HIGH WIND WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 946 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 RUN 30 TO 40
MPH TONIGHT AND GUST UP TO 60 MPH 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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LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 953 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST
THURSDAY...
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST
THURSDAY.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE CITY AND NORTH
TOWNS SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN SETTLE SLOWLY SOUTH 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 2 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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LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1048 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 HAS CAUSED LAKE ERIE TO RISE
TO AROUND 8 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.
$$
SFM
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