HIGH WIND WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 946 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THURSDAY...
A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THURSDAY.
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH OVERNIGHT WITH SOME
GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER
AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE
POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES BE EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO
WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS
OR UPDATES.
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LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 953 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM THURSDAY
TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY...
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM THURSDAY
TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FROM WATERTOWN NORTH TO
THE THOUSAND ISLANDS REGION LATE TONIGHT...THEN SETTLE INTO THE
WATERTOWN AREA AND MUCH OF CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTY THURSDAY.
THIS BAND WILL ALSO EXTEND INTO THE NORTHERN HALF OF LEWIS
COUNTY. HEAVY SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE TUG
HILL REGION DURING THE DAY.
EXPECT SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR TO DEVELOP IN THE
MOST INTENSE PORTION OF THIS BAND. IN ADDITION TO HEAVY
SNOWFALL... STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES
WITH SIGNIFICANT TO SEVERE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
THE BAND IS EXPECTED TO SETTLE ACROSS THE TUG HILL REGION
THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF
1 TO 2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL JEFFERSON AND NORTHERN
LEWIS COUNTIES. ACROSS THE TUG HILL PLATEAU REGION...STORM TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS MAY EXCEED 4 FEET BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
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. IN ADDITION
TO HEAVY SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT TO
SEVERE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THIS WILL CREATE BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. TRAVEL WILL BE
EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...AND SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE AT
TIMES. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR
RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.
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.
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