LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 356 PM EST FRI DEC 11 2009
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
SATURDAY...
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
SATURDAY.
AN INTENSE BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL OSWEGO COUNTY TONIGHT...POSSIBLY SETTLING A
LITTLE FURTHER SOUTH OVERNIGHT.
EXPECT SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR IN THE MOST
INTENSE PORTION OF THIS BAND...WITH RATES POSSIBLY REACHING 4
INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES. THE COMBINATION OF THE HEAVY SNOWFALL
AND CONTINUED WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT IN
THE MOST PERSISTENT SNOWS. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 FEET
ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN OSWEGO COUNTY...WITH UP
TO 4 FEET POSSIBLE ON THE TUG HILL PLATEAU BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
VERY LITTLE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHERN
PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
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. 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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