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WWUS41 KBUF 190539
WSWBUF
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1239 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2025
NYZ012-019-020-085-192000-
/O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0038.251219T1500Z-251220T0600Z/
WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WARSAW, JAMESTOWN, OLEAN, ORCHARD PARK,
AND SPRINGVILLE
1239 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2025
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING
TO 1 AM EST SATURDAY...
* WHAT...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS.
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...WYOMING, CHAUTAUQUA, CATTARAUGUS, AND SOUTHERN ERIE
COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM EST SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE FRIDAY EVENING COMMUTE. GUSTY WINDS
WILL LEAD TO REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW AND DOWN TREE
BRANCHES CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...MINOR SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED
EARLY THIS MORNING AS OVERNIGHT RAIN TRANSITIONS TO SNOWFALL.
TEMPERATURES WILL RAPIDLY FALL BELOW FREEZING BETWEEN DAYBREAK AND
LATE MORNING AND CREATE ICY CONDITIONS.
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.
BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. IF YOU ARE GOING OUTSIDE, BE CAREFUL ON STAIRS, SIDEWALKS,
AND DRIVEWAYS. THESE SURFACES COULD BE ICY AND SLIPPERY, INCREASING
YOUR RISK OF A FALL AND INJURY.
NYZ006>008-192000-
/O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0038.251219T1800Z-251220T1200Z/
OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OSWEGO, WATERTOWN, AND LOWVILLE
1239 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2025
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST SATURDAY...
* WHAT...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS.
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION. MAINLY SOUTHERN
JEFFERSON, NORTHERN OSWEGO, AND WESTERN LEWIS COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL
IMPACT THE FRIDAY EVENING COMMUTE. GUSTY WINDS WILL LEAD TO
REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW AND DOWN TREE BRANCHES CAUSING
ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...MINOR SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED
FRIDAY MORNING AS EARLY MORNING RAIN TRANSITIONS TO SNOWFALL.
TEMPERATURES WILL RAPIDLY FALL BELOW FREEZING THIS AFTERNOON INTO
EARLY EVENING AND CREATE ICY CONDITIONS.
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.
BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. IF YOU ARE GOING OUTSIDE, BE CAREFUL ON STAIRS, SIDEWALKS,
AND DRIVEWAYS. THESE SURFACES COULD BE ICY AND SLIPPERY, INCREASING
YOUR RISK OF A FALL AND INJURY.
HSK
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