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WWUS41 KBUF 200840
WSWBUF
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
340 AM EST MON JAN 20 2025
NYZ001>003-202045-
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NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NIAGARA FALLS, MEDINA, AND ROCHESTER
340 AM EST MON JAN 20 2025
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 4 TO
8 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. THE GREATEST AMOUNTS
WILL BE NORTH OF ROUTE 104.
* WHERE...NIAGARA, ORLEANS, AND MONROE COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL
IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DURING LAKE EFFECT SNOW, THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM BANDS OF LOCALLY
HEAVY SNOW WITH GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO DRY CONDITIONS JUST
A FEW MILES AWAY. BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN WEATHER,
VISIBILITY, AND ROAD CONDITIONS.
NYZ012-020-085-202045-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-250122T1500Z/
WYOMING-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WARSAW, OLEAN, ORCHARD PARK, AND
SPRINGVILLE
340 AM EST MON JAN 20 2025
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 1 TO
2 FEET IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. THE GREATEST AMOUNTS ARE
EXPECTED FROM FAR NORTHWESTERN CATTARAUGUS COUNTY...ACROSS SOME OF
THE BUFFALO SOUTHTOWNS SUCH AS HAMBURG, ORCHARD PARK, AND EAST
AURORA...TO FAR NORTHWESTERN WYOMING COUNTY.
* WHERE...WYOMING, CATTARAUGUS, AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE HEAVIEST AND MOST IMPACTFUL
SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED BETWEEN TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND
DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DURING LAKE EFFECT SNOW, THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM BANDS OF LOCALLY
HEAVY SNOW WITH GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO DRY CONDITIONS JUST
A FEW MILES AWAY. BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN WEATHER,
VISIBILITY, AND ROAD CONDITIONS.
NYZ019-202045-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-250122T1500Z/
CHAUTAUQUA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF JAMESTOWN
340 AM EST MON JAN 20 2025
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 10 TO
20 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS ACROSS THE NORTHERN
HALF OF THE COUNTY. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH WILL ALSO
PRODUCE SOME LOCALIZED BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW NEAR THE
LAKESHORE.
* WHERE...CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY, MAINLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE
COUNTY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE HEAVIEST AND MOST IMPACTFUL
SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED BETWEEN TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY
AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DURING LAKE EFFECT SNOW, THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM BANDS OF LOCALLY
HEAVY SNOW WITH GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO DRY CONDITIONS JUST
A FEW MILES AWAY. BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN WEATHER,
VISIBILITY, AND ROAD CONDITIONS.
NYZ010-011-202045-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.250120T1500Z-250122T0900Z/
NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BUFFALO AND BATAVIA
340 AM EST MON JAN 20 2025
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS
MORNING TO 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
10 TO 29 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS, WITH THE
GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS FROM SOUTH BUFFALO ACROSS THE BUFFALO
SOUTHTOWNS INTO SOUTHWESTERN GENESEE COUNTY.
* WHERE...NORTHERN ERIE AND GENESEE COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE HEAVIEST
AND MOST IMPACTFUL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED BETWEEN TONIGHT AND
TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY
AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DURING LAKE EFFECT SNOW, THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM BANDS OF LOCALLY
HEAVY SNOW WITH GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO DRY CONDITIONS JUST
A FEW MILES AWAY. BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN WEATHER,
VISIBILITY, AND ROAD CONDITIONS.
NYZ006-202045-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.250120T1800Z-250122T1800Z/
OSWEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OSWEGO
340 AM EST MON JAN 20 2025
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 1
TO 2 FEET IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS, MAINLY ACROSS THE
NORTHERN HALF OF THE COUNTY.
* WHERE...OSWEGO COUNTY.
* WHEN...FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE
HEAVIEST AND MOST IMPACTFUL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED BETWEEN TONIGHT
AND TUESDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY
AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DURING LAKE EFFECT SNOW, THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM BANDS OF LOCALLY
HEAVY SNOW WITH GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO DRY CONDITIONS JUST
A FEW MILES AWAY. BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN WEATHER,
VISIBILITY, AND ROAD CONDITIONS.
NYZ007-008-202045-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.250120T1800Z-250122T1200Z/
JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WATERTOWN AND LOWVILLE
340 AM EST MON JAN 20 2025
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 2
TO 3 FEET IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS, WITH THE GREATEST
ACCUMULATIONS FROM THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TUG HILL TO THE
WATERTOWN AREA.
* WHERE...JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE
HEAVIEST AND MOST IMPACTFUL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED BETWEEN TONIGHT
AND TUESDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY
AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DURING LAKE EFFECT SNOW, THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM BANDS OF LOCALLY
HEAVY SNOW WITH GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO DRY CONDITIONS JUST
A FEW MILES AWAY. BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN WEATHER,
VISIBILITY, AND ROAD CONDITIONS.
NYZ004-005-202045-
/O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-250121T0000Z/
WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEWARK AND FAIR HAVEN
340 AM EST MON JAN 20 2025
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...LAKE EFFECT SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 4 TO 8
INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS, WITH THE GREATEST
AMOUNTS NORTH OF ROUTE 104.
* WHERE...WAYNE AND NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL
IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL FALL IN RELATIVELY NARROW BANDS. IF TRAVELING,
BE PREPARED FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING ROAD CONDITIONS AND VISIBILITIES.
SUBMIT SNOW REPORTS THROUGH OUR WEBSITE OR SOCIAL MEDIA.
JJR
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