LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 1028 PM EST SUN NOV 29 2009
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST
TUESDAY...
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST
TUESDAY.
WET LAKE EFFECT SNOW MAY PRODUCE A DIFFICULT MORNING COMMUTE FOR
PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. A BAND OF MODERATE TO POSSIBLY
HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER LAKE ERIE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THIS BAND WILL BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED BEFORE DAYBREAK TUESDAY
MORNING AS IT EXTENDS ACROSS THE BUFFALO METRO AREA. THE BAND
COULD INCLUDE THE LAKE SHORE AREA OF CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY.
SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE INCH PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE UNDER THE
MAIN SNOW BAND WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS LATE TONIGHT AND
TUESDAY MORNING RANGING FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT
BANDS. SOME RAIN MAY MIX IN AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE LAKE
ERIE SHORE WHERE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LOWER.
SOME THUNDER AND LIGHTNING MAY ALSO OCCUR AT TIMES WITHIN THIS
BAND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
THE LAKE EFFECT BAND IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT ONSHORE INTO CHAUTAUQUA
AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES DURING THE COURSE OF TUESDAY MORNING.
THIS MAY PRODUCE SEVERAL INCHES OF QUICK ACCUMULATION ALONG THE
CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE AND THE BOSTON HILLS. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS
THEN EXPECTED TO PUSH FURTHER INLAND AND BREAK APART BY LATE
MORNING OR MIDDAY.
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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HITCHCOCK
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