LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 349 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 7 AM
EST SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 7 AM EST
SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER LAKE ERIE BY LATE
THIS EVENING THEN MOVE INLAND INTO WESTERN CHAUTAUQUA AND EXTREME
NORTHWEST CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY.
PERIODS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE FROM THURSDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...MAINLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN
SECTIONS OF CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY AND THE NORTHERN HALF OF CATTARAUGUS
COUNTY.
SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY IN THE MOST
INTENSE PORTION OF THIS BAND. IN ADDITION TO HEAVY SNOWFALL...
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH NEAR
ZERO VISIBILITY IN SIGNIFICANT TO SEVERE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW.
EXPECT STORM TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING WHERE LAKE
EFFECT SNOW PERSISTS THE LONGEST.
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. 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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HIGH WIND WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 335 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 BEHIND A DEPARTING COLD FRONT WILL INCREASE TO
30 TO 40 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH
WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT.
STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH THE
HIGHEST GUSTS EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND NEAR LAKE ERIE.
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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LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 313 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009
...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
THURSDAY...
A LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
THURSDAY.
DEEP LOW PRESSURE CENTERED NEAR LAKE HURON WILL MOVE TO THE
NORTHEAST AND REACH WESTERN QUEBEC BY THURSDAY MORNING. SOUTHWEST
WINDS BEHIND THE LOW WILL INCREASE TO STORM FORCE LEVELS
AT THE EASTERN END OF LAKE ERIE THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT.
THIS WILL PRODUCE A VERY NOTICEABLE SURGE AND CAUSE LAKE ERIE
TO RISE TO AROUND 9 FEET ABOVE LOW WATER DATUM THIS EVENING.
FLOOD STAGE IS 8 FEET. A 9 FOOT STAGE WOULD CAUSE FLOODING EVEN
ALONG THE UPPER NIAGARA RIVER. THE LAKE LEVELS WILL RECEDE A BIT
AFTER THE INITIAL HIGH SURGE...BUT THE LEVELS WILL REMAIN HIGH
RIGHT INTO THURSDAY ALONG WITH CRASHING WAVES..
A LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING MEANS LAKESHORE FLOODING IS OCCURRING...
IMMINENT...OR EXPECTED TO OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 12 HOURS. PEOPLE
IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY. LISTEN TO LOCAL RADIO...TELEVISION...OR NOAA
WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
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TJP
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