Lake-Effect Snow, Lewis
- When
- February 19, 7:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lewis forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 43.785, -75.449 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lake-Effect Snow in New York, February 19, 2022
A potent clipper passed to the north of the region, producing a period of snow squalls and gusty winds along the clipper cold front. Lake enhanced snow quickly followed the cold front to the east of Lake Ontario.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS BUF wrote it up.
A potent clipper passed to the north of the region, producing a period of snow squalls and gusty winds along the clipper cold front. Lake enhanced snow quickly followed the cold front to the east of Lake Ontario. This was due to rapidly deepening cold air that developed that increased lake-induced instability to a very deep depth. This allowed for a brief period of lake effect and upslope flow onto the Tug Hill, where low-end warning snowfall amounts were received. The snowfall reports received from the very short event included 8 inches in New Bremen, 8.6 inches in Constableville, and 7.2 inches in Redfield.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Feb 19, 6:31 AM EST, 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 19, 6:31 AM EST, 29 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Buffalo NY 359 AM EST Sat Feb 19 2022 NYZ008-201100- Lewis- 359 AM EST Sat Feb 19 2022 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... 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...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. This product, along with other watches, warnings, advisories, and statements issued by the National Weather Service office in Buffalo can be found on the internet at http://www.weather.gov/buf NYZ007-201100- Jefferson- 359 AM EST Sat Feb 19 2022 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... 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. Wind Advisory. Lake Effect Snow Warning. Lakeshore Flood Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. This product, along with other watches, warnings, advisories, and statements issued by the National Weather Service office in Buffalo can be found on the internet at http://www.weather.gov/buf NYZ013-014-021-201100- Livingston-Ontario-Allegany- 359 AM EST Sat Feb 19 2022 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western 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. Wind Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .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>003-011-201100- Niagara-Orleans-Monroe-Genesee- 359 AM EST Sat Feb 19 2022 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western 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. Wind Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. This product, along with other watches, warnings, advisories, and statements issued by the National Weather Service office in Buffalo can be found on the internet at http://www.weather.gov/buf NYZ006-201100- Oswego- 359 AM EST Sat Feb 19 2022 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... 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. Wind Advisory. Lakeshore Flood Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. This product, along with other watches, warnings, advisories, and statements issued by the National Weather Service office in Buffalo can be found on the internet at http://www.weather.gov/buf NYZ019-085-201100- Chautauqua-Southern Erie- 359 AM EST Sat Feb 19 2022 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...LAKESHORE FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western 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. Wind Advisory. Winter Weather Advisory. Lakeshore Flood Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. This product, along with other watches, warnings, advisories, and statements issued by the National Weather Service office in Buffalo can be found on the internet at http://www.weather.gov/buf NYZ010-201100- Northern Erie- 359 AM EST Sat Feb 19 2022 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...LAKESHORE FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western 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. Wind Advisory. Lakeshore Flood Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. This product, along with other watches, warnings, advisories, and statements issued by the National Weather Service office in Buffalo can be found on the internet at http://www.weather.gov/buf NYZ012-201100- Wyoming- 359 AM EST Sat Feb 19 2022 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western 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. Wind Advisory. Winter Weather Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .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 NYZ020-201100- Cattaraugus- 359 AM EST Sat Feb 19 2022 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western 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. Winter Weather Advisory. Wind Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .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 NYZ004-005-201100- Wayne-Northern Cayuga- 359 AM EST Sat Feb 19 2022 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western and north 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. Wind Advisory. Lakeshore Flood Warning. Lake effect snow will produce several inches of accumulation late today and tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. This product, along with other watches, warnings, advisories, and statements issued by the National Weather Service office in Buffalo can be found on the internet at http://www.weather.gov/buf LEZ020-LOZ030-201100- Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-Lower Niagara River- 359 AM EST Sat Feb 19 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. This product, along with other watches, warnings, advisories, and statements issued by the National Weather Service office in Buffalo can be found on the internet at http://www.weather.gov/buf LOZ042-062-201100- Lake Ontario nearshore waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- 359 AM EST Sat Feb 19 2022 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Lake Ontario. .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. Gale Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. This product, along with other watches, warnings, advisories, and statements issued by the National Weather Service office in Buffalo can be found on the internet at http://www.weather.gov/buf LOZ043>045-063>065-201100- Lake Ontario nearshore waters from Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay- Lake Ontario nearshore waters from Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay- Lake Ontario nearshore waters from Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River-Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay- Lake Ontario open waters from Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay- Lake Ontario open waters from Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River- 359 AM EST Sat Feb 19 2022 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Lake Ontario. .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. Gale Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. This product, along with other watches, warnings, advisories, and statements issued by the National Weather Service office in Buffalo can be found on the internet at http://www.weather.gov/buf LEZ040-041-201100- Lake Erie nearshore waters from Ripley to Dunkirk- Lake Erie nearshore waters from Dunkirk to Buffalo- 359 AM EST Sat Feb 19 2022 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Lake Erie. .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. Gale Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. This product, along with other watches, warnings, advisories, and statements issued by the National Weather Service office in Buffalo can be found on the internet at http://www.weather.gov/buf SLZ022-024-201100- Saint Lawrence River from Cape Vincent to Ogdensburg- Saint Lawrence River from Ogdensburg to Saint Regis- 359 AM EST Sat Feb 19 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the New York waters of the Saint Lawrence River. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .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 Hitchcock
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Feb 19, 4:30 AM EST, 2 hours 30 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
430 AM EST Sat Feb 19 2022
NYZ001-010-019-085-191030-
Chautauqua NY-Southern Erie NY-Niagara NY-Northern Erie NY-
430 AM EST Sat Feb 19 2022
...A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL AFFECT PARTS OF CHAUTAUQUA...SOUTHERN
ERIE...NIAGARA...AND NORTHERN ERIE COUNTIES...
