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Buffalo (WBEN) -- The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm WARNING for all of WNY for Wednesday afternoon through Thursday afternoon.
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WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
351 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY...
.. LOCATIONS...THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER AND SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES.
.. TIMING...THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING. HEAVIEST SNOW THROUGH MID OVERNIGHT.
.. HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
.. ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES THIS AFTERNOON...6 TO 12 INCHES TONIGHT...AND AN INCH OR LESS THURSDAY....LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES.
.. WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH.
.. VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW.
.. IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL PRODUCE VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR OVERNIGHT WILL MAINTAIN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND VERY POOR VISIBILITY.
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA
351 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY...
.. LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN NIAGARA FRONTIER...GENESEE VALLEY AND FINGER LAKES.
.. TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. HEAVIEST SNOW THROUGH MID OVERNIGHT.
.. HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
.. ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 2 INCHES THIS AFTERNOON...6 TO 12 INCHES
TONIGHT...AND UP TO 2 INCHES THURSDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES. GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE SOUTH OF BUFFALO AND ROCHESTER.
.. WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH.
.. VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW.
.. IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL PRODUCE VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR OVERNIGHT WILL MAINTAIN 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/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.