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.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOKNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SATURDAY...THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK..DAY ONE...TONIGHT. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY..DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THEINTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. Weather Summary:Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Southwest wind around 10 mph.Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming east.Saturday Night: A chance of rain, mainly after 3am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 31. Southeast wind between 9 and 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.Sunday: Rain before 3pm, then rain and snow between 3pm and 4pm, then snow after 4pm. High near 39. Southeast wind between 14 and 17 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.Sunday Night: Rain and snow showers likely, becoming all snow after 7pm. Cloudy, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a west wind between 11 and 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.Monday: Snow showers likely, mainly after 11am. Cloudy, with a high near 25. Chance of precipitation is 70%.Monday Night: Snow showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 12. Chance of precipitation is 70%.Tuesday: A chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 18. Chance of precipitation is 50%.Tuesday Night: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Chance of precipitation is 40%.Wednesday: A chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 22. Chance of precipitation is 40%.Wednesday Night: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Chance of precipitation is 40%.Thursday: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. Chance of precipitation is 30%.Thursday Night: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Chance of precipitation is 30%.Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. Jumping out of a moving car when you know other cars can not stop, not smart.
