SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 400 PM EST WED DEC 31 2014 NYZ007-008-312200- JEFFERSON NY-LEWIS NY- 400 PM EST WED DEC 31 2014 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE AREA... * AT 353 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR...AND VISIBILITY OF A QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS. THIS LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND WAS LOCATED OVER NORTHERN JEFFERSON AND NORTHERN LEWIS COUNTIES. * SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND INCLUDE... THERESA... ANTWERP... DEPAUVILLE... THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 81 BETWEEN EXITS 45 AND 52. * STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES DOWN TO THE SINGLE DIGITS. DRIVING WITHIN THIS SNOW BAND WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND VERY POOR VISIBILITY. IF TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA ALLOW FOR PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED BY HAVING AN EMERGENCY KIT...EXTRA BLANKETS AND WARM CLOTHING IN THE EVENT THAT YOUR VEHICLE HAS MECHANICAL PROBLEMS OR GETS STUCK. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A FULLY CHARGED CELL PHONE.
Posted on: Wed, 31 Dec 2014 21:10:59 +0000
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