LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 1025 PM EST MON DEC 28 2009
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST
TUESDAY...
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST
TUESDAY.
THE ARCTIC FRONT CROSSED THE AREA IN THE EARLY EVENING AND NOW THE
WEATHER PATTERN HAS EVOLVED INTO NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED
BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW. WE EXPECT 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW
ACCUMULATION IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS OVERNIGHT AND
ANOTHER 3 TO 5 INCHES TUESDAY.
THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 40 MPH
WILL CREATE FREQUENT WHITEOUTS AND VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY.
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. 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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