LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 356 PM EST THU DEC 10 2009
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
SATURDAY...
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
SATURDAY.
A SINGLE INTENSE BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY OR DRIFT SLIGHTLY SOUTH ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
TUG HILL REGION TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT EXTREME
SOUTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY AND THE SOUTHERN HALF OF LEWIS COUNTY.
EXPECT SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR IN THE MOST
INTENSE PORTION OF THIS BAND...WITH RATES ON THE TUG HILL
POSSIBLY REACHING 4 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES. THE COMBINATION OF
THE HEAVY SNOWFALL AND CONTINUED WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE
NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW.
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 FEET IN
THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY
AND THE SOUTHERN HALF OF LEWIS COUNTY. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS
OF 2 TO 3 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS IN THE
SOUTHERN HALF OF JEFFERSON AND MUCH OF LEWIS COUNTY. ACROSS THE
TUG HILL PLATEAU REGION...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS MAY EXCEED 4
FEET BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
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 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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