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- Meterologist Kirk Apfel, National Weather Service
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To the South: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua counties. Southern Erie County: 2 to 3 inches today 3 to 5 inches tonight. Totals 4-8 in by tomorrow night |
To the North: Niagara, Orleans, and Genesee Counties & Northern Erie County: 4 to 7 inches today 3 to 6 inches tonight Total: 4-8 inches by tomorrow night Greatest snow totals expected closer to Lake Ontario. Icy everywhere |
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Southern Erie County, and the Southern Tier | Northeast and the Ontario Shore
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT For western portions of the southern tier and the Wyoming and Boston Hills. A WINTRY MIXTURE OF RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH 4 PM. ONCE THE PRECIPITATION CHANGES OVER TO SNOW...IT WILL BEGIN TO ACCUMULATE ON UNTREATED SURFACES...AND WILL RESULT IN SLICK SPOTS ON AREA ROADWAYS. |
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT For the Northern portions of the Niagara Frontier, along the Lake Ontario Shore and to the east. ONE MORE PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW WILL MOVE FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE NIAGARA FRONTIER THROUGH EARLY EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES WILL INCREASE TO 1 TO 1.5 INCHES PER HOUR AS THIS BAND CROSSES THE REGION. THE HEAVY SNOW SHOULD LAST FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AT ANY ONE LOCATION. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...TEMPERATURES HAVE DROPPED RAPIDLY THROUGH THE 20S. THIS WILL RESULT IN NUMEROUS ICY SPOTS ON UNTREATED ROADS AS WATER AND SLUSH FREEZES. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION AND ALLOW PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. ROADS WHICH HAVE BEEN CLEARED WILL RAPIDLY DETERIORATE AGAIN AS THIS BAND OF HEAVY SNOW MOVES THROUGH.
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Here's the complete advisory for Northern Erie, Niagara, Orleans and Genesee counties.
NYZ001-002-010-011-090430-/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130209T1000Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO... BATAVIA
327 PM EST FRI FEB 8 2013
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST
SATURDAY...
.. LOCATIONS...NIAGARA FRONTIER.
.. TIMING...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.
.. HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW.
.. ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES...MAINLY THIS EVENING.
.. VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.
.. IMPACTS...VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. EXPECT THE WORST CONDITIONS FROM MID MORNING TO EARLY EVENING WHEN SNOWFALL RATES MAY EXCEED AN INCH PER HOUR. IT IS DURING THIS TIME THAT THE BULK OF THE SNOW WILL FALL.
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.REPORTNOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX
Here's the complete advisory for Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua,Wyoming , & Southern Erie Counties.
NYZ012014-019021-085-090430-
/O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130209T1000Z/
WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA... JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
327 PM EST FRI FEB 8 2013
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST
SATURDAY...
.. LOCATIONS...WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER...WESTERN FINGER LAKES...AND SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES.
.. TIMING...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.
.. HAZARDS...SNOW.
.. ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES.
.. VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.
.. IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING.
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 FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.
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.REPORTNOAA.GOV... POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX