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Thursday, December 2, 2010

(CONTINUATION) Lake Effect Snow Warning issued December 02 at 3:20PM EST expiring December 02 at 11:00PM EST by NWS Buffalo



...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: NORTHERN ERIE AND GENESEE COUNTIES...PRIMARILY SOUTH BUFFALO INTO THE BUFFALO SOUTHTOWNS AND EASTERN SUBURBS INTO WESTERN GENESEE COUNTY. * TIMING: CONTINUES THROUGH MID TO LATE EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES IN MOST PERSISTENT BANDS. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL REACH 3 FEET IN THE HARDEST HIT AREAS. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL PRODUCE VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. SOME ROADS MAY BE NEARLY IMPASSABLE AT TIMES DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND TRAFFIC. THE HEAVY WET NATURE OF THE SNOW WILL BRING DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND PRODUCE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

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. IF YOU LOOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED...AND ONLY USE THEM IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. 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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