Winter Storm Warning
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NIAGARA-ORLEANS-
MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-NORTHERN ERIE-
GENESEE-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...
ROCHESTER...
NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA
340 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY...
* LOCATIONS...THE NIAGARA FRONTIER...GENESEE VALLEY AND FINGER
LAKES.
* TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
*
HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS...AN INCH OR LESS THIS AFTERNOON...6 TO 12 INCHES
TONIGHT...AND 1 TO 3 INCHES THURSDAY...
LEADING TO STORM TOTALS
OF 8 TO 16 INCHES.
* WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH.
* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.
*
IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL
PRODUCE VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2
INCHES PER HOUR OVERNIGHT WILL MAINTAIN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
VERY POOR VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU
SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE
EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE.
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 INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT
NOAA National Weather Service.
