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The National Weather Service has upgraded the warnings for the winter weather expected through Saturday evening now....
Now in effect through 7pm Saturday: WINTER STORM WARNING for snow and blowing snow for Southern Erie, Wyoming, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus and Allegany Counties.
Also, through 4pm, a WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY for snow and blowing snow for Northern Erie, Niagara, Orleans, and Genesee Counties.
THE COMPLETE WARNINGS:
.WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SATURDAY....
* LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN ERIE...WYOMING...CHAUTAUQUA...
CATTARAUGUS...AND ALLEGANY COUNTIES. GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS
EXPECTED ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN.
* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.
* HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH.
* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL
PRODUCE VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS HIGHER
TERRAIN. EXPECT SNOW COVERED ROADS AND VERY POOR VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW 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.
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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 4 PM FRIDAY TO 4 PM EST SATURDAY.
* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN ERIE...NIAGARA...ORLEANS...AND GENESEE
COUNTIES.
* TIMING...LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 3 INCHES FRIDAY NIGHT...AND 2 TO 3 INCHES
SATURDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES. GREATEST
AMOUNTS EXPECTED INLAND FROM THE LAKESHORES.
* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH PRODUCING BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.
* VISIBILITIES...DOWN TO A HALF MILE AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL
AT TIMES. EXPECT SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT, THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES
THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED.