Alert archive / New York / Lake Effect Snow Warnings in 2017
Lake Effect Snow Warning 2, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this lake effect snow warning at Jan 26, 2017, 4:10 AM EST for Hamilton County, Herkimer County, New York. It took effect at Jan 27, 2017, 12:00 AM EST. It was in force for 70 hr. 32 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 26, 2017, 4:10 AM EST (09:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 27, 2017, 12:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 29, 2017, 10:00 PM EST
- In force
- 70 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
Counties Hamilton County, NY, Herkimer County, NY
The radar
The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:15 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 1 | Sse Long Lake, NY | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Jan 27, 8:30 AM EST | SNOW 0.5 | 2 Sw Indian Lake, NY | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. CO-OP OBSERVER |
| Jan 27, 11:47 AM EST | SNOW 2.2 | Wells, NY | WEATHERNET6 |
| Jan 27, 3:32 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Upper Benson, NY | |
| Jan 27, 3:35 PM EST | SNOW 3 | 1 E Speculator, NY | |
| Jan 27, 3:52 PM EST | SNOW 6 | Inlet, NY | |
| Jan 27, 4:55 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Fairfield, NY | |
| Jan 27, 5:26 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Wells, NY | WEATHERNET6 |
| Jan 27, 9:30 PM EST | SNOW 10 | Inlet, NY | |
| Jan 28, 5:32 AM EST | SNOW 12 | 2 Nne Inlet, NY | |
| Jan 28, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 2 | 2 Nw Dolgeville, NY | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Jan 28, 7:45 AM EST | SNOW 1.5 | Wells, NY | WEATHERNET6 |
| Jan 28, 7:45 AM EST | SNOW 3.7 | Wells, NY | WEATHERNET6 |
| Jan 28, 8:00 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Upper Benson, NY | |
| Jan 28, 8:15 AM EST | SNOW 3 | 2 Sw Indian Lake, NY | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. CO-OP OBSERVER |
| Jan 28, 8:19 AM EST | SNOW 6 | Beaver River, NY | |
| Jan 28, 8:23 AM EST | SNOW 8 | 1 E Speculator, NY | |
| Jan 28, 8:26 AM EST | SNOW 6 | 1 Sse Old Forge, NY | |
| Jan 28, 9:27 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Fairfield, NY | |
| Jan 28, 12:08 PM EST | SNOW 11 | Cold Brook, NY | |
| Jan 28, 2:52 PM EST | SNOW 13 | 2 W Wilmurt Corners, NY | |
| Jan 28, 2:52 PM EST | SNOW 13 | Ohio, NY | |
| Jan 28, 6:15 PM EST | SNOW 14 | 2 Nne Inlet, NY | STORM TOTAL SINCE 8 AM THU. 2 INCHES SINCE 530 AM SAT. |
| Jan 29, 6:40 AM EST | SNOW 16 | Inlet, NY | STORM TOTAL |
| Jan 29, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 1 | 2 Sw Indian Lake, NY | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. CO-OP OBSERVER |
| Jan 29, 7:36 AM EST | SNOW 2.5 | 2 Nne Inlet, NY | OCCURRED IN ONE HOUR. |
| Jan 29, 7:56 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Wells, NY | WEATHERNET6 |
| Jan 29, 8:00 AM EST | SNOW 5 | Upper Benson, NY | |
| Jan 29, 9:26 AM EST | SNOW 11 | 1 E Speculator, NY | |
| Jan 29, 9:29 AM EST | SNOW 9 | Beaver River, NY | |
| Jan 29, 9:31 AM EST | SNOW 12 | 1 Sse Old Forge, NY | |
| Jan 29, 12:11 PM EST | SNOW 21 | 2 Nne Inlet, NY |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 119 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1003 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 110 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 142 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
968 WWUS41 KALY 260910 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 410 AM EST THU JAN 26 2017 NYZ032-033-262200- /O.NEW.KALY.LE.W.0002.170127T0500Z-170130T0000Z/ NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BIG MOOSE, EAGLE BAY, MCKEEVER, OLD FORGE, ATWELL, NOBLEBORO, NORTHWOOD, LONG LAKE, SABATTIS, HOFFMEISTER, AND WELLS 410 AM EST THU JAN 26 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...WESTERN ADIRONDACKS OF NORTHERN HERKIMER AND NORTHWESTERN HAMILTON COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE SNOW BANDS WILL BE FREQUENTLY SHIFTING, WHICH WILL PREVENT THE SNOWFALL FROM BEING PERSISTENT THROUGH THE ENTIRE WARNING DURATION. HOWEVER, THE SNOWFALL WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES, ESPECIALLY FOR FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT, WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOWFALL TO ACCUMULATE OVER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL DAYS. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND TRAILS, ALONG WITH LOW VISIBILITY AND GUSTY WINDS, WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...MAINLY IN THE 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP 1 TO SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. VISIBILITIES VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
12 follow-up statements
