250  
WWUS51 KBUF 222302  
SQWBUF  
 
SNOW SQUALL WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY  
602 PM EST THU JAN 22 2026  
 
NYC029-073-222311-  
/O.CAN.KBUF.SQ.W.0016.000000T0000Z-260122T2330Z/  
ERIE NY-ORLEANS NY-  
602 PM EST THU JAN 22 2026  
 
...THE SNOW SQUALL WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ERIE AND SOUTHEASTERN  
ORLEANS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...  
 
THE SNOW SQUALL THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED. THEREFORE,  
THE SNOW SQUALL WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4299 7846 4301 7846 4313 7823 4314 7787  
4328 7754 4332 7738 4333 7717 4331 7701  
4294 7769  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2301Z 270DEG 30KT 4331 7732 4300 7790 4295 7842  
 
 
 
NYC037-051-055-117-222330-  
/O.CON.KBUF.SQ.W.0016.000000T0000Z-260122T2330Z/  
WAYNE NY-LIVINGSTON NY-GENESEE NY-MONROE NY-  
602 PM EST THU JAN 22 2026  
 
...A SNOW SQUALL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EST FOR  
NORTHWESTERN WAYNE...NORTH CENTRAL LIVINGSTON...NORTHERN GENESEE AND  
CENTRAL MONROE COUNTIES...  
 
AT 601 PM EST, A DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALL WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTH OF ONTARIO TO NEAR CALEDONIA TO NEAR  
DARIEN LAKES STATE PARK, MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...INTENSE BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW. GUSTY WINDS LEADING TO  
BLOWING SNOW AND RAPIDLY FALLING VISIBILITY. WIND GUSTS UP  
TO 35 MPH.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS  
WITHIN MINUTES.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...  
INTERSTATE 390 BETWEEN EXITS 11 AND 12.  
INTERSTATE 90 BETWEEN EXITS 46 AND 48A.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
ROCHESTER, GREECE, IRONDEQUOIT, CHILI, BATAVIA, EAST ROCHESTER,  
WEBSTER, FAIRPORT, BRIGHTON, AND GATES-NORTH GATES.  
 
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 4299 7846 4301 7846 4313 7823 4314 7787  
4328 7754 4332 7738 4333 7717 4331 7701  
4294 7769  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2301Z 270DEG 30KT 4331 7732 4300 7790 4295 7842  
 
SNOW SQUALL...RADAR INDICATED  
 
 
 
EAJ  
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