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WWUS41 KBUF 220526
WSWBUF
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1226 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
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NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NIAGARA FALLS, MEDINA, ROCHESTER, NEWARK,
FAIR HAVEN, AND OSWEGO
1226 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST EARLY
THIS MORNING...
* WHAT...AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A GLAZE TO
A HUNDREDTH OF AN INCH.
* WHERE...NIAGARA, ORLEANS, MONROE, WAYNE, NORTHERN CAYUGA, AND
OSWEGO COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING.
* IMPACTS...ROADS AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL LIKELY
BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PERIODS OF SNOW, SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN WILL RESULT IN SLIPPERY
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
SUBMIT ICE REPORTS THROUGH OUR WEBSITE OR SOCIAL MEDIA.
BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. IF YOU ARE GOING OUTSIDE, BE CAREFUL ON STAIRS, SIDEWALKS,
AND DRIVEWAYS. THESE SURFACES COULD BE ICY AND SLIPPERY, INCREASING
YOUR RISK OF A FALL AND INJURY.
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CHAUTAUQUA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF JAMESTOWN
1226 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
MONDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...HEAVY LAKE ENHANCED SNOW POSSIBLE. POTENTIAL FOR 7 INCHES
OR MORE OF ACCUMULATION.
* WHERE...CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY. GREATEST SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE
FOUND UPON THE CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE AXIS.
* WHEN...FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...LIGHT SNOW TODAY AND THIS EARLY EVENING
ACROSS THE COUNTY, TRANSITIONING TO HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY NIGHT, WITH THE FOCUS UPON THE UPSLOPE CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE
AXIS FOR GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
NARROW BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW COULD BRING RAPIDLY CHANGING ROAD
CONDITIONS AND VISIBILITIES. LOCALIZED TRAVEL PROBLEMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE.
THOMAS
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