LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 1200 PM EST MON NOV 30 2009
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO NOON EST
TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO NOON EST TUESDAY.
A BAND OF MODERATE TO POSSIBLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP
OVER LAKE ERIE AFTER MIDNIGHT. THIS BAND WILL BECOME BETTER
ORGANIZED DURING THE WEE HOURS OF TUESDAY MORNING AS IT WILL
EXTEND ACROSS THE MOST POPULATED PORTION OF THE NIAGARA FRONTIER.
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 GENERALLY RANGING FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES. THE BAND
WILL ALSO LIKELY PRODUCE SOME THUNDER AND LIGHTNING AT TIMES.
THE SNOW BAND WILL SETTLE TO THE SOUTH OF THE BUFFALO METRO AREA
DURING THE COURSE OF TUESDAY MORNING.
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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RSH
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