...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THIS UPGRADES THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...NIAGARA AND ERIE COUNTIES. HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED NORTHEAST OF BUFFALO AND EAST OF NIAGARA FALLS AND ALSO IN THE BOSTON HILLS. * TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AT TIMES.
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 LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.
