URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
740 AM EST WED JAN 25 2017
NYZ021-252100-
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ALLEGANY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WELLSVILLE
740 AM EST WED JAN 25 2017
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...
* LOCATIONS...ALLEGANY COUNTY. GREATEST SNOW AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY.
* TIMING...FROM LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING.
* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING 8 TO 13 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS.
* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH PRODUCING
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AT TIMES.
* VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS...PERIODS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL PRODUCE VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL AT TIMES WITH POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW
COVERED ROADS. THIS WILL BE A LONG LASTING EVENT...WITH
SEVERAL DAYS OF DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM. THERE REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY
AS TO HOW FAR INLAND FROM LAKE ERIE THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL EXTEND.
