY...AND 1 TO 2 INCHES MONDAY 
  NIGHT...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 9 TO 13 INCHES. 

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...A LONG LASTING ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL PRODUCE 
  DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU
SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE
EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE.

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 AND ICE 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

&&

$$

NYZ019>021-085-081115-
/O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0006.150208T0900Z-150208T1700Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.A.0002.150208T1700Z-150210T0600Z/
CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...
ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
1003 PM EST SAT FEB 7 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO NOON
EST SUNDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN ERIE...CHAUTAUQUA...CATTARAUGUS...AND 
  ALLEGANY COUNTIES. 

* TIMING...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE 
  TONIGHT THROUGH NOON SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN 
  EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. 

* HAZARDS...A LIGHT WINTERY MIX EARLY SUNDAY MORNING CHANGING TO A
  PERIOD OF PLAIN RAIN SUNDAY MORNING THEN SNOW...SLEET...AND
  FREEZING RAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON CHANGING TO ALL SNOW OVERNIGHT
  SUNDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATING UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH LATE 
  TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. SNOW POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING 5 TO 9 
  INCHES LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. 

* VISIBILITIES....AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...A WINTRY MIX MAY PRODUCE VERY SLIPPERY TRAVEL LATE 
  TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOW MAY PRODUCE SNOW 
  COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH 
  MONDAY NIGHT. 

* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE FOR THE WINTER STORM WATCH...THERE 
  REMAINS A GREAT DEAL OF UNCERTAINTY OVER WHEN THE WINTRY MIX 
  WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW...WHICH WILL IMPACT THE AMOUNT OF 
  EXPECTED SNOW ACCUMULATION. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE
ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...
REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...
SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE
SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER
WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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 AND ICE 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

&&

$$

NYZ001-010-081115-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.A.0002.150208T1700Z-150210T0600Z/
NIAGARA-NORTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...BUFFALO
1003 PM EST SAT FEB 7 2015

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN ERIE AND NIAGARA COUNTIES.

* TIMING...FROM MIDDAY SUNDAY THROUGH OVERNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT.

* HAZARDS...SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET ON SUNDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING 6 TO 10 INCHES 
  OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. 

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...A LONG LASTING ACCUMULATING SNOW MAY PRODUCE 
  DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY. 

* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...THERE REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH 
  RESPECT TO THE TRACK OF THE SYSTEM...AND PLACEMENT OF THE 
  HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE
ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...
REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER 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.

&&

$$

SMITH
904 
WWUS41 KBUF 080924
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
424 AM EST SUN FEB 8 2015

NYZ019>021-085-081730-
/O.CAN.KBUF.WS.A.0002.150208T1700Z-150210T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KBUF.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150210T0900Z/
CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...
ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
424 AM EST SUN FEB 8 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST TUESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WATCH.

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN ERIE...CHAUTAUQUA...CATTARAUGUS...AND 
  ALLEGANY COUNTIES. 

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT.

* HAZARDS...A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN TODAY...THAT
  WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW TONIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY
  AND INTO MONDAY NIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATING UP TO 2 INCHES TODAY...2 TO 4
  INCHES TONIGHT...2 TO 4 INCHES MONDAY...AND AN INCH OR LESS
  MONDAY NIGHT...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES. ICE
  ACCUMULATING UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH TODAY...AND UP TO ONE
  TENTH OF AN INCH TONIGHT.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...A WINTRY MIX WILL PRODUCE VERY SLIPPERY TRAVEL TODAY
  AND THIS EVENING. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL THEN PRODUCE SNOW
  COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
  NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...
SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE
SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER
WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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 AND ICE 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

&&

$$

NYZ012-081730-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0002.150208T1500Z-150210T0900Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150208T1500Z/
WYOMING-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WARSAW
424 AM EST SUN FEB 8 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING
TO 4 AM EST TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...WYOMING COUNTY.

* TIMING...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE 
  THIS MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE 
  THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT.

