Friday, March 7, 2008

GASPORT AND WINTER STORMS GO HAND IN HAND

It's like a broken record this year. Gasport is facing ANOTHER winter storm warning, effective this evening into Sunday morning. Here's the report from the government:

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS UPGRADED THE WINTER STORM WATCH TO A WINTER STORM WARNING. IT IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY.

WET SNOW IS EXPECTED TO START ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER LATE THIS MORNING THEN SPREAD QUICKLY NORTH AND EAST. IT MAY MIX WITH RAIN OVER SOME AREAS. ACCUMULATIONS BY EVENING WILL ONLY BE AN INCH OR SO. MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. THERE MAY BE A FEW HOUR LULL SATURDAY MORNING BUT SNOW WILL RESUME DURING THE DAY. IT WILL LIKELY MIX WITH SLEET...ESPECIALLY FROM THE GENESEE VALLEY EAST BUT ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE.

THE WORST WEATHER WILL COME SATURDAY NIGHT AS SNOW CONTINUES COUPLED WITH INCREASING AND GUSTY WINDS. THIS WILL CAUSE POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS BY SUNDAY MORNING MAY EXCEED A FOOT.