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Buffalo (WBEN) -- The National Weather Service has issued a WIND ADVISORY from 1 p.m. Thursday through 1 a.m. Friday for Southern Erie and Chautauqua counties..... and a WINTER STORM WATCH from Friday morning through Saturday afternoon for Southern Erie, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Wyoming, and Allegany counties.
Details listed below
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 1 AM EST FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 1 AM EST FRIDAY.
.. LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES...WITH THE
STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED FROM JUST DOWNWIND OF THE CHAUTAUQUA
RIDGE TO THE LAKE ERIE SHORELINE.
.. WINDS...SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
.. IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY BRING DOWN A FEW TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO HANDLE HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY CORRIDOR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.
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WINTER STORM WATCH
WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
333 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
.. LOCATIONS...WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER...SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING
COUNTIES.
.. TIMING...FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
.. HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
.. ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES FRIDAY...4 TO 6 INCHES FRIDAY
NIGHT...3 TO 5 INCHES SATURDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO
13 INCHES. GREATEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN.
.. WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT AND SATURDAY.
.. IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE STARTING ON FRIDAY. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY SATURDAY. EXPECT SNOW COVERED ROADS AND VERY POOR VISIBILITY.
.. FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...THERE REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH THE EXACT TRACK OF THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. A SMALL CHANGE IN THE EXPECTED TRACK MAY ALTER EXPECTED SNOWFALL AMOUNTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