* HAZARDS...SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATING 1 TO 3 INCHES TODAY...1 TO 3
  INCHES TONIGHT...2 TO 4 INCHES MONDAY...AND AROUND AN INCH
  MONDAY NIGHT...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 11 INCHES. ICE
  ACCUMULATING A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH TODAY.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...A WINTRY MIX TODAY WILL PRODUCE VERY SLIPPERY TRAVEL
  AT TIMES. A LONG LASTING ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL THEN PRODUCE
  DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY
  FROM LATER TODAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU
SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE
EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...
SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE
SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER
WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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 AND ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...
POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE
HASHTAG BUFWX

&&

$$

NYZ006>008-081730-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150210T0900Z/
OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
424 AM EST SUN FEB 8 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST
TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...OSWEGO...JEFFERSON...AND LEWIS COUNTIES.

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT.

* HAZARDS...SNOW...WHICH MAY MIX WITH FREEZING DRIZZLE MONDAY
  NIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES TODAY...3 TO 5 INCHES TONIGHT...3
  TO 6 INCHES MONDAY...AND AROUND AN INCH MONDAY NIGHT...LEADING
  TO STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 14 INCHES.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...A LONG LASTING ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL PRODUCE 
  DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU
SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE
EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE.

IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE
THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY
VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND
USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT
BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES
AND WATER HEATERS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

NYZ003>005-014-081730-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0002.150208T1500Z-150210T0900Z/
MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-ONTARIO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...
CANANDAIGUA
424 AM EST SUN FEB 8 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING
TO 4 AM EST TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...MONROE...WAYNE...ONTARIO...AND NORTHERN CAYUGA 
  COUNTIES. 

* TIMING...FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT.

* HAZARDS...SNOW...WHICH MAY MIX WITH SOME FREEZING DRIZZLE
  MONDAY NIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES TODAY...2 TO 4 INCHES TONIGHT...2
  TO 4 INCHES MONDAY...AND AROUND AN INCH MONDAY NIGHT...LEADING
  TO STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...A LONG LASTING ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL PRODUCE 
  DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU
SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE
EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE.

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

&&

$$

NYZ002-011-013-081730-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0002.150208T1500Z-150210T0900Z/
ORLEANS-GENESEE-LIVINGSTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDINA...BATAVIA...GENESEO
424 AM EST SUN FEB 8 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING
TO 4 AM EST TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...ORLEANS...GENESEE...AND LIVINGSTON COUNTIES.

* TIMING...FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT.

* HAZARDS...SNOW...WHICH WILL MIX WITH SOME SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN
  SOUTH OF THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY TODAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATING 1 TO 3 INCHES TODAY...2 TO 4
  INCHES TONIGHT...2 TO 4 INCHES MONDAY...AND AROUND AN INCH
  MONDAY NIGHT...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 7 TO 11 INCHES. ICE
  ACCUMULATING A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH SOUTH OF THE THRUWAY 
  TODAY.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...A WINTRY MIX WILL PRODUCE VERY SLIPPERY TRAVEL
  TODAY...BEFORE A LONG LASTING ACCUMULATING SNOW PRODUCES
  DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU
SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE
EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE.

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 AND ICE 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

&&

$$

NYZ001-010-081730-
/O.UPG.KBUF.WS.A.0002.150208T1700Z-150210T0600Z/
/O.EXB.KBUF.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150210T0900Z/
NIAGARA-NORTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...BUFFALO
424 AM EST SUN FEB 8 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 4 AM EST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. 

* LOCATIONS...NIAGARA AND NORTHERN ERIE COUNTIES.

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT.

* HAZARDS...SNOW...WHICH WILL BE MIXED WITH SOME SLEET AND
  FREEZING RAIN FROM BUFFALO SOUTHWARD TODAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATING 1 TO 3 INCHES TODAY...1 TO 3
  INCHES TONIGHT...1 TO 3 INCHES MONDAY...AND AN INCH OR LESS
  MONDAY NIGHT...LEADING TO STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9
  INCHES. ICE POSSIBLY ACCUMULATING A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH
  FROM BUFFALO SOUTHWARD TODAY.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...A WINTRY MIX WILL PRODUCE VERY SLIPPERY TRAVEL TODAY.
  ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL THEN PRODUCE SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
  REDUCED VISIBILITY TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW, BLOWING SNOW,
SLEET, FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE
SIGNIFICANT, THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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 AND ICE 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

