Traffic and Weather Together.
Spotty dense fog continues to leave motorists in thedark this morning with the highest problems for drivers near Porter / Packard Roads inthe Town of Niagara, River Road / Niagara Street in Town of Tonawanda.
If your traveling North on the Thruway - Slow Down Immediately! Give More Distance between yourself and others as the visiblitity will decrease to near zero once you enter Niagara County north of Grand Island.
Niagara County has it's own problems, deep ditches, stupid deer and limited sight distances in areas, such as the curves and hills in Lockport, on Route 31, and 104 all make fo an exciting experience.
Video captures are below, as is the most current NWS Weather Advisory.
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
332 AM EST SAT NOV 13 2010
...DENSE FOG WILL LIFT THIS MORNING...
.DENSE FOG WHICH HAS BEEN PERSISTENT ACROSS THE WESTERN END OF
LAKE ONTARIO AND PORTIONS OF NIAGARA AND ORLEANS COUNTIES WILL
BURN OFF SLOWLY THIS MORNING.
NYZ001-002-131500-
/O.CON.KBUF.FG.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-101113T1500Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA
332 AM EST SAT NOV 13 2010
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING.
DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE TRAVEL PROBLEMS FOR AWHILE THIS
MORNING BUT IMPROVEMENT IS EXPECTED BY MID MORNING. VISIBILITY
WILL BE A QUARTER MILE OR LESS...ESPECIALLY CLOSER TO THE NIAGARA
RIVER AND THE LAKE ONTARIO SHORE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN DENSE FOG WILL SUBSTANTIALLY
REDUCE VISIBILITIES... RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS
IN SOME AREAS. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE CAUTION AND SLOW
DOWN... AS OBJECTS ON AND NEAR ROADWAYS WILL BE SEEN ONLY AT
CLOSE RANGE.
