National Weather ServiceWatches, Warnings & Advisories
WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER
325 PM EST MON FEB 25 2008
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THIS UPGRADES THE THE WINTER STORM WATCH WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT.
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION TUESDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE AT VARYING INTENSITIES FROM TUESDAY RIGHT THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF WEDNESDAY.
THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST SNOW IS LIKELY TO BE FROM LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. AS COLDER AIR WRAPS INTO THE SYSTEM...SOME LAKE ENHANCEMENT IS ALSO POSSIBLE FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 10 TO 14 INCHES...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS WITHIN 10 TO 20 MILES OF LAKE ONTARIO.