&&

$$

JJR/RSH

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm 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 winter storm watch went out at Feb 6, 10:57 AM EST, 4 hours 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 6, 10:57 AM EST, 4 hours 9 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1057 AM EST FRI FEB 6 2015

.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE PASSING BY TO OUR NORTH WILL GENERATE SOME GUSTY WINDS
ACROSS THE REGION TODAY...WHILE ACCUMULATING LAKE SNOWS WILL BECOME
ESTABLISHED EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO. CONDITIONS WILL THEN DETERIORATE
ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK THIS WEEKEND...AS A
FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL STALL NEAR THE REGION AND SERVE AS A PATHWAY
FOR MULTIPLE STORM SYSTEMS. THIS WILL RESULT IN A COUPLE ROUNDS OF
ACCUMULATING SNOW...WITH THE BULK OF THE SNOW COMING DURING THE
SECOND HALF OF THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
UPGRADED LEWIS/JEFFERSON/OSWEGO COUNTIES TO A LAKE EFFECT SNOW
WARNING THROUGH 7 AM SATURDAY.

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND HAS BECOME  WELL ORGANIZED ON LAKE ONTARIO
THIS MORNING AS IT HAS BEEN SLOWLY DROPPING SOUTHWARD ACROSS
JEFFERSON COUNTY AND THE WATERTOWN AREA. SPOTTERS HAVE ESTIMATED
SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WITH THIS SNOW BAND.
FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOW THE GREATEST LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE AND HIGHEST
LAKE INDUCED EQUILIBRIUM LEVELS ARE NOW THROUGH 21Z BEFORE
EQUILIBRIUM LEVELS STARTS TO DROP OFF BY THIS EVENING. LOOKING
UPSTREAM ON SATELLITE IMAGERY AND ALSO LOOKING AT THE BUFKIT
FORECAST PROFILES...EXPECT THE BAND WILL SETTLE OVER THE TUG HILL
REGION THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND REMAIN FAIRLY STEADY STATE. THUS AS
THE BAND LINGERS OVER THIS AREA INTO THIS EVENING...SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD EASILY STACK UP TO AROUND A FOOT IN THE
HEAVIEST SNOW BAND. THE INTENSITY OF THE BAND IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN
AFTER 00Z AND ESPECIALLY AFTER 03Z AS DRIER AIR AND LOWERING CAPPING
INVERSION MOVE INTO PLACE AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING SHORTWAVE COMING
IN LATER TONIGHT. THE BAND IS EXPECT TO DRIFT SOUTHWARD LAKE TONIGHT
ACROSS OSWEGO COUNTY AND CONTINUE TO WEAKEN...EVENTUALLY MOVING
ONSHORE ACROSS COUNTIES SOUTH OF LAKE ONTARIO BY MORNING AS WE
TRANSITION TO MORE WIDESPREAD SYNOPTIC SNOW.

OTHER WISE TODAY...SOME STRONG WINDS WILL BE FOUND ACROSS PARTS OF
THE REGION TODAY...ESPECIALLY OVER THE FAR WESTERN COUNTIES...AS AN
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS BY TO OUR NORTH. A 50-55KT LOW LEVEL
JET ASSOCIATED WITH THE SFC LOW WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE GUSTY
WINDS...AS WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE FOUND OVER THE IAG FRONTIER
AND WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER...WHILE TYPICAL MID WINTER GUSTS OF 25 TO
30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ELSEWHERE.

TONIGHT...CLOUDS WILL LOWER AND THICKEN AHEAD OF A COLD FRONTAL
BOUNDARY THAT WILL SETTLE TO THE SOUTH ACROSS EASTERN CANADA TO THE
VCNTY OF LK ONTARIO. SNOW SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS BOUNDARY WILL
EASE SOUTH ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA DURING THE WEE HOURS OF SATURDAY
MORNING. EARLY MORNING ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS SYNOPTIC SNOW SHOULD
BE UNDER AN INCH.

TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL BE NOTABLY HIGHER THAN THE PREVIOUS COUPLE
NIGHTS...AS LOWS WILL BE IN THE TEENS FOR MOST AREAS RATHER THAN THE
SINGLE DIGITS (ABV/BLO ZERO).

