LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1010 PM EST THU DEC 10 2009
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
SATURDAY...
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
SATURDAY.
A BROAD AREA OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER MOST
OF JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES. EXPECT THE BAND TO THEN SINK
SOUTH INTO THE CENTRAL TUG HILL REGION OVERNIGHT. ON FRIDAY THE
BAND MAY SINK A LITTLE FURTHER SOUTH INTO CENTRAL OSWEGO COUNTY
AND THE SOUTHERN REACHES OF THE TUG HILL FOR AWHILE IN THE MORNING
BEFORE IT MOVES BACK NORTH INTO THE CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE TUG
HILL BY THE END OF THE DAY.
EXPECT SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR IN THE MOST
INTENSE PORTION OF THIS BAND. RATES ON THE TUG HILL MAY REACH
2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ACROSS THE TUG HILL. IN ADDITION TO HEAVY
SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT
TIMES WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
LOWER ELEVATIONS IN THE SOUTHERN HALF OF JEFFERSON AND MUCH OF
LEWIS COUNTY. 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 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.
$$
WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 1006 PM EST THU DEC 10 2009
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY.
WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUST UP TO
45 MPH THEN WEAKEN SLOWLY LATER TONIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.
$$
JJP
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