More heavy snow for the snowbelts of Lakes Erie and Ontario...attached map is forecast storm totals for this round #2...also is a movie of the snowband over Lake Erie. Unlike the snowband from earlier this week todays snow band will be oscillating north and south today... SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1121 AM EST THU NOV 20 2014 NYZ010>012-019-020-085-201745- CATTARAUGUS NY-CHAUTAUQUA NY-ERIE NY-GENESEE NY-WYOMING NY- 1121 AM EST THU NOV 20 2014 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL AND LAKE ERIE SHORELINE EAST TO THE BOSTON HILLS AND WYOMING COUNTY... * AT 1111 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SNOWFALL RATES OF 3 INCHES PER HOUR OR MORE...AND VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. THIS LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND WAS LOCATED ALONG THE LAKE ERIE SHORELINE OF CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY NORTHEAST ACROSS THE BOSTON HILLS AND SOUTHTOWNS...INTO MUCH OF WYOMING COUNTY. THE BAND WILL MOVE ABOUT 5 MILES TO THE NORTH BEFORE NOON. TOWNS INCLUDING HAMBURG...ORCHARD PARK...ELMA...WEST SENECA WILL START TO SEE MORE CONTINUOUS SNOWFALL WHILE THE NEXT TIER OF TOWNS WILL END UP ON THE NORTHERN FRINGE...INCLUDING LACKAWANNA AND LANCASTER AND ALDEN. * SOME LOCATIONS IN THE HEART OF THE BAND INCLUDE... BOSTON AND WEST FALLS... COLDEN...WALES...EAST AURORA... BENNINGTON AND ATTICA... VARYSBURG...HOLLAND AND MARILLA... THIS INCLUDES THE NEW YORK THRUWAY BETWEEN EXITS 48 AND 59. HERE ARE SOME IMPORTANT SAFETY REMINDERS... * DO NOT OVEREXERT YOURSELF...SHOVELING OR EVEN WALKING IN THE HEAVY SNOW IS EXTREMELY TAXING. TAKE PLENTY OF BREAKS TO AVOID OVEREXERTING YOURSELF. * OVERSTRESSED ROOFS CAN COLLAPSE. SNOW REMOVAL OFF STRUCTURES IS A DANGEROUS ACTIVITY THAT SHOULD ONLY BE DONE BY QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS FOLLOWING SAFETY PROTOCOLS TO MINIMIZE RISKS. IF AT ANY TIME THERE IS A CONCERN THAT SNOW LOADS MAY CAUSE A COLLAPSE...EVACUATE THE BUILDING. SIGNS OF OVERSTRESSED ROOFS MAY INCLUDE SAGGING TILES OR BOARDS. POPPING...CRACKING...OR CREAKING SOUNDS ALSO SIGNAL SIGNIFICANT DANGER. * TRAVEL SAFETY...MANY ROADS ARE STILL IN EXTREMELY POOR CONDITION OR ARE IMPASSIBLE. HEED LOCAL...REGIONAL AND OTHER EMERGENCY TRAVEL BANS. TAKE THE TIME NOW AND PLACE A WINTER SAFETY KIT IN YOUR CAR. ITEMS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...A FULLY CHARGED CELL PHONE...BLANKETS...FLASHLIGHT...KNIFE...NON-PERISHABLE FOOD...CLOTHING...AND A SHOVEL.
Posted on: Thu, 20 Nov 2014 17:09:44 +0000
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