Lake Effect Snow Advisory

CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN

848 AM EST SAT NOV 24 2012

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST

TONIGHT...

.. LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES. MOST OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE...WITH LITTLE ALONG THE LAKE ERIE SHORE.

.. TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

.. ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES TODAY AND UP TO 2 INCHES TONIGHT.

.. WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

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

.. IMPACTS...MANY ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK... ESPECIALLY INLAND FROM LAKE ERIE. THIS WILL BE THE FIRST WINTER DRIVING MANY HAVE EXPERIENCED SINCE FEBRUARY. THOSE TRAVELING FOR THE HOLIDAY SHOULD ALLOW SOME EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.