Purpose of this posting: Hazardous weather is approaching Buffalo, NY Current Conditions in Nearby Blooming Valley, PA
Winter Storm Watch
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1133 AM EST SAT DEC 11 2010
OHZ010>014-020>023-033-089-PAZ001>003-112300-
/O.CON.KCLE.WS.A.0005.101212T1800Z-101216T0100Z/
LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-MEDINA-SUMMIT-
PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-MAHONING-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-
SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON...
JEFFERSON...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...YOUNGSTOWN...
ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE
1133 AM EST SAT DEC 11 2010
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK NEAR LAKE ERIE LATE TONIGHT INTO
SUNDAY. IN THE WAKE OF THE STORM SYSTEM VERY COLD AIR WILL
ARRIVE ON GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS. THE LAKE EFFECT MACHINE WILL
BEGIN LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING WITH SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL EXPECTED ACROSS AN AREA NORTH OF A LINE FROM OBERLIN TO
MEDINA TO AROUND YOUNGSTOWN. THE HEAVIEST LAKE EFFECT SNOWS SHOULD
BE LOCATED ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE WATCH ON MONDAY THEN
WOBBLE EASTWARD MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. A GENERAL
2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL MAY OCCUR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
BEFORE THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW DEVELOPS. SNOWFALL TOTALS ACROSS ALL
OF THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BE A FOOT OR MORE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE
USUAL HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS OF NORTHEAST OHIO INTO NORTHWEST
PENNSYLVANIA COULD SEE 2 OR MORE FEET OF SNOWFALL. THE STRONG
WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE
SNOW...ESPECIALLY MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. WIND GUSTS MAY BE AS HIGH
AS 50 MPH SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO ASSIST
IN KEEPING WIND CHILLS IN A RANGE FROM ZERO TO 15 DEGREES BELOW
ZERO THROUGH TUESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE. IF YOU
ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING
WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR
YOUR FAVORITE WEATHER SOURCE FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND POSSIBLE
WARNINGS.
