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Friday, December 9, 2011

ALERT: Lake Snow Warning - Niagara Orleans Niagara Falls, Buffalo

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
913 AM EST FRI DEC 9 2011


NYZ001-002-010-011-092215-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0009.000000T0000Z-111209T2300Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO...
BATAVIA
913 AM EST FRI DEC 9 2011


...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...


* LOCATIONS...THE NIAGARA FRONTIER. GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS NORTH
  OF BUFFALO...FROM THE NORTH TOWNS...TO NIAGARA FALLS AND
  LOCKPORT.


* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.


* ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 7 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS
  TODAY.


* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.


* IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT
  TRAVEL AT TIMES WITH POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS.
  THE WORST DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE OCCURRING THROUGH
  THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE ACROSS THE NORTHTOWNS WITH POOR
  VISIBILITIES.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...


IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.


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.

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