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WWUS41 KBUF 170615
WSWBUF
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
215 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
NYZ005-006-171815-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260318T1200Z/
NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FAIR HAVEN AND OSWEGO
215 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 6 TO
10 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH
AS 45 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TODAY.
* WHERE...NORTHERN CAYUGA AND OSWEGO COUNTIES. THE GREATEST
ACCUMULATION WILL BE IN THE FAR NORTHERN END OF CAYUGA COUNTY AND
THE SOUTHERN HALF OF OSWEGO COUNTY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL
IMPACT THE TUESDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES. GUSTY WINDS WILL
DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND CAUSE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.
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.
NYZ007-008-171815-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260318T0000Z/
JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WATERTOWN AND LOWVILLE
215 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 6 TO
10 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS ACROSS THE TUG HILL
PLATEAU, WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES ELSEWHERE. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45
MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TODAY.
* WHERE...JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL
IMPACT THE TUESDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES. GUSTY WINDS WILL
DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND CAUSE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATING SNOW OF LESS THAN TWO
INCHES IS EXPECTED ALONG THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER AND THE UPPER
BLACK RIVER VALLEY.
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>012-085-170800-
/O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-260317T0800Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NIAGARA FALLS, MEDINA, BUFFALO, BATAVIA,
WARSAW, ORCHARD PARK, AND SPRINGVILLE
215 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT EARLY
THIS MORNING...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH.
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING.
* WHERE...THE NIAGARA FRONTIER.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. GUSTY WINDS WILL DOWN
TREE BRANCHES AND CAUSE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.
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.
NYZ003-004-013-014-021-170800-
/O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-260317T0800Z/
MONROE-WAYNE-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-ALLEGANY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ROCHESTER, NEWARK, GENESEO, CANANDAIGUA,
AND WELLSVILLE
215 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT EARLY
THIS MORNING...
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH. WINDS
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
EARLY THIS MORNING.
* WHERE...MONROE, WAYNE, LIVINGSTON, ONTARIO, AND ALLEGANY COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. GUSTY WINDS WILL DOWN
TREE BRANCHES AND CAUSE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.
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.
NYZ019-020-171815-
/O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-260318T0000Z/
CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF JAMESTOWN AND OLEAN
215 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 2 TO 5 INCHES. WINDS
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
* WHERE...CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES. THE GREATEST
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN INLAND FROM LAKE ERIE.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE TUESDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.
GUSTY WINDS WILL DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND CAUSE ISOLATED POWER
OUTAGES.
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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