LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 450 AM EST FRI DEC 11 2009
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SATURDAY...
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SATURDAY.
A BAND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL REMAIN OVER THE BOSTON
HILLS TO WYOMING COUNTY TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH MORE OCCASIONAL
LIGHTER SNOWS FOUND FURTHER TO THE NORTH.
SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH OR SO PER HOUR ARE LIKELY IN THE MOST
INTENSE PORTION OF THIS BAND. THE COMBINATION OF THE
HEAVY SNOWFALL AND CONTINUED WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW.
EXPECT STORM TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING WHERE THE
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 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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