LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1006 AM EST THU DEC 31 2009
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
EST SUNDAY.
FREEZING DRIZZLE HAS COME TO AN END ACROSS THE AREA...AND THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. USE CAUTION
IF WALKING OR DRIVING ON UNTREATED SURFACES TODAY...AS MANY AREAS
MAY STILL HAVE A THIN GLAZE OF ICE.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST
THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEKEND. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS INTERIOR AREAS
SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90. WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR 30 MPH WILL CAUSE
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL STALL OVER THE NORTHEAST STATES THIS
WEEKEND... KEEPING THE AREA ENTRENCHED IN A COLD NORTHERLY FLOW
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
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
AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.
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