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Here's the latest Special Weather Statement
...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT
THE AREA THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING.
STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON INTO
THE EARLY EVENING...ESPECIALLY DOWNWIND OF LAKE ERIE AND LAKE
ONTARIO WHERE FREQUENT GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH ARE LIKELY.
THE BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARD DRIVING CONDITIONS AS SNOW
DRIFTS ACROSS AREA ROADS AND CAUSE SHARP REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY
AT TIMES.
Here's the wind advisory from the National Weather Service:
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK... SPRINGVILLE 341 AM EST FRI JAN 4 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...MUCH OF WESTERN NEW YORK AND PORTIONS OF THE GENESEE VALLEY. * TIMING...TODAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES...POTENTIALLY CAUSING DAMAGE TO POWERLINES AND CAUSING LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES. IN ADDITION THE STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO HANDLE HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SECURE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AS THEY MAY BE BLOWN OVER AS WELL. 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.