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WWUS51 KBUF 221502
SQWBUF
SNOW SQUALL WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1002 AM EST THU JAN 22 2026
NYC013-221512-
/O.CAN.KBUF.SQ.W.0012.000000T0000Z-260122T1530Z/
CHAUTAUQUA NY-
1002 AM EST THU JAN 22 2026
...THE SNOW SQUALL WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE SNOW SQUALL THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE
WARNED AREA. THEREFORE, THE SNOW SQUALL WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 4200 7900 4308 7738 4312 7647 4303 7650
4301 7696 4276 7698 4276 7731 4258 7737
4258 7766 4253 7772 4200 7775
TIME...MOT...LOC 1502Z 265DEG 60KT 4298 7652 4206 7807
NYC003-009-011-051-055-069-117-121-221530-
/O.CON.KBUF.SQ.W.0012.000000T0000Z-260122T1530Z/
WAYNE NY-WYOMING NY-CATTARAUGUS NY-LIVINGSTON NY-CAYUGA NY-
ALLEGANY NY-MONROE NY-ONTARIO NY-
1002 AM EST THU JAN 22 2026
...A SNOW SQUALL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 AM EST FOR
SOUTHERN WAYNE...SOUTHEASTERN WYOMING...SOUTHEASTERN CATTARAUGUS...
LIVINGSTON...CAYUGA...ALLEGANY...SOUTHEASTERN MONROE AND ONTARIO
COUNTIES...
AT 1002 AM EST, A DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALL WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM SENNETT TO 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WELLSVILLE, MOVING
EAST AT 70 MPH.
HAZARD...INTENSE BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW. GUSTY WINDS LEADING TO
BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITY RAPIDLY FALLING TO LESS THAN
ONE-QUARTER MILE. WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR AND WEBCAMS.
IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS
WITHIN MINUTES.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 390 BETWEEN EXITS 4 AND 8.
INTERSTATE 90 BETWEEN EXITS 40 AND 45.
INTERSTATE 86 BETWEEN EXITS 18 AND 33.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
OLEAN, GENEVA, CANANDAIGUA, GENESEO, SALAMANCA, DANSVILLE,
WELLSVILLE, ALLEGANY STATE PARK, LETCHWORTH STATE PARK, AND NEWARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN! RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND ROAD CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALL. BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.
REDUCE SPEED AND TURN ON HEADLIGHTS! DURING SNOW SQUALLS, THE
VISIBILITY MAY SUDDENLY DROP TO NEAR ZERO IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.
LAT...LON 4200 7900 4308 7738 4312 7647 4303 7650
4301 7696 4276 7698 4276 7731 4258 7737
4258 7766 4253 7772 4200 7775
TIME...MOT...LOC 1502Z 265DEG 60KT 4298 7652 4206 7807
SNOW SQUALL...OBSERVED
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