LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 418 AM EST WED DEC 16 2009
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
THIS EVENING...
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES OF
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACROSS THE WESTERN MOHAWK VALLEY AND SOUTHERN
TUG HILL PLATEAU OF CENTRAL NEW YORK TODAY. THIS ADVISORY
INCLUDES THE SYRACUSE METROPOLITAN AREA.
SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCH PER HOUR...COMBINED WITH BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE POOR VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. DRIVING
MAY BECOME DIFFICULT AND ALL TRAVELING ARE ENCOURAGED TO USE
EXTREME CAUTION AS AREA ROADWAYS BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL SHIFT SOUTH OF THE REGION AND WEAKEN TONIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE
INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING.
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