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ACUS11 KWNS 220315
SWOMCD
SPC MCD 220314
NYZ000-PAZ000-220545-
MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0031
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0914 PM CST WED JAN 21 2026
AREAS AFFECTED...PARTS OF SOUTHWESTERN NY AND NORTHWESTERN PA
CONCERNING...SNOW SQUALL
VALID 220314Z - 220545Z
SUMMARY...A SNOW SQUALL WILL CONTINUE TRACKING EASTWARD ACROSS PARTS
OF SOUTHWESTERN NEW YORK AND NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA DURING THE
NEXT FEW HOURS.
DISCUSSION...A SNOW SQUALL HAS RECENTLY ORGANIZED/INTENSIFIED AS IT
MOVES EASTWARD OUT OF ONTARIO CANADA. AS THE SQUALL PASSED OVER
KBUF, VISIBILITY DROPPED TO 1/8 MILE WITH A 28-KT GUST. AS ASCENT IN
THE LEFT-EXIT REGION OF A ROBUST MIDLEVEL JET STREAK CONTINUES
OVERSPREADING WESTERN NY, THE SNOW SQUALL WILL CONTINUE TRACKING
EASTWARD ALONG AN ASSOCIATED SURFACE WINDS SHIFT DURING THE NEXT FEW
HOURS. AROUND 40-45 KT OF WEST-SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW IN THE LOWEST 1 KM
AGL (SAMPLED BY REGIONAL VWPS) AND MODESTLY STEEPENED LOW-LEVEL
LAPSE RATES WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT STRONG GUSTS AND VISIBILITY
REDUCTIONS OF 1/4 MILE OR LESS IN BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW.
..WEINMAN.. 01/22/2026
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
ATTN...WFO...BGM...BUF...CTP...PBZ...CLE...
LAT...LON 41528029 42327910 43377777 43447723 43407677 43187641
42807632 42277675 41607749 41227817 40977886 40927942
40997995 41198031 41528029
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