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WWUS41 KBUF 281456
WSWBUF
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
956 AM EST WED JAN 28 2026
NYZ004-281600-
/O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260128T1800Z/
WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEWARK
956 AM EST WED JAN 28 2026
..LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED
LAKE EFFECT SNOW HAS EXITED THE AREA, THEREFORE THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
NYZ005>008-290300-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260130T0000Z/
NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FAIR HAVEN, OSWEGO, WATERTOWN, AND
LOWVILLE
956 AM EST WED JAN 28 2026
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW. ADDTIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 9 TO 18
INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS THROUGH THURSDAY. LAKE
SNOWS WILL MOVE NORTH ACROSS OSWEGO COUNTY THIS MORNING AND THEN
INTO JEFFERSON BY THIS AFTERNOON. THIS IS WHERE THE BAND WILL HAVE
ITS GREATEST IMPACT THROUGH THIS EVENING AND HIGHER SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS. ELSEWHERE...LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS ANTICIPATED
THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT (N. CAYUGA), UNTIL THURSDAY WHEN THE BAND
WILL RETURN SOUTH AND PRODUCE ADDITIONAL ACCUMUALATIONS.
* WHERE...NORTHERN CAYUGA, OSWEGO, JEFFERSON, AND LEWIS COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM EST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS
AND VERY POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL
IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY EVENING COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL OSCILLATE NORTH AND
SOUTH THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS WILL BRING VERY CHANGEABLE
CONDITIONS, AND ALSO ALLOW FOR CLEANUP BETWEEN ROUNDS OF LAKE
EFFECT SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY 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.
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