&&

.SHORT TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
DURING THIS PERIOD...A PERSISTENT BAROCLINIC ZONE WILL REMAIN DRAPED
FROM THE GREAT LAKES INTO THE MID ATLANTIC STATES. BETWEEN SATURDAY
AND SATURDAY NIGHT...MULTIPLE IMPULSES PASSING THROUGH THE
PREVAILING UPPER LEVEL FLOW WILL RIDE SOUTHEASTWARD ALONG THIS
BAROCLINIC ZONE AND PRODUCE PERIODS OF GENERALLY LIGHT PRECIPITATION
ACROSS OUR AREA. AFTER THIS...A MORE SIGNIFICANT WAVE OF LOW
PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE OHIO VALLEY ON SUNDAY...BEFORE
PASSING BY A LITTLE TO OUR SOUTH DURING THE COURSE OF SUNDAY NIGHT
AND MONDAY. GIVEN THE PRESENCE OF DEEP MOISTURE AND STRONGER
LARGER-SCALE FORCING...THIS LATTER FEATURE WILL LIKELY BRING A
PERIOD OF MORE SIGNIFICANT PRECIP TO OUR AREA SUNDAY INTO MONDAY...
WITH THE CORE OF THIS CENTERING ON SUNDAY NIGHT. ALL OF THIS WILL
ADD UP TO AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF FAIRLY HIGH PRECIPITATION CHANCES
FOR OUR REGION...WITH POPS GENERALLY RANGING IN THE LIKELY TO
CATEGORICAL RANGE RIGHT THROUGH MONDAY.

WITH RESPECT TO THE PRECIPITATION TYPES WE CAN EXPECT...THESE WILL
GREATLY HINGE UPON THE EXACT POSITION OF THE MAIN SURFACE WAVE/
FRONTAL BOUNDARY. THE OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE IS CURRENTLY DIVIDED INTO
TWO MAIN CAMPS...WITH THE NAM/GEM GLOBAL SUGGESTING A MORE NORTHERLY
TRACK TO THE LOW AND CONSEQUENTLY A FURTHER NORTHERLY FRONTAL
POSITION THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...WHICH WOULD ALLOW FOR ENOUGH WARMING
OF THE COLUMN TO INTRODUCE A MIX OF PRECIPITATION TYPES ACROSS AT
LEAST PART OF THE AREA SOUTH OF LAKE ONTARIO. IN CONTRAST...THE
GFS/ECMWF ARE NOTABLY FURTHER SOUTH WITH BOTH THE LOW TRACK AND THE
MAIN SURFACE FRONT...WHICH WOULD RESULT IN THE ATMOSPHERIC COLUMN
REMAINING SUFFICIENTLY COLD ENOUGH FOR MAINLY SNOW ACROSS THE BULK
OF OUR REGION...WITH PERHAPS A LITTLE SLEET MIXING IN ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN TIER SATURDAY NIGHT AND/OR SUNDAY. GIVEN THE PRESENCE OF A
STRONG ARCTIC HIGH PARKED TO THE NORTH OVER ONTARIO AND QUEBEC...
THIS LATTER SCENARIO /WHICH ALSO HAS STRONG SUPPORT FROM WPC AND OUR
PREVIOUS CONTINUITY/ APPEARS TO BE MUCH MORE PLAUSIBLE AT THE
PRESENT TIME...AND HAVE THUS LEANED MORE HEAVILY TOWARD THIS IN
PUTTING TOGETHER THE CURRENT FORECAST.

WITH THE ABOVE IN MIND...WE CAN THUS EXPECT PERIODIC BOUTS OF LIGHT
TO BRIEFLY MODERATE SNOW TO BE THE GENERAL RULE ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH FRESH ACCUMULATIONS OF ROUGHLY AN INCH
OR TWO FALLING EVERY 12 HOURS OR SO. WHILE SUCH AMOUNTS WOULD
CERTAINLY BE A NUISANCE TO TRAVEL...THESE WOULD BE UNLIKELY TO HAVE
A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT...AND THUS DO NOT APPEAR TO BE HEADLINE-WORTHY
AT THIS PARTICULAR TIME. AS WE PROGRESS INTO THE SUNDAY TO MONDAY
TIME FRAME THOUGH...THIS MAY WELL CHANGE AS A ROUND OF STEADIER AND
HEAVIER PRECIP OVERSPREADS OUR AREA WITH THE APPROACH AND PASSAGE OF
THE MAIN SURFACE WAVE...WITH MORE SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF 6
INCHES OR MORE POSSIBLE OVER A 24 TO 36 HOUR PERIOD...WITH THIS
POTENTIAL DEPENDENT UPON THE EXACT TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THE WAVE.
WHILE OVERALL CONFIDENCE IN THIS SCENARIO HAS INCREASED SOME...THERE
IS STILL ENOUGH UNCERTAINTY IN BOTH ACTUAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AND THE
TIMING OF THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL TO PRECLUDE THE ISSUANCE OF ANY
HEADLINES AT THE PRESENT TIME. IN LIEU OF THESE...WILL THUS CONTINUE
TO MENTION THE POTENTIAL IN THE HWO FOR NOW.

