HIGH WIND WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 946 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THURSDAY...
A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THURSDAY.
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH LATER THIS EVENING.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER
AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE
POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES BE EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO
WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS
OR UPDATES.
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SFM
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 953 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY
TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY...
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY
TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS
THE NORTHEAST PORTION OF OSWEGO COUNTY ON THE TUG HILL. LAKE
EFFECT SNOW WILL SETTLE SOUTH INTO THE NORTHERN HALF OF OSWEGO
COUNTY THURSDAY NIGHT WITH PERIODS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW CONTINUING
THROUGH SATURDAY.
EXPECT SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR TO DEVELOP IN THE
MOST INTENSE PORTION OF THIS BAND. IN ADDITION TO HEAVY
SNOWFALL... STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES
WITH SIGNIFICANT TO SEVERE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS
PORTIONS OF NORTHERN OSWEGO COUNTY...WITH 3 TO 4 FEET POSSIBLE ON
THE TUG HILL PLATEAU 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 BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. TRAVEL WILL BE
EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...AND SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE AT
TIMES. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ACROSS THE
NORTHERN HALF OF OSWEGO COUNTY. 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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