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special weather statement
national weather service buffalo ny
705 am edt wed mar 12 2014
nyz001-002-010>012-019>021-085-121430-
niagara-orleans-northern erie-genesee-wyoming-chautauqua-
cattaraugus-allegany-southern erie-
including the cities of...niagara falls...medina...buffalo...
batavia...warsaw...jamestown...olean...wellsville...
orchard park...springville
705 am edt wed mar 12 2014
...travel conditions will rapidly deteriorate by late morning...
light snow will continue through the early morning hours across
most of western new york...with some mix with rain still possible
near the pennsylvania state line. temperatures will still hover
near freezing...so only minor slushy accumulations are expected
through 9 am. do not let the benign weather conditions this
morning lull you into a false sense of security.
much heavier snow will rapidly overspread western new york by 9
am to 11 am. snowfall rates may reach 2 inches per hour during the
peak of the storm this afternoon. temperatures will plummet
through the 20s and into the teens with rapidly increasing
northeast winds producing widespread blowing and drifting snow
with blizzard conditions from midday through the evening.
travel will become extremely hazardous or even nearly impossible
at times due to the combination of very heavy snow and blowing
snow. those who venture out this morning in the good weather may
have a difficult time returning home later today as conditions
worsen.
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monroe-wayne-northern cayuga-livingston-ontario-
including the cities of...rochester...newark...fair haven...
geneseo...canandaigua
705 am edt wed mar 12 2014
...travel conditions will rapidly deteriorate by late morning...
light snow will continue through the early morning hours across
most of the genesee valley and western finger lakes. temperatures
will still hover near freezing...so only minor slushy
accumulations are expected through 9 am. do not let the benign
weather conditions this morning lull you into a false sense of
security.
much heavier snow will rapidly overspread the genesee valley and
western finger lakes by 10 am to noon. snowfall rates may reach 2
inches per hour during the peak of the storm this afternoon.
temperatures will plummet through the 20s and into the teens with
rapidly increasing northeast winds producing widespread blowing
and drifting snow with blizzard conditions from early afternoon
through the first half of tonight.
travel will become extremely hazardous or even nearly impossible
at times due to the combination of very heavy snow and blowing
snow. those who venture out this morning in the good weather may
have a difficult time returning home later today as conditions
worsen.
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special weather statement
national weather service buffalo ny
1132 pm edt tue mar 11 2014
nyz001>005-010>014-019-085-121545-
niagara-orleans-monroe-wayne-northern cayuga-northern erie-
genesee-wyoming-livingston-ontario-chautauqua-southern erie-
including the cities of...niagara falls...medina...rochester...
newark...fair haven...buffalo...batavia...warsaw...geneseo...
canandaigua...jamestown...orchard park...springville
1132 pm edt tue mar 11 2014
...significant late season winter storm to bring blizzard
conditions to portions of western and north-central new york...
a low pressure system will cross the ohio valley tonight and
rapidly intensify as it tracks across the mid-atlantic states and
off the new england coast wednesday into wednesday night. this
system will bring widespread heavy snow to much of western and
north-central new york. expect light rain this evening to change
over to snow overnight and continue through wednesday night.
snowfall rates will increase significantly through the morning
hours of wednesday. in addition to the snow...northerly winds
wrapping into the deepening low will rapidly strengthen through
wednesday morning...and this will result in blizzard conditions
developing across the area by wednesday afternoon.
it must be stressed that although snow start out relatively light
and conditions will appear benign early in the day wednesday...travel
will be extremely difficult to nearly impossible by wednesday
afternoon as blizzard conditions develop with near zero visibility
along with significant blowing and drifting of snow.
$$