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WWUS41 KBUF 171645
WSWBUF
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1245 PM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
NYZ005-006-180445-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260318T1200Z/
NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FAIR HAVEN AND OSWEGO
1245 PM 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 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH EARLY
THIS EVENING BEFORE WINDS DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET.
* WHERE...NORTHERN CAYUGA AND OSWEGO COUNTIES. THE GREATEST
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ACROSS THE TUG HILL PLATEAU THIS AFTERNOON,
THEN ACROSS SOUTHERN OSWEGO AND FAR NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES
TONIGHT.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
VERY POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL
IMPACT THE TUESDAY EVENING AND WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTES.
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.
NYZ007-008-180000-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260318T0000Z/
JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WATERTOWN AND LOWVILLE
1245 PM 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 2 TO
5 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS, GREATEST ACROSS THE
TUG HILL PLATEAU. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
* WHERE...JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES. THE GREATEST ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ACROSS THE TUG HILL PLATEAU.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS WITH
VERY POOR VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE
TUESDAY EVENING COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE BAND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL
CONTINUE TO DRIFT SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON, WITH IMPROVING TRAVEL
CONDITIONS IN WATERTOWN AND FORT DRUM.
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.
NYZ004-180445-
/O.EXB.KBUF.WW.Y.0024.260317T2300Z-260318T1200Z/
WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEWARK
1245 PM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM
EDT WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...LAKE EFFECT SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 4 TO 7
INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS.
* WHERE...WAYNE COUNTY. MOST OF THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL FOCUS IN
THE FAR NORTHEAST END OF THE COUNTY NEAR RED CREEK AND WOLCOTT,
WITH MINIMAL ACCUMULATION ELSEWHERE.
* WHEN...FROM 7 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
EVENING AND WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
LAKE EFFECT 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.
NYZ019-020-180000-
/O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-260318T0000Z/
CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF JAMESTOWN AND OLEAN
1245 PM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...LAKE EFFECT SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2
INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT SNOWS. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35
MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
* WHERE...CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES. THE GREATEST
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN INLAND
FROM LAKE ERIE.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY
AT TIMES. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE TUESDAY EVENING
COMMUTE.
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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