LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1023 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SATURDAY...
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SATURDAY.
A BAND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL REMAIN OVER EXTREME SOUTHERN
ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. THE MOST
PERSISTENT SNOW IS EXPECTED ALONG CATTARAUGUS CREEK FROM GOWANDA TO
SPRINGVILLE AND CHAFEE...EAST INTO ARCADE AND BLISS. THE BAND MAY
OCCASIONALLY DRIFT A LITTLE FURTHER NORTH INTO THE SOUTHERN
PORTIONS OF THE BOSTON HILLS.
SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY IN THE MOST
INTENSE PORTION OF THIS BAND. THE COMBINATION OF THE HEAVY
SNOWFALL AND CONTINUED WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
EXPECT STORM TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING WHERE THE
LAKE EFFECT SNOW PERSISTS THE LONGEST.
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 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.
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