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WWUS41 KBUF 121757
WSWBUF
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
157 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
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OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OSWEGO, WATERTOWN, AND LOWVILLE
157 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 2 PM EDT
SATURDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 8 TO 15
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW.
* WHERE...THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION. THE GREATEST
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE TUG HILL AND WESTERN
FOOTHILLS OF THE ADIRONDACKS.
* WHEN...FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 2 PM EDT SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
WILL IMPACT THE FRIDAY EVENING COMMUTE. GUSTY WINDS WILL DOWN TREE
BRANCHES AND CAUSE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH COUNTRY, INCLUDING THE
WATERTOWN METRO AREA. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
THE NORTHERN SLOPES OF THE TUG HILL AND THE EASTERN SHORELINE OF
LAKE ONTARIO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CREATE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
SUBMIT SNOW REPORTS THROUGH OUR WEBSITE OR SOCIAL MEDIA.
PP/HITCHCOCK
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