383 WWUS41 KALY 262042 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 342 PM EST THU JAN 26 2017 NYZ032-033-271000- /O.CON.KALY.LE.W.0002.170127T0500Z-170130T0000Z/ NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BIG MOOSE, EAGLE BAY, MCKEEVER, OLD FORGE, ATWELL, NOBLEBORO, NORTHWOOD, LONG LAKE, SABATTIS, HOFFMEISTER, AND WELLS 342 PM EST THU JAN 26 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN ADIRONDACKS OF NORTHERN HERKIMER AND NORTHWESTERN HAMILTON COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 14 INCHES. * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE SNOW BANDS WILL BE FREQUENTLY SHIFTING...WHICH WILL PREVENT THE SNOWFALL FROM BEING PERSISTENT THROUGH THE ENTIRE WARNING DURATION. HOWEVER...THE SNOWFALL WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT...WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOWFALL TO ACCUMULATE OVER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL DAYS. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND TRAILS...ALONG WITH LOW VISIBILITY AND GUSTY WINDS...WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...MAINLY IN THE 20S. * VISIBILITIES...OCCASIONALLY REDUCED TO UNDER ONE HALF OF A MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP 1 TO SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. VISIBILITIES VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NYZ038-082-271000- /O.NEW.KALY.LE.Y.0001.170127T0500Z-170130T0000Z/ SOUTHERN HERKIMER-NORTHERN FULTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ILION, HERKIMER, LITTLE FALLS, MOHAWK, FRANKFORT, DOLGEVILLE, AND CAROGA LAKE 342 PM EST THU JAN 26 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN HERKIMER AND NORTHERN FULTON COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...LAKE EFFECT SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHERN HERKIMER COUNTY...AND 3 TO 7 INCHES ACROSS NORTHERN FULTON COUNTY. THESE TOTALS WILL OCCUR OVER A LONG DURATION ENDING SUNDAY MORNING. * TIMING...A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THROUGH THIS EVENING. MORE ORGANIZED LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THE BAND MAY LIFT NORTH OF THE ADVISORY AREA FOR A PERIOD ON SATURDAY...BEFORE DROPPING BACK SOUTH SATURDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. SLIPPERY TRAVEL CONDITIONS LIKELY. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE 20S TO LOWER 30S TONIGHT...AND REMAINING IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S THROUGH THE WEEKEND. * VISIBILITIES...OCCASIONALLY REDUCED TO UNDER ONE HALF OF A MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. && $$
155 WWUS41 KALY 270848 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 348 AM EST FRI JAN 27 2017 NYZ032-033-272200- /O.CON.KALY.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170130T0000Z/ NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BIG MOOSE, EAGLE BAY, MCKEEVER, OLD FORGE, ATWELL, NOBLEBORO, NORTHWOOD, LONG LAKE, SABATTIS, HOFFMEISTER, AND WELLS 348 AM EST FRI JAN 27 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN ADIRONDACKS OF NORTHERN HERKIMER AND NORTHWESTERN HAMILTON COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL BE CONTINUING TODAY INTO THE WEEKEND. THE SNOW BANDS WILL BE FREQUENTLY SHIFTING...WHICH WILL PREVENT THE SNOWFALL FROM BEING PERSISTENT THROUGH THE ENTIRE WARNING DURATION. HOWEVER...THE SNOWFALL WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR LATE TODAY INTO THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOWFALL TO ACCUMULATE OVER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL DAYS. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND TRAILS...ALONG WITH LOW VISIBILITY AND GUSTY WINDS...WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...MAINLY IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP 1 TO SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. VISIBILITIES VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NYZ038-082-272200- /O.CON.KALY.LE.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170130T0000Z/ SOUTHERN HERKIMER-NORTHERN FULTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ILION, HERKIMER, LITTLE FALLS, MOHAWK, FRANKFORT, DOLGEVILLE, AND CAROGA LAKE 348 AM EST FRI JAN 27 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN HERKIMER AND NORTHERN FULTON COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...LAKE EFFECT SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 6 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS IN WESTERN HERKIMER COUNTY AND NORTHWESTERN FULTON COUNTY. * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA TODAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL THIS MORNING. THE BAND MAY LIFT NORTH OF THE ADVISORY AREA FOR A PERIOD TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY...BEFORE DROPPING BACK SOUTH SATURDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. SLIPPERY TRAVEL CONDITIONS LIKELY. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...MAINLY IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. && $$
