*****BLIZZARD WARNING***** NY COUNTIES: ORLEANS AND GENESEE BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS-THE NIAGARA FRONTIER. * TIMING-LIGHT SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY BY MID TO LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. GREATEST RISK OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FROM MIDDAY THROUGH THE EVENING. * HAZARDS-HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 11 INCHES TODAY AND 3 TO 6 INCHES TONIGHT LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 12 TO 17 INCHES. * WINDS-NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES-NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACT-CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY DETERIORATE LATER THIS MORNING, WITH RELATIVELY LIGHT SNOW BECOMING HEAVY BY MID TO LATE MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS- A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS, MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL, HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
Posted on: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 11:56:52 +0000
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