LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 444 PM EST THU DEC 10 2009
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST
THIS EVENING...
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING.
A BAND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE FROM THE BUFFALO
SOUTHTOWNS EAST ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN GENESEE COUNTY.
EXPECT THIS BAND TO REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH EARLY
EVENING BEFORE SETTLING FARTHER SOUTH INTO THE MORE DISTANT
SOUTHTOWNS LATER THIS EVENING...FINALLY MOVING OUT OF THE AREA BY
LATE EVENING.
EXPECT SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR IN THE MOST
INTENSE PORTION OF THIS BAND. IN ADDITION TO HEAVY SNOWFALL...
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE ACROSS THE BUFFALO SOUTHTOWNS EAST TO THE SOUTHERN
HALF OF GENESEE COUNTY...WITH MUCH BETTER DRIVING CONDITIONS
ACROSS THE NORTHTOWNS.
STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
THE BUFFALO SOUTHTOWNS AND ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF GENESEE
COUNTY...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS THE HEART OF THE METRO AREA.
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 NEAR 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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WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 312 PM EST THU DEC 10 2009
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY.
WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUST UP TO
45 MPH THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN SLOWLY
LATER TONIGHT.
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. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.
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