LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 936 AM EST TUE DEC 15 2009
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST
THIS AFTERNOON...
* LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIEST FROM AROUND 9AM
THROUGH 3 PM.
* SNOWFALL RATES AROUND A HALF INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE.
* VISIBILITIES WILL BE LOCALLY BELOW A HALF MILE IN THE HEAVIER
SNOW SHOWERS.
* ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH 2 PM WILL BE IN THE 1 TO 4INCH
RANGE.
* STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES BY LATE
THIS AFTERNOON.
IMPACTS...
* ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY.
* COMMUTING TIMES WILL BE LONGER THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
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.
$$
WDM
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