A SPECIAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER STATEMENT FOR WESTERN/ CENTRAL, NY & NORTHWEST TO NORTH- CENTRAL, PA: ...A DIGGING/ SHORT WAVE TROUGH & ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT IS PUSHING THROUGH THE LOWER GREAT LAKES/ OHIO VALLEY THIS EVENING SPREADING AN AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW JUST AHEAD OF THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE. THE AREA OF SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE SOUTHERN TIER OF NY/ FINGER LAKES REGION & THE NORTHERN TIER OF PA, AFTER MIDNIGHT INTO MID- MORNING FRIDAY ACCUMULATING AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOWFALL, BUT 2 TO 4 INCHES FROM THE NORTHERN/ WESTERN FINGER LAKES REGION TO THE WESTERN TWO- THIRDS OF STEUBEN COUNTY. ...BEHIND THE SHARP/ ROTATING TROUGH & COLD FRONT...STRONG/ COLD- ADVECTED WESTERLY WINDS CROSSING THE STILL...OPEN WATERS OF LAKES ERIE & ONTARIO WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT LAKE- SNOW EVENT OVER THE DOWNWIND SNOW BELT REGIONS WITH EXPECTED/ VERY HEAVY BANDS ON THE ORDER OF 2 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES. BY SATURDAY...SHORT TERM MODELS ARE SHOWING 1 TO 2 FEET TOTALS OFF LAKE ERIE & 3 TO AS MUCH AS 5 FEET IN A FEW AREAS OFF LAKE ONTARIO. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING/ DRIFTING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE- OUTS AT TIMES. ...ELSEWHERE, AN ADDITIONAL 1/2 UP TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE CENTRAL SOUTHERN TIER/ SOUTHERN FINGER LAKES & NORTH- CENTRAL, PA, ALONG WITH MORE GUSTY/ VERY COLD WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS PRODUCING SOME BLOWING SNOW. FROM STEVE MATTISON...VOLUNTEER SKYWARN SPOTTER FOR THE NWS/ BINGHAMTON, NY.
Posted on: Fri, 09 Jan 2015 01:19:44 +0000
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