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WWUS41 KBUF 161754
WSWBUF
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
154 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
NYZ006-170715-
/O.UPG.KBUF.WW.Y.0023.260317T0000Z-260318T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.LE.W.0003.260317T0100Z-260318T1200Z/
OSWEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OSWEGO
154 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM
EDT WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 6
TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS. WINDS GUSTING UP TO 45
MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY. THERE MAY BE A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN
DURING THE TRANSITION TO SNOW THIS EVENING, WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS
OF UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH IN SOME AREAS.
* WHERE...OSWEGO COUNTY.
* WHEN...FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
POOR VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE TUESDAY
MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES. GUSTY WINDS WILL DOWN TREE BRANCHES
AND CAUSE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A RAPID DROP IN TEMPERATURES LATE THIS
EVENING MAY PRODUCE VERY ICY CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADS,
SIDEWALKS, AND PARKING LOTS.
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.
NYZ007-008-170715-
/O.UPG.KBUF.WW.Y.0023.260317T0000Z-260318T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.LE.W.0003.260317T0100Z-260318T0000Z/
JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WATERTOWN AND LOWVILLE
154 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM
EDT TUESDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 6
TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS ACROSS THE TUG HILL
PLATEAU, WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES ELSEWHERE. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45
MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY. THERE MAY BE A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN
DURING THE TRANSITION TO SNOW THIS EVENING, WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS
OF UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH IN SOME AREAS.
* WHERE...JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
POOR VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE TUESDAY
MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES. GUSTY WINDS WILL DOWN TREE BRANCHES
AND CAUSE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A RAPID DROP IN TEMPERATURES LATE THIS
EVENING MAY PRODUCE VERY ICY CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADS,
SIDEWALKS, AND PARKING LOTS.
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.
NYZ005-170715-
/O.NEW.KBUF.LE.W.0003.260317T0100Z-260318T1200Z/
NORTHERN CAYUGA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FAIR HAVEN
154 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM
EDT WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 5
TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS OVER THE FAR
NORTHERN END OF THE COUNTY, AND 3 TO 5 INCHES ELSEWHERE. WINDS
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY.
* WHERE...NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTY. GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE IN
THE FAR NORTHERN END OF THE COUNTY.
* WHEN...FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
POOR VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE TUESDAY
MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES. GUSTY WINDS WILL DOWN TREE BRANCHES
AND CAUSE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A RAPID DROP IN TEMPERATURES LATE THIS
EVENING MAY PRODUCE VERY ICY CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADS,
SIDEWALKS, AND PARKING LOTS.
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.
NYZ001-002-010>012-085-170715-
/O.NEW.KBUF.WW.Y.0024.260316T2200Z-260317T0800Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NIAGARA FALLS, MEDINA, BUFFALO, BATAVIA,
WARSAW, ORCHARD PARK, AND SPRINGVILLE
154 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
EDT TUESDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 2 TO 5 INCHES,
GREATEST ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH
WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVERNIGHT.
* WHERE...THE NIAGARA FRONTIER.
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EDT TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. AREAS
OF BLOWING SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE MONDAY EVENING COMMUTE. GUSTY
WINDS WILL DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND CAUSE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A RAPID DROP IN TEMPERATURES THIS EVENING MAY
PRODUCE VERY ICY CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADS, SIDEWALKS, AND
PARKING LOTS.
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.
NYZ019-020-170715-
/O.NEW.KBUF.WW.Y.0024.260316T2200Z-260318T0000Z/
CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF JAMESTOWN AND OLEAN
154 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM
EDT TUESDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 4 TO 7 INCHES.
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW OVERNIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY.
* WHERE...CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES. THE GREATEST
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN INLAND FROM LAKE ERIE.
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
POOR VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE MONDAY
EVENING AND TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTES. GUSTY WINDS WILL DOWN TREE
BRANCHES AND CAUSE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A RAPID DROP IN TEMPERATURES THIS EVENING MAY
PRODUCE VERY ICY CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADS, SIDEWALKS, AND
PARKING LOTS.
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.
NYZ003-004-013-014-021-170715-
/O.NEW.KBUF.WW.Y.0024.260317T0000Z-260317T0800Z/
MONROE-WAYNE-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-ALLEGANY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ROCHESTER, NEWARK, GENESEO, CANANDAIGUA,
AND WELLSVILLE
154 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
EDT TUESDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS 2 TO 5
INCHES, GREATEST ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS
45 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVERNIGHT.
* WHERE...MONROE, WAYNE, LIVINGSTON, ONTARIO, AND ALLEGANY COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EDT TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. GUSTY
WINDS WILL DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND CAUSE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A RAPID DROP IN TEMPERATURES THIS EVENING MAY
PRODUCE VERY ICY CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADS, SIDEWALKS, AND
PARKING LOTS.
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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