LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 349 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 PM EST THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 PM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTHERN
SECTIONS OF THE BUFFALO METRO AREA LATE THIS EVENING...THEN SETTLE
ACROSS THE HEART OF THE METRO AREA EAST INTO GENESEE COUNTY LATE
TONIGHT. THE BAND IS EXPECTED TO SETTLE INTO THE BUFFALO
SOUTHTOWNS EAST TO THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF GENESEE
COUNTY ON THURSDAY. THE BAND IS EXPECTED TO SETTLE SOUTH OF THESE
AREAS THURSDAY EVENING.
EXPECT SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR IN THE MOST
INTENSE PORTION OF THIS BAND. IN ADDITION TO HEAVY SNOWFALL...
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH
SIGNIFICANT TO SEVERE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE WORST
CONDITIONS DURING THE DAY THURSDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE ACROSS THE
BUFFALO SOUTHTOWNS EAST TO GENESEE COUNTY...WITH SOMEWHAT BETTER
DRIVING CONDITIONS ACROSS THE NORTHTOWNS.
EXPECT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES TONIGHT IN THE MOST
PERSISTENT BANDS FROM THE BUFFALO METRO AREA EAST TO GENESEE
COUNTY. ON THURSDAY EXPECT UP TO A FOOT OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION
FROM THE BUFFALO SOUTHTOWNS EAST TO PORTIONS OF GENESEE COUNTY.
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 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.
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HIGH WIND WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 335 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THURSDAY...
A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THURSDAY.
SOUTHWEST WINDS BEHIND A DEPARTING COLD FRONT WILL INCREASE TO 30
TO 40 MPH THIS EVENING AND GUST UP TO 60 MPH THIS EVENING THROUGH
TONIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER
AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE
POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES BE EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO
WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS
OR UPDATES.
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LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 313 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009
...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
THURSDAY...
A LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
THURSDAY.
DEEP LOW PRESSURE CENTERED NEAR LAKE HURON WILL MOVE TO THE
NORTHEAST AND REACH WESTERN QUEBEC BY THURSDAY MORNING. SOUTHWEST
WINDS BEHIND THE LOW WILL INCREASE TO STORM FORCE LEVELS
AT THE EASTERN END OF LAKE ERIE THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT.
THIS WILL PRODUCE A VERY NOTICEABLE SURGE AND CAUSE LAKE ERIE
TO RISE TO AROUND 9 FEET ABOVE LOW WATER DATUM THIS EVENING.
FLOOD STAGE IS 8 FEET. A 9 FOOT STAGE WOULD CAUSE FLOODING EVEN
ALONG THE UPPER NIAGARA RIVER. THE LAKE LEVELS WILL RECEDE A BIT
AFTER THE INITIAL HIGH SURGE...BUT THE LEVELS WILL REMAIN HIGH
RIGHT INTO THURSDAY ALONG WITH CRASHING WAVES..
A LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING MEANS LAKESHORE FLOODING IS OCCURRING...
IMMINENT...OR EXPECTED TO OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 12 HOURS. PEOPLE
IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY. LISTEN TO LOCAL RADIO...TELEVISION...OR NOAA
WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
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TJP
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