LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1011 AM EST MON DEC 28 2009
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY. THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE LAKE EFFECT
SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
GENERAL SNOWFALL WILL EVOLVE INTO BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW THIS
AFTERNOON. THIS ACTIVITY WILL FOCUS ON SOUTHERN JEFFERSON AND MUCH
OF LEWIS COUNTY UNTIL A SHARP COLD FRONT CROSSES THE REGION THIS
EVENING. ANOTHER BURST OF SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT ALONG WITH
STRONG WINDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOWS WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE AREA
OVERNIGHT. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
WILL EXCEED 6 INCHES IN AREAS OF MOST PERSISTENT SNOW...BRINGING
STORM TOTALS TO OVER A FOOT. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW NORTHWEST
WINDS GUSTING UP TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE FREQUENT WHITEOUTS AND VERY
DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT.
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. 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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