265 WWUS41 KALY 271644 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1144 AM EST FRI JAN 27 2017 NYZ032-033-280100- /O.CON.KALY.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170130T0000Z/ NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BIG MOOSE, EAGLE BAY, MCKEEVER, OLD FORGE, ATWELL, NOBLEBORO, NORTHWOOD, LONG LAKE, SABATTIS, HOFFMEISTER, AND WELLS 1144 AM EST FRI JAN 27 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN ADIRONDACKS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL BE CONTINUING TODAY INTO THE WEEKEND. THE SNOW BANDS WILL BE FREQUENTLY SHIFTING... WHICH WILL PREVENT THE SNOWFALL FROM BEING PERSISTENT THROUGH THE ENTIRE WARNING DURATION. HOWEVER...THE SNOWFALL WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR LATE TODAY INTO THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOWFALL TO ACCUMULATE OVER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL DAYS. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND TRAILS...ALONG WITH LOW VISIBILITY AND GUSTY WINDS...WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...MAINLY IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP 1 TO SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. VISIBILITIES VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NYZ038-082-280100- /O.CON.KALY.LE.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170130T0000Z/ SOUTHERN HERKIMER-NORTHERN FULTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ILION, HERKIMER, LITTLE FALLS, MOHAWK, FRANKFORT, DOLGEVILLE, AND CAROGA LAKE 1144 AM EST FRI JAN 27 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN MOHAWK VALLEY AND SACANDAGA REGION. * HAZARD TYPES...LAKE EFFECT SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 6 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS IN WESTERN HERKIMER COUNTY AND NORTHWESTERN FULTON COUNTY. * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA TODAY... WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL THIS AFTERNOON. THE BAND MAY LIFT NORTH OF THE ADVISORY AREA FOR A PERIOD OF TIME TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY...BEFORE DROPPING BACK SOUTH SATURDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. SLIPPERY TRAVEL CONDITIONS LIKELY. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...MAINLY IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. && $$
876 WWUS41 KALY 272020 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 320 PM EST FRI JAN 27 2017 NYZ032-033-281000- /O.CON.KALY.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170130T0000Z/ NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BIG MOOSE, EAGLE BAY, MCKEEVER, OLD FORGE, ATWELL, NOBLEBORO, NORTHWOOD, LONG LAKE, SABATTIS, HOFFMEISTER, AND WELLS 320 PM EST FRI JAN 27 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN ADIRONDACKS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 18 INCHES. * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL BE CONTINUING INTO THE WEEKEND. THE SNOW BANDS WILL BE FREQUENTLY SHIFTING...WHICH WILL PREVENT THE SNOWFALL FROM BEING PERSISTENT THROUGH THE ENTIRE WARNING DURATION. HOWEVER...THE SNOWFALL WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR TONIGHT...WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOWFALL TO ACCUMULATE OVER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL DAYS. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND TRAILS...ALONG WITH LOW VISIBILITY AND GUSTY WINDS...WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP 1 TO SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. VISIBILITIES VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NYZ038-082-281000- /O.CON.KALY.LE.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170130T0000Z/ SOUTHERN HERKIMER-NORTHERN FULTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ILION, HERKIMER, LITTLE FALLS, MOHAWK, FRANKFORT, DOLGEVILLE, AND CAROGA LAKE 320 PM EST FRI JAN 27 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN MOHAWK VALLEY AND SACANDAGA REGION. * HAZARD TYPES...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA TONIGHT. THE BAND MAY LIFT NORTH OF THE ADVISORY AREA FOR A PERIOD OF TIME TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY...BEFORE DROPPING BACK SOUTH SATURDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. SLIPPERY TRAVEL CONDITIONS LIKELY. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. && $$