HAZARDS...A band of heavy snow which can rapidly reduce visibility
to less than a quarter of a mile will move into the Niagara Frontier
and areas near Lake Erie early this morning. Winds gusting to over
50 mph will produce extensive blowing and drifting snow with very
poor visibility.
LOCATION AND MOVEMENT...A band of heavy snow over Lake Erie will
move into the Niagara Frontier and areas near the Lake Erie shore
through 530 AM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
Buffalo, Cheektowaga, Niagara Falls, West Seneca, North Tonawanda,
Clarence, Lockport, Lackawanna, Kenmore, Depew, Amherst, Tonawanda,
Dunkirk, Fredonia, Lancaster, Hamburg, East Aurora, Williamsville,
Grand Island and Evans.
This includes Interstate 90 between exits 61 and 49.
SAFETY INFO...
Conditions can deteriorate rapidly in winter weather situations. Be
prepared for snow or ice covered roads. Slow down and allow extra
time to reach your destination.
&&
LAT...LON 4232 7977 4244 7950 4253 7939 4259 7919
4272 7909 4280 7892 4292 7890 4299 7902
4306 7900 4308 7908 4315 7904 4330 7909
4334 7895 4337 7852 4274 7852 4254 7906
4252 7906 4222 7976 4227 7976 4228 7973
TIME...MOT...LOC 0929Z 242DEG 33KT 4286 7916
HitchcockSpecial weather statement, Feb 19, 5:16 AM EST, 1 hour 44 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
516 AM EST Sat Feb 19 2022
NYZ006>008-191215-
Jefferson-Oswego-Lewis-
516 AM EST Sat Feb 19 2022
...BLOWING SNOW WILL AFFECT JEFFERSON...LEWIS AND OSWEGO COUNTIES...
At 515 AM EST, an area of heavy snow with accompanying blowing snow
was located along a line extending Kingston, Ontario, to just
offshore of Rochester. Movement was east at 40 mph.
Locations impacted include...
Watertown, Oswego, Fulton, Fair Haven Beach State Park, Fort Drum,
Sandy Island Beach State Park, Stony Point, Carthage, Lowville,
Pulaski, West Carthage, Clayton, Central Square, Adams, Dexter,
Redfield, Glen Park, Herrings, Kring Point State Park and Chimney
Bluffs State Park.
This includes Interstate 81 between exits 32 and 51.
Conditions can deteriorate rapidly in winter weather situations. Be
prepared for snow or ice covered roads. Slow down and allow extra
time when traveling.
LAT...LON 4410 7517 4361 7511 4342 7553 4348 7581
4328 7587 4327 7661 4342 7662 4331 7671
4334 7671 4327 7695 4326 7745 4332 7738
4335 7681 4356 7645 4357 7628 4387 7635
4387 7650 4395 7634 4410 7643 4440 7586
TIME...MOT...LOC 1015Z 265DEG 36KT 4414 7654 4332 7734
FriesSpecial weather statement, Feb 19, 5:32 AM EST, 1 hour 28 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
532 AM EST Sat Feb 19 2022
NYZ001>003-010>012-019-020-085-191130-
Chautauqua-Cattaraugus-Southern
Erie-Wyoming-Orleans-Genesee-Monroe-Niagara-Northern Erie-
532 AM EST Sat Feb 19 2022
...AN AREA OF HEAVY SNOW WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN WYOMING...
NORTHWESTERN CATTARAUGUS...ERIE...NIAGARA...ORLEANS...NORTHEASTERN
CHAUTAUQUA...GENESEE AND NORTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTIES...
At 530 AM EST, an area of heavy snow was located along a line
extending from Middleport to 10 miles northwest of Lake Erie State
Park. Movement was east at 30 mph.
Locations impacted include...
Buffalo, Cheektowaga, Niagara Falls, West Seneca, North Tonawanda,
Clarence, Lockport, Lackawanna, Batavia, Kenmore, Depew, Amherst,
Tonawanda, Dunkirk, Fredonia, Lancaster, Hamburg, Brockport, East
Aurora and Medina.
This includes Interstate 90 between exits 59 and 47.
The snow will be accompanied by winds gusting over 40 mph. This will
cause significant blowing snow. Be prepared for hazardous driving
conditions. Consider delaying travel if you will be going through
this area of heavy snow.
