Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
948 PM EST THU FEB 7 2013
NYZ001-002-010-011-081100-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0001.130208T0600Z-130209T1000Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO...
BATAVIA
948 PM EST THU FEB 7 2013
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO
5 AM EST SATURDAY...
* LOCATIONS...NIAGARA FRONTIER.
* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
* HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET AND FREEZING
RAIN SOUTH OF A LINE FROM BUFFALO TO BATAVIA FRIDAY MORNING.
* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES FRIDAY...AND 2 TO 5 INCHES FRIDAY
NIGHT...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES. GREATEST SNOW
TOTALS EXPECTED CLOSE TO LAKE ONTARIO.
* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS...VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR
VISIBILITY. EXPECT THE WORST CONDITIONS FROM MID MORNING TO
EARLY EVENING FRIDAY WHEN SNOWFALL RATES MAY EXCEED AN INCH PER
HOUR. IT IS DURING THIS TIME THAT THE BULK OF THE SNOW WILL
FALL.
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.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.
REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX
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Up to the date weather can be found at
www.weather.gov/buf
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
948 PM EST THU FEB 7 2013
NYZ012>014-019>021-085-081100-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0001.130208T0900Z-130209T1000Z/
WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-
SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...
JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
948 PM EST THU FEB 7 2013
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO
5 AM EST SATURDAY...
* LOCATIONS...WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER...WESTERN FINGER LAKES...AND
SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES.
* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
* HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW...FREEZING RAIN...AND SLEET.
* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES FRIDAY...AND 2 TO 3 INCHES FRIDAY
NIGHT...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES. ICE
ACCUMULATING A TENTH TO A QUARTER INCH IN SOME LOCATIONS.
* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL
RESULT IN VERY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE STEADIEST
PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN FRIDAY MORNING AND CHANGE TO ALL SNOW
BY EARLY AFTERNOON. HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING.
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.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.
REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...
POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE
HASHTAG BUFWX
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HITCHCOCK
Up to the date weather can be found at
www.weather.gov/buf
Auburn, NY
Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
957 PM EST THU FEB 7 2013
NYZ009-015>018-036-037-090300-
/O.CON.KBGM.WS.W.0001.130208T0900Z-130209T1200Z/
NORTHERN ONEIDA-YATES-SENECA-SOUTHERN CAYUGA-ONONDAGA-MADISON-
SOUTHERN ONEIDA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOONVILLE...PENN YAN...SENECA FALLS...
AUBURN...SYRACUSE...ONEIDA...UTICA...ROME
957 PM EST THU FEB 7 2013
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO
7 AM EST SATURDAY...
* LOCATIONS...ONONDAGA...MADISON AND ONEIDA COUNTIES.
* HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE MORNING. THE HEAVIEST
SNOWFALL IS ANTICIPATED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.
SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT OR EARLY
SATURDAY.
* TEMPERATURES...25 TO 30 DEGREES ON FRIDAY...THEN QUICKLY
DROPPING INTO THE TEENS AND LOWER 20S ON FRIDAY NIGHT.
* WINDS...EAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
PLEASE REPORT SNOWFALL AND/OR ICE AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772...OR BY EMAIL AT
BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV.
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