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WWUS41 KBUF 281858
WSWBUF
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
158 PM EST WED JAN 28 2026
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NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FAIR HAVEN, OSWEGO, WATERTOWN, AND
LOWVILLE
158 PM 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 6 TO 12
INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS ACROSS
JEFFERSON, LEWIS, AND NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES. AN ADDITIONAL 1-2
FEET POSSIBLE ACROSS OSWEGO COUNTY THROUGH THURSDAY.
* WHERE...NORTHERN CAYUGA, OSWEGO, JEFFERSON, AND LEWIS COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM EST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
WILL IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY EVENING AND THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...LAKE SNOWS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT JEFFERSON
COUNTY THROUGH THE EVENING, THEN MOVE BACK SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE
TUG HILL AND INTO OSWEGO COUNTY WHERE IT WILL RESIDE TONIGHT WITH
THE GREATEST IMPACTS. ADDITIONAL LAKE SNOWS CONTINUE SOUTHEAST OF
THE LAKE ON THURSDAY.
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.
NYZ001-010-290300-
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NIAGARA-NORTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NIAGARA FALLS AND BUFFALO
158 PM EST WED JAN 28 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...THE COMBINATION OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE MOST
PERSISTENT SNOWS THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* WHERE...NIAGARA AND NORTHERN ERIE COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY EVENING COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...LAKE SNOWS WILL BE LIGHT TO MODERATE THIS
AFTERNOON ACROSS FAR NORTHERN ERIE, GRAND ISLAND, AND SOUTHERN
NIAGARA COUNTY. THE LAKE SNOW BAND IS EXPECTED TO RE-INTENSIFY
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING, THEN DIMINISH AS IT MOVES SOUTH
OF THE BUFFALO METRO AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PERIODS OF SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
SUBMIT SNOW REPORTS THROUGH OUR WEBSITE OR SOCIAL MEDIA.
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