WEATHER ALERT: Lake Effect Snow Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
400 PM EST THU NOV 25 2010
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WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
400 PM EST THU NOV 25 2010
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 4 PM
EST SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 4 PM EST
SATURDAY. THIS UPGRADES THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH WHICH WAS
PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT.
* LOCATIONS: HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF
SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES.
* TIMING: A BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. THIS BAND MAY LIFT NORTH OF THE AREA FOR A TIME
FRIDAY EVENING BEFORE SETTLING BACK SOUTH INTO THE REGION LATER
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED FROM
LATER FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
* ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
IN AREAS WHERE LAKE EFFECT SNOW PERSISTS THE LONGEST. SNOWFALL
RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MOST INTENSE
PORTION OF THIS BAND.
* WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40
MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.
* VISIBILITIES: VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT
TIMES IN HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
* IMPACTS: HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE
VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES.
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. 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.