LAT...LON 4253 7939 4259 7919 4272 7909 4280 7892
4293 7891 4299 7901 4306 7900 4308 7908
4314 7904 4323 7906 4333 7896 4337 7880
4332 7761 4239 7871 4244 7950
TIME...MOT...LOC 1030Z 258DEG 24KT 4323 7846 4251 7960
FriesSpecial weather statement, Feb 19, 6:07 AM EST, 53 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
607 AM EST Sat Feb 19 2022
NYZ001-002-010-019-085-191200-
Chautauqua-Southern Erie-Orleans-Niagara-Northern Erie-
607 AM EST Sat Feb 19 2022
...A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL AFFECT NORTHERN ERIE...NIAGARA...WESTERN
ORLEANS AND NORTHEASTERN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTIES...
At 604 AM EST, a band of very heavy snow and blowing snow was
located along a line extending from Grimsby, Ontario, to Long Point,
Ontario. Movement was east at 45 mph.
Locations impacted include...
Buffalo, Cheektowaga, Niagara Falls, West Seneca, North Tonawanda,
Clarence, Lockport, Lackawanna, Kenmore, Depew, Amherst, Tonawanda,
Dunkirk, Fredonia, Lancaster, Hamburg, Medina, Williamsville, Grand
Island and Evans.
This includes Interstate 90 between exits 59 and 49.
Visibilities are near zero in this band of heavy snow. The snow can
accumulate at a rate of one to two inches per hour or more in this
band of heavy snow. Be prepared for hazardous driving conditions.
Consider delaying travel if you will be going through this band of
heavy snow.
LAT...LON 4253 7939 4259 7919 4272 7909 4280 7892
4295 7892 4300 7902 4306 7900 4308 7908
4315 7904 4330 7909 4340 7864 4342 7811
4313 7842 4313 7846 4309 7846 4242 7919
4239 7961
TIME...MOT...LOC 1104Z 260DEG 46KT 4329 7937 4240 8033
FriesSpecial weather statement, Feb 19, 6:33 AM EST, 27 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
633 AM EST Sat Feb 19 2022
NYZ019-191200-
Chautauqua-
633 AM EST Sat Feb 19 2022
...A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY...
At 632 AM EST, a band of heavy snow and blowing snow was located
near North East, or 17 miles northeast of Erie, moving east at 50
mph.
Locations impacted include...
Fredonia, Westfield, Mayville, Clymer, Long Point State Park,
Chautauqua Institution, Lake Erie State Park, Findley Lake,
Chautauqua, Portland, Ripley, Stockton, Brocton, Mina, Arkwright,
French Creek, Sherman, Cassadaga, Sinclairville and Panama.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 90 between exits 61 and 60.
Interstate 86 between exits 4 and 10.
Visibilities are near zero in this band of heavy snow. The snow can
accumulate at a rate of one to two inches per hour or more in this
band of heavy snow. Be prepared for hazardous driving conditions.
Consider delaying travel if you will be going through this band of
heavy snow.
LAT...LON 4232 7977 4242 7955 4243 7916 4200 7940
4200 7976 4227 7976 4228 7973
TIME...MOT...LOC 1132Z 282DEG 43KT 4228 7981
FriesSpecial weather statement, Feb 19, 6:59 AM EST, 1 minute before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
659 AM EST Sat Feb 19 2022
NYZ001>004-010>014-019>021-085-191400-
Chautauqua-Allegany-Southern
Erie-Orleans-Wayne-Monroe-Niagara-Cattaraugus-Ontario-Livingston-
Wyoming-Genesee-Northern Erie-
659 AM EST Sat Feb 19 2022
...A BAND OF VERY HEAVY SNOW WILL RACE ACROSS WESTERN NEW YORK...
At 657 AM EST, a band of heavy snow with near whiteout conditions
was located along a line extending from Barker to near Westfield.
Movement was east at 45 mph.
Locations impacted include...
Buffalo, Rochester, Greece, Cheektowaga, Irondequoit, West Seneca,
North Tonawanda, Jamestown, Clarence, Chili, Lockport, Lackawanna,
Batavia, Kenmore, Depew, Amherst, Tonawanda, Olean, Geneva and
Dunkirk.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 390 between exits 4 and 12.
Interstate 90 between exits 61 and 42.
Interstate 86 between exits 4 and 33.
Visibilities are near zero in this band of heavy snow. Significant
blowing snow is also occurring. The snow can accumulate at a rate of
one to two inches per hour or more in this band of heavy snow. Be
prepared for hazardous driving conditions. Consider delaying travel
if you will be going through this band of heavy snow.
LAT...LON 4200 7976 4231 7977 4259 7919 4272 7909
4280 7892 4292 7890 4299 7901 4307 7901
4340 7865 4339 7775 4328 7754 4336 7678
4303 7675 4301 7696 4276 7697 4276 7731
4258 7737 4258 7766 4253 7772 4200 7775
TIME...MOT...LOC 1157Z 273DEG 38KT 4335 7854 4227 7960
FriesThe radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 lake-effect snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Lake-Effect Snow, Oswego
- When
- February 19, 7:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Oswego forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 43.464, -76.209 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Lake-Effect Snow
- Heavy snow in bands downwind of a large lake as cold air crosses warmer water.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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Sources
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