281 WWUS41 KALY 280937 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 437 AM EST SAT JAN 28 2017 NYZ032-033-282200- /O.CON.KALY.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170130T0000Z/ NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BIG MOOSE, EAGLE BAY, MCKEEVER, OLD FORGE, ATWELL, NOBLEBORO, NORTHWOOD, LONG LAKE, SABATTIS, HOFFMEISTER, AND WELLS 437 AM EST SAT JAN 28 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN ADIRONDACKS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL BE CONTINUING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE SNOW BANDS WILL BE FREQUENTLY SHIFTING...WHICH WILL PREVENT THE SNOWFALL FROM BEING PERSISTENT THROUGH THE ENTIRE WARNING DURATION. HOWEVER...THE SNOWFALL WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES...WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOWFALL TO ACCUMULATE OVER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL DAYS. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND TRAILS...ALONG WITH LOW VISIBILITY AND GUSTY WINDS...WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP 1 TO SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. VISIBILITIES VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NYZ038-082-282200- /O.CON.KALY.LE.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170130T0000Z/ SOUTHERN HERKIMER-NORTHERN FULTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ILION, HERKIMER, LITTLE FALLS, MOHAWK, FRANKFORT, DOLGEVILLE, AND CAROGA LAKE 437 AM EST SAT JAN 28 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN MOHAWK VALLEY AND SACANDAGA REGION. * HAZARD TYPES...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT BAND MAY LIFT NORTH OF THE ADVISORY AREA FOR A PERIOD OF TIME ON SATURDAY...BEFORE DROPPING BACK SOUTH SATURDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. SLIPPERY TRAVEL CONDITIONS LIKELY. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. && $$
884 WWUS41 KALY 281700 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1200 PM EST SAT JAN 28 2017 NYZ038-082-281800- /O.CAN.KALY.LE.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170130T0000Z/ SOUTHERN HERKIMER-NORTHERN FULTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ILION, HERKIMER, LITTLE FALLS, MOHAWK, FRANKFORT, DOLGEVILLE, AND CAROGA LAKE 1200 PM EST SAT JAN 28 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY WHICH WAS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN HERKIMER AND NORTHERN FULTON COUNTIES. MOST OF THE SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA WITH JUST SOME ADDITIONAL FLURRIES EXPECTED FROM TIME TO TIME THROUGH SUNDAY. $$ NYZ032-033-290100- /O.CON.KALY.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170130T0000Z/ NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BIG MOOSE, EAGLE BAY, MCKEEVER, OLD FORGE, ATWELL, NOBLEBORO, NORTHWOOD, LONG LAKE, SABATTIS, HOFFMEISTER, AND WELLS 1200 PM EST SAT JAN 28 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN ADIRONDACKS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL BE CONTINUING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE SNOW BANDS WILL BE FREQUENTLY SHIFTING...WHICH WILL PREVENT THE SNOWFALL FROM BEING PERSISTENT THROUGH THE ENTIRE WARNING DURATION. HOWEVER...THE SNOWFALL WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES...WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOWFALL TO ACCUMULATE OVER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL DAYS. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND TRAILS...ALONG WITH LOW VISIBILITY AND GUSTY WINDS...WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW TO MID 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP 1 TO SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. VISIBILITIES VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
443 WWUS41 KALY 281957 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 257 PM EST SAT JAN 28 2017 NYZ032-033-291000- /O.CON.KALY.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170130T0000Z/ NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BIG MOOSE, EAGLE BAY, MCKEEVER, OLD FORGE, ATWELL, NOBLEBORO, NORTHWOOD, LONG LAKE, SABATTIS, HOFFMEISTER, AND WELLS 257 PM EST SAT JAN 28 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN ADIRONDACKS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL BE CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY. THE SNOWFALL WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND TRAILS...ALONG WITH LOW VISIBILITY AND GUSTY WINDS...WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW TO MID 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP 1 TO SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. VISIBILITIES VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
169 WWUS41 KALY 290941 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 441 AM EST SUN JAN 29 2017 NYZ032-033-300000- /O.CON.KALY.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170130T0000Z/ NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BIG MOOSE, EAGLE BAY, MCKEEVER, OLD FORGE, ATWELL, NOBLEBORO, NORTHWOOD, LONG LAKE, SABATTIS, HOFFMEISTER, AND WELLS 441 AM EST SUN JAN 29 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN ADIRONDACKS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL BE CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY. THE SNOWFALL WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND TRAILS...ALONG WITH LOW VISIBILITY AND GUSTY WINDS...WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW TO MID 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP 1 TO SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. VISIBILITIES VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
