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WWUS41 KBUF 110603
WSWBUF
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
103 AM EST SUN JAN 11 2026
NYZ012-019-020-085-112015-
/O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.260111T1200Z-260112T0600Z/
WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WARSAW, JAMESTOWN, OLEAN, ORCHARD PARK,
AND SPRINGVILLE
103 AM EST SUN JAN 11 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING
TO 1 AM EST MONDAY...
* WHAT...LAKE EFFECT SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 3 TO 5
INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL
BE ACROSS THE BOSTON HILLS AND CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE. WINDS GUSTING AS
HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL ALSO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
* WHERE...WYOMING, CHAUTAUQUA, CATTARAUGUS, AND SOUTHERN ERIE
COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM EST MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. GUSTY WINDS WILL DOWN TREE
BRANCHES AND CAUSE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.
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.
NYZ006>008-112015-
/O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.260111T1800Z-260113T1200Z/
OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OSWEGO, WATERTOWN, AND LOWVILLE
103 AM EST SUN JAN 11 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY...
* WHAT...LAKE EFFECT SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 6 TO 12
INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN
OF THE TUG HILL AND WESTERN ADIRONDACK FOOTHILLS, WITH MUCH LOWER
AMOUNTS FALLING ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. THIS WILL BE A
LONG-DURATION EVENT WITH TWO MAIN ROUNDS OF SNOW. THE FIRST ROUND
WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A BREAK IN THE SNOWS WILL THEN
FOLLOW OVERNIGHT, BEFORE THE LAKE SNOWS REDEVELOP MONDAY MORNING
AND PERSIST INTO MONDAY NIGHT. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH
WILL ALSO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
* WHERE...THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION, MAINLY ACROSS THE HIGHER
TERRAIN OF THE TUG HILL AND WESTERN ADIRONDACK FOOTHILLS.
* WHEN...FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY 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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