WITH OUR REGION GENERALLY REMAINING ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE
BAROCLINIC ZONE RIGHT THROUGH THE PERIOD...TEMPERATURES WILL LARGELY
REMAIN BELOW NORMAL THROUGHOUT...WITH OVERALL DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL
CLIMBING WITH INCREASING NORTHWARD EXTENT.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
THE LATE WEEKEND/EARLY WEEK STORM SYSTEM WILL EXIT TO OUR EAST
MONDAY NIGHT...WITH HIGH PRESSURE AND DRIER AIR THEN BUILDING EAST
ACROSS OUR REGION IN ITS WAKE TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS SHOULD
RESULT IN ANY LINGERING LIGHTER SYNOPTIC SNOWS TAPERING OFF TO JUST
SOME LINGERING WEAK LAKE SNOWS SOUTHEAST OF LAKE ONTARIO MONDAY
NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING...WITH THE LATTER THEN FALLING APART
ALTOGETHER TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH INCREASING SUBSIDENCE/DRYING...
LEADING TO A SEEMINGLY RARE DRY PERIOD OF WEATHER FOR TUESDAY NIGHT.

AFTER THAT...YET ANOTHER IN A SEEMINGLY ENDLESS SERIES OF CLIPPER
SYSTEMS STILL LOOKS TO TAKE AIM ON OUR REGION WEDNESDAY INTO
THURSDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL FIRST BRING ANOTHER GENERAL CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS TO THE AREA...BEFORE USHERING IN THE BEGINNING OF YET
ANOTHER FRESH ARCTIC AIRMASS /ALONG WITH SOME ATTENDANT LAKE ONTARIO
LAKE SNOWS/ TO CLOSE OUT THE PERIOD. JUDGING FROM THE LATEST MEDIUM
RANGE GUIDANCE WHICH SHOWS A STRONG +PNA PATTERN BECOMING
REESTABLISHED ACROSS NORTH AMERICA...THE PERSISTENT COLD WILL
PROBABLY HAVE SOME STAYING POWER...AND WILL LIKELY LAST INTO THE
FOLLOWING WEEKEND AND QUITE POSSIBLY BEYOND.

&&

.AVIATION /16Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AS LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS BY TO
OUR NORTH. IT WILL BE WINDY AS WELL AS SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AS
HIGH AS 35 KNOTS...WHICH WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SOME AREAS
OF BLOWING SNOW NEAR KBUF AND KIAG...WHICH COULD LIMIT VSBY TO
MVFR/IFR AT TIMES.

THIS AFTERNOON...LAKE SNOWS EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO WILL SETTLE SOUTH
TO THE TUG HILL PLATEAU...AND THIS SHOULD ALLOW VFR CONDITIONS TO
RETURN TO KART. MEANWHILE...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ELSEWHERE.

HIGH PRESSURE NOSING NORTH ACROSS THE REGION WILL KEEP VFR
WEATHER IN PLACE THROUGH THE BULK OF THE NIGHT FOR ALL BUT THE TUG
HILL PLATEAU EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO. CONDITIONS WILL THEN START TO
DETERIORATE FROM THE NORTH TOWARDS SATURDAY MORNING...WHEN SOME
LIGHT SNOW WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS LAKE ONTARIO. THIS COULD PRODUCE
MVFR VSBYS FOR KART AND KIAG BY DAYBREAK.

