This from NWS Buffalo earlier today- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1038 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2014 NYZ010>012-019-020-085-181700- CATTARAUGUS NY-CHAUTAUQUA NY-ERIE NY-GENESEE NY-WYOMING NY- 1038 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2014 ...INTENSE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE BUFFALO METRO AREA... * AT 1030 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SNOWFALL RATES OF 4 INCHES PER HOUR OR MORE...AND VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. THE SHARP NORTHERN EDGE OF THIS LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND EXTENDS FROM SOUTH BUFFALO TO DEPEW AND EASTWARD TOWARDS DARIEN AND ALEXANDER. THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE BAND IS HUGGING THE CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHORELINE THEN EXTENDING INLAND ACROSS FAR NORTHERN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY...THE BOSTON HILLS...AND WYOMING COUNTY. TRAVEL WITHIN THE MOST INTENSE PORTION OF THIS BAND FROM SOUTH BUFFALO INTO THE NEARBY SOUTHERN AND EASTERN SUBURBS IS IMPOSSIBLE. LOCAL OFFICIALS REPORT ALL ROADS ARE IMPASSABLE AND CLOGGED WITH SNOW AND STUCK VEHICLES. DO NOT VENTURE OUT WITHIN THIS AREA. IF YOU LIVE NORTH OR SOUTH OF THE BAND OF SNOW DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE INTO THE AFFECTED AREAS...YOU WILL BECOME TRAPPED. * SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND INCLUDE... SOUTH BUFFALO... LANCASTER... DEPEW... ALL OF THE SOUTHERN SUBURBS OF BUFFALO... ATTICA... WARSAW... ALEXANDER... PAVILION...
Posted on: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 23:52:27 +0000
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