Friday, December 5, 2008

LAKE SNOW ADVISORY

Anytime I post a warning or advisory on here it ends up being a lie, so I hestitate in adding this...



NIAGARA-ORLEANS-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA

128 PM EST FRI DEC 5 2008...

LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO6 AM EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST SATURDAY.

LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS NIAGARA ANDORLEANS COUNTY THIS EVENING AND SPREAD ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THETWO COUNTIES OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVINGCONDITIONS.

TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS LAKE EFFECT SNOW EVENT. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWIN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILLBE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES INROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATESTUPDATES.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND ATWWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.