089 WWUS41 KALY 291332 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 832 AM EST SUN JAN 29 2017 NYZ032-033-292145- /O.CON.KALY.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170130T0000Z/ NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BIG MOOSE, EAGLE BAY, MCKEEVER, OLD FORGE, ATWELL, NOBLEBORO, NORTHWOOD, LONG LAKE, SABATTIS, HOFFMEISTER, AND WELLS 832 AM EST SUN JAN 29 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN ADIRONDACKS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO ONE FOOT POSSIBLE. * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL BE CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY. THE SNOWFALL WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY THIS MORNING. HEAVIEST AND MOST PERSISTENT SNOWBANDS EXPECTED CLOSE TO AND JUST NORTH OF ROUTE 28 THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND TRAILS...ALONG WITH LOW VISIBILITY AND GUSTY WINDS...WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW TO MID 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP 1 TO SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. VISIBILITIES VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
878 WWUS41 KALY 291700 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1200 PM EST SUN JAN 29 2017 NYZ032-033-300000- /O.CON.KALY.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170130T0000Z/ NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BIG MOOSE, EAGLE BAY, MCKEEVER, OLD FORGE, ATWELL, NOBLEBORO, NORTHWOOD, LONG LAKE, SABATTIS, HOFFMEISTER, AND WELLS 1200 PM EST SUN JAN 29 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN ADIRONDACKS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL BE CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY. THE SNOWFALL WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVIEST AND MOST PERSISTENT SNOWBANDS ARE EXPECTED CLOSE TO AND NORTH OF ROUTE 28 THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND TRAILS...ALONG WITH LOW VISIBILITY AND GUSTY WINDS...WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW TO MID 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP 1 TO SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. VISIBILITIES VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
858 WWUS41 KALY 292343 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 643 PM EST SUN JAN 29 2017 NYZ032-033-300300- /O.EXT.KALY.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170130T0300Z/ NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BIG MOOSE, EAGLE BAY, MCKEEVER, OLD FORGE, ATWELL, NOBLEBORO, NORTHWOOD, LONG LAKE, SABATTIS, HOFFMEISTER, AND WELLS 643 PM EST SUN JAN 29 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN ADIRONDACKS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS ALONG ROUTE 28 WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE WARNING AREA THIS EVENING...DISSIPATING AFTER 10 PM. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND TRAILS...ALONG WITH LOW VISIBILITY AND GUSTY WINDS...WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TEENS TO LOW 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP 1 TO SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. VISIBILITIES VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ THOMPSON
142 WWUS41 KALY 300257 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 957 PM EST SUN JAN 29 2017 NYZ032-033-300400- /O.EXP.KALY.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170130T0300Z/ NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BIG MOOSE, EAGLE BAY, MCKEEVER, OLD FORGE, ATWELL, NOBLEBORO, NORTHWOOD, LONG LAKE, SABATTIS, HOFFMEISTER, AND WELLS 957 PM EST SUN JAN 29 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... LAKE EFFECT SNOW HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...SO THE WARNING WILL EXPIRE. $$ THOMPSON
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this lake effect snow warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Albany, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this lake effect snow warning went out at Jan 26, 1:11 AM EST, 2 hours 59 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 26, 1:11 AM EST, 2 hours 59 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Albany NY 111 AM EST Thu Jan 26 2017 .SYNOPSIS... Another approaching low pressure system will bring some scattered light rain showers to valley areas, and a mix of light sleet, rain and possibly freezing rain for some higher elevations and northern areas tonight. A cold front will cross the region Thursday with some rain showers. Colder air will follow in the wake of the front, with some lake effect snow showers expected across portions of the Mohawk Valley and Adirondacks Thursday night into Friday. