...SIGNIFICANT LATE SEASON WINTER STORM TO BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH-CENTRAL NEW YORK... A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE OHIO VALLEY TONIGHT AND RAPIDLY INTENSIFY AS IT TRACKS ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES AND OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW TO MUCH OF WESTERN AND NORTH-CENTRAL NEW YORK. EXPECT LIGHT RAIN THIS EVENING TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS OF WEDNESDAY. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...NORTHERLY WINDS WRAPPING INTO THE DEEPENING LOW WILL RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...AND THIS WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE AREA BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. IT MUST BE STRESSED THAT ALTHOUGH SNOW START OUT RELATIVELY LIGHT AND CONDITIONS WILL APPEAR BENIGN EARLY IN THE DAY WEDNESDAY...TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DEVELOP WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM EDT THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...GENESEE VALLEY AND WESTERN FINGER LAKES. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES WEDNESDAY...AND 4 TO 8 INCHES WEDNESDAY NIGHT...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 12 TO 20 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ALONG THE LAKE ONTARIO SHORELINE. * VISIBILITIES...BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...LIGHT SNOW OR MIXED PRECIPITATION ON WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL INTENSIFY RAPIDLY BY LATE IN THE MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE LAKE ONTARIO SHORELINE WHERE WINDS WILL BE THE STRONGEST. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * LOCATIONS...GENESEE VALLEY AND WESTERN FINGER LAKES. * TIMING...LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING 7 TO 12 INCHES. * IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW MAY PRODUCE VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. INCREASING WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM. THERE REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH THE EXACT TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM. JUST A SMALL CHANGE IN THE LOW TRACK WOULD ALTER EXPECTED ACCUMULATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM EDT THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM EDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...MONROE...WAYNE...NORTHERN CAYUGA...LIVINGSTON AND ONTARIO COUNTIES. * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...HOWEVER THE HIGHEST THREAT FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL EXIST FROM LATE MORNING ON WEDNESDAY THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN INCH OR LESS OVERNIGHT...6 TO 11 INCHES WEDNESDAY...AND 5 TO 9 INCHES WEDNESDAY NIGHT...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 19 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES FROM LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...LIGHT SNOW OR MIXED PRECIPITATION ON WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL CHANGE OVER ENTIRELY TO SNOW AND INTENSIFY RAPIDLY BY LATE IN THE MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. VISIBILITY WILL REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADWAYS DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. 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. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS.
Posted on: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 06:57:19 +0000
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