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WWUS41 KBUF 170737
WSWBUF
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
337 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
NYZ001>004-010>014-021-085-170845-
/O.EXP.KBUF.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-260317T0800Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-
LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NIAGARA FALLS, MEDINA, ROCHESTER, NEWARK,
BUFFALO, BATAVIA, WARSAW, GENESEO, CANANDAIGUA, WELLSVILLE,
ORCHARD PARK, AND SPRINGVILLE
337 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM EDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...
THE THREAT OF ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED, THEREFORE THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS
MAY CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING.
NYZ005-006-172000-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260318T1200Z/
NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FAIR HAVEN AND OSWEGO
337 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.
NYZ007-008-172000-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260318T0000Z/
JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WATERTOWN AND LOWVILLE
337 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.
NYZ019-020-172000-
/O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-260318T0000Z/
CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF JAMESTOWN AND OLEAN
337 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 45 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 COMMUTE. 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.
HSK
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