SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 1056 AM EST FRI DEC 11 2009
Expiration: 100 PM EST FRI DEC 11 2009

...INTENSE LAKE SNOWS OVER NORTHERN OSWEGO AND SOUTHERN LEWIS
COUNTIES...
A BAND OF INTENSE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
OVER NORTHERN PORTIONS OF OSWEGO AND SOUTHERN LEWIS COUNTIES
THROUGH MIDDAY. THIS BAND HAS INTENSIFIED IN THE PAST HOUR...WITH
SNOWFALL RATES OF 3 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR FROM NEAR PULASKI EAST
INTO AREAS BETWEEN LOWVILLE AND PORT LEYDEN. SNOWFALL RATES ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE