LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 1220 AM EST THU DEC 17 2009
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS
MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS ISSUED A LAKE
EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS
MORNING.
A PERSISTENT...NARROW BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW HAS SET UP FROM SOUTHEAST
TOMPKINS COUNTY INTO SOUTHWEST BROOME COUNTY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF
3 TO 4 INCHES HAVE FALLEN OVER THE PAST 2 HOURS IN PORTIONS OF
SOUTHWEST BROOME COUNTY. INTENSE SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES
PER HOUR WILL LIKELY CONTINUE ACROSS THESE AREAS THROUGH DAYBREAK.
LOCATIONS FROM CAROLINE CENTER...BROOKTONDALE...NEWARK
VALLEY...MAINE AND JOHNSON CITY MAY QUICKLY PICK UP AN ADDITIONAL
2 TO 4 INCHES BEFORE THE BAND SHIFTS SOUTH. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS
OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE
INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING.
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PN/CG
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