Lake Effect Snow Warning In Effect
…LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY. THE
LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* LOCATIONS…WYOMING…CATTARAUGUS…CHAUTAUQUA AND SOUTHERN ERIE
COUNTIES. STEADIEST SNOWS IN THE BOSTON HILLS AND ALONG THE
CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE…WITH LESSER ACCUMULATIONS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE
LAKESHORE.
* TIMING…THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* ACCUMULATIONS…4 TO 7 INCHES TONIGHT…2 TO 3 INCHES
WEDNESDAY…AND 2 TO 4 INCHES WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* WINDS…WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
* VISIBILITIES…AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS…SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH
SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. WORST CONDITIONS
ACROSS THE BOSTON HILLS AND ALONG THE CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.
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.REPORT@NOAA.GOV…POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE…OR TWEET…USING THE HASHTAG
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