OUTLOOK...
SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...IFR IN SNOW. MIXED PCPN WILL BE POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER (IE. KJHW/KELZ).
TUESDAY...MVFR/IFR IN ADDITIONAL CHANCES FOR SNOW SHOWERS SE OF
THE LAKES.

&&

.MARINE...
LOW PRESSURE PASSING BY TO THE NORTH OF LAKE ONTARIO WILL GENERATE
SOME STRONG WINDS TODAY...WITH WINDS AVERAGING 30 KNOTS ACROSS THE
OPEN WATERS OF LK ONTARIO. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES FOR THE ICE FREE
NEARSHORES OF LAKE ONTARIO WILL REMAIN IN PLACE.

TONIGHT...THE SFC PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL WEAKEN WITH WINDS
SUBSIDING THROUGH THE COURSE OF THE NIGHT. THE SCA'S SHOULD BE
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 06Z.

A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL SAG SOUTH ACROSS LAKE ONTARIO ON SATURDAY.
WHILE WINDS WILL BE LIGHT...THE BOUNDARY WILL GENERATE FAIRLY
WIDESPREAD SNOW THAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE SECOND HALF OF THE
WEEKEND.

&&

.BUF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NY...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY FOR
     NYZ006>008.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY FOR LOZ042>044.

&&

SYNOPSIS...RSH
NEAR TERM...CHURCH/RSH
SHORT TERM...JJR
LONG TERM...JJR
AVIATION...CHURCH/RSH
MARINE...RSH
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 6, 10:39 AM EST, 4 hours 27 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1039 AM EST FRI FEB 6 2015

NYZ006>008-071545-
OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
1039 AM EST FRI FEB 6 2015

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY 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.

PERIODS OF SNOWFALL WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY THROUGH
MONDAY. WHILE THE SNOWFALL SHOULD GENERALLY BE ON THE LIGHT SIDE
THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...A STRONGER WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE WILL
PASS BY TO OUR SOUTH LATER SUNDAY...SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...AND
COULD POTENTIALLY BRING A PERIOD OF MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS THAT COULD GREATLY IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING
COMMUTE.

.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>014-019>021-085-071545-
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-
WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-
SOUTHERN ERIE-
1039 AM EST FRI FEB 6 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PERIODS OF SNOWFALL WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY THROUGH
MONDAY. WHILE THE SNOWFALL SHOULD GENERALLY BE ON THE LIGHT SIDE
THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...A STRONGER WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE WILL
PASS BY TO OUR SOUTH LATER SUNDAY...SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...AND
COULD POTENTIALLY BRING A PERIOD OF MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS THAT COULD GREATLY IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING
COMMUTE.

.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-SLZ022-024-071545-
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-
SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM CAPE VINCENT TO OGDENSBURG-
SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM OGDENSBURG TO SAINT REGIS-
1039 AM EST FRI FEB 6 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEW YORK WATERS OF LAKE
ERIE...LAKE ONTARIO...AND THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER.

.DAY ONE...TODAY 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

THOMAS

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Feb 6, 9:28 AM EST, 5 hours 38 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
928 AM EST FRI FEB 6 2015

NYZ006-007-061600-
OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN
928 AM EST FRI FEB 6 2015

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND TO INTENSIFY AND CONTINUE TO IMPACT
JEFFERSON COUNTY BEFORE SLOWLY MOVING SOUTHWARD INTO OSWEGO COUNTY
LATER THIS MORNING...

* A LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY OVER
  JEFFERSON COUNTY BEFORE SLOWLY MOVING SOUTHWARD INTO OSWEGO
  COUNTY LATER THIS MORNING. THIS LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND WILL BE
  CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES PER
  HOUR...AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND INCLUDE....
  POINT PENINSULA...
  CHAUMONT...
  PERCH LAKE...
  WATERTOWN...
  SOCKETS HARBOR...
  HENDERSON HARBOR...
  ADAMS...

THIS WILL INCLUDE INTERSTATE 81 BETWEEN EXITS 38 TO 49.

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

AR

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 6, 3:44 AM ESTLake Effect Snow AdvisoryBUFJefferson, Lewis, Oswego7 hr
Feb 6, 10:34 AM ESTLake Effect Snow WarningBUFJefferson, Lewis, Oswego11 hr

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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.