...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 11 AM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE NIAGARA FRONTIER AND LAKE ERIE SHORELINE. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THIS MORNING. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS...LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...DROPPING TO 25 TO 30 BELOW. * IMPACTS...THERE WILL BE A BRIEF PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS WILL RESULT IN AN HOUR OR TWO OF NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...WHICH WILL IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY MID-MORNING WITH THE EXIT OF THE FRONT. LATE TONIGHT THERE WILL BE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WHICH WILL RESULT IN A RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE FOR ANYONE OUTSIDE FOR EVEN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME WITHOUT PROPER CLOTHING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW... SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NWS IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO [email protected] TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY. 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 INFO FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ013-014-021-271545- /O.CON.KBUF.WC.W.0007.140128T0800Z-140128T1600Z/ LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...WELLSVILLE 244 AM EST MON JAN 27 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 11 AM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...LIVINGSTON...ONTARIO...AND ALLEGANY COUNTIES. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...DROPPING TO 25 TO 30 BELOW. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN A RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE FOR ANYONE OUTSIDE FOR EVEN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME WITHOUT PROPER CLOTHING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFO FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ APFFEL
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