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THIS MORNING/... As of 111 AM...Surface warm front, now located across west- central NY and northeast PA, will be lifting northward across the region this morning. Radar imagery shows a batch of rain showers moving west to east the Capital Region, northern Taconics and Berkshires. KENX radar CC product shows some variety within the hydrometeors, so would expect some sleet to mix in spots (mainly for the higher elevations). KPSF/KAQW have both occasionally mentioned UP, so sleet is probably occurring in some locations. Surface temps seem to be above freezing nearly everywhere, so freezing rain doesn't look to be a concern for this morning. Best chance to see precip will be over next few hours, as warm front continues to lift northward across the area. By 08z-09Z, 3km HRRR shows best precip will be east of the region over central/eastern New England, although some spotty rain/snow showers will be possible for the far northwestern Adirondacks. Temps overnight look to hold steady in the lower to middle 30s. They may even rise a few degrees in some spots with the passage of the warm front and a light southerly flow in place. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/... Thursday, a band of light rain or showers will be possible across portions of the mid Hudson Valley, NW CT and the Berkshires in the morning. Then, there could be a general lull in the precip, with even some breaks in the clouds possible, esp in valley areas from I-90 south and east. A cold front and upper level trough will then approach from the west in the afternoon. Isolated/scattered showers, mainly rain, will develop just ahead of this front, and also ahead of the upper level trough. There could be some graupel in taller showers, along with stronger wind gusts of 30-40 mph. In the wake of the front and trough, colder air will begin overspread the region on gusty west winds. Some additional spotty rain showers/sprinkles could occur in valley areas, with snow showers across higher elevations by late afternoon. Also, some lake effect snowbands may develop and extend into northern Herkimer CO by late afternoon with accumulations of 1-2 inches possible. Temps may spike into the lower/mid 40s in valley areas late Thursday morning, and perhaps to around or over 50 across portions of the mid Hudson Valley in the afternoon, before strong and deepening cold air advection allow temps to fall off late in the afternoon. Wind gusts behind the front could gust up to 30-40 mph at times late Thursday afternoon. Thursday night-Friday night, continued cold air advection and a tightening low level pressure gradient will allow for blustery conditions, although temps in valley areas still will not be very cold. Lake Effect snowbands will occasionally extend into Herkimer/western Hamilton Cos, although with several shortwave troughs passing through, they will likely oscillate north and south quite frequently, and may limit overall accumulations in any one particular area. At this time, no headlines, although it is quite possible that advisory level snowfall could occur in at least northern Herkimer CO during the overall duration of Thu nt-Fri nt, with localized amts of 4-6 inches or slightly higher possible over the 30+ hour period. Elsewhere, some filaments of Lake Effect bands may occasionally extend down portions of the Mohawk Valley/Schoharie CO and perhaps into the Capital Region, Berkshires and central Taconics, especially Thursday night and Friday as cold air aloft and a multi-lake connection works in tandem with low/mid level cyclonic flow. Localized accumulations of a coating, to 2 inches could occur where any of these snowbands/snow showers persist. Thu night lows will range from the lower/mid 20s across higher elevations, to lower 30s in valley. Highs Friday should range from the mid 20s across higher elevations, to mid/upper 30s in valley areas. Lows Friday night should mainly be in the 20s, with some teens possible across the southern Adirondacks. && .LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... A return to a more winter pattern across the northeast corridor of the CONUS as ridge attempts to build across western North America and trough evolves over the east. This will bring about periods of clouds and snow showers with increasing potential for lake effect snow developing downwind of Lake Ontario through the weekend. The most potent wave seen in the global model consensus arrives Sunday night into Monday timeframe. While the heart of the cold air is forecast to remain north of local area, enough instability should allow for more scattered snow showers and squalls downwind of Lake Ontario. Thereafter, a fast moving clipper is expected to approach the Great Lakes region which will temporarily allow for downstream ridging for late Monday into Monday night before we increase the chance for additional snow showers toward Tuesday. Temperatures through the long term will average near normal with the exception Sunday into Monday with below normal values expected. && .AVIATION /06Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... A quick moving low pressure system will move across the region today. The system's associated cold front will sweep through this morning with the associated short wave moving overhead this afternoon. Another short wave and reinforcing boundary will be on the approach tonight. Overall looking at cloudy skies persisting along with the threat of showers. This initial batch of showers will move off to the east early thsi morning, then the better chances for showers will be across the high terrain north and west of the Capital District this afternoon and tonight with rain showers transitioning to snow as colder as is ushered in. VFR conditions are expected to prevail at the TAF sites through the TAF period; 06Z/Friday. A period of MVFR ceilings are expected for the mid/late morning into the early afternoon. Light mainly southerly flow will shift to the southwest as the cold front approaches with a shift to the west along with an increase speed with its passage. Sustained westerly winds of 10 to 20 mph with gusty in the 20s. Outlook... Thursday Night: Moderate Operational Impact. Breezy Scattered SHRA...SHSN. Friday: Moderate Operational Impact. Windy With Gusts To 33.0 Scattered SHSN. Friday Night: Low Operational Impact. Breezy Slight Chance of SHSN. Saturday: Slight Chance of SHSN. Saturday Night: No Operational Impact. NO SIG WX. Sunday: Low Operational Impact. Slight Chance of SHSN. Sunday Night: No Operational Impact. NO SIG WX. Monday: Slight Chance of SHSN. && .HYDROLOGY... The recent coastal storm brought widespread precipitation to the region over the past several days, but river and streams levels generally held steady or only rose very slowly due to much of the precipitation being freezing or frozen. River levels will generally hold steady over the next few days with little precipitation expected and temperatures generally near to above normal. Temperatures will turn colder for Friday into the weekend. There may be some lake effect snow showers and flurries, but this will have little immediate impact on rivers and streams. With colder temperatures returning, especially for the higher terrain, some ice may start to reform or strengthen this weekend on rivers, lakes and streams. For details on specific area rivers and lakes, including observed and forecast river stages and lake elevations, please visit the Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service /AHPS/ graphs on our website. && .ALY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... CT...None. NY...None. MA...None. VT...None. && SYNOPSIS...Frugis NEAR TERM...Frugis SHORT TERM...KL LONG TERM...BGM AVIATION...IAA HYDROLOGY...Frugis/KL
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 26, 4:03 AM EST, 7 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 403 AM EST THU JAN 26 2017 NYZ032-033-271200- NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON- 403 AM EST THU JAN 26 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN HERKIMER AND HAMILTON COUNTIES IN EAST 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...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. 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... PLEASE REPORT SNOWFALL TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY EMAIL AT ALB.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV. NYZ038-271200- SOUTHERN HERKIMER- 403 AM EST THU JAN 26 2017 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN HERKIMER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PERIODS OF LAKE-EFFECT SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. IF MODERATE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION BECOMES LIKELY, A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ039>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-082>084- VTZ013>015-271200- NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE- SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA- NORTHERN WARREN-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY- EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY- WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER-WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE- WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER- WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS-NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN- SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- 403 AM EST THU JAN 26 2017 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...ALL OF EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK EXCEPT FOR HERKIMER AND HAMILTON COUNTIES AND SOUTHERN VERMONT. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 3:42 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | ALY | Fulton, Herkimer | 44 hr |
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Lake Effect Snow Warnings in New York, 2017Every lake effect snow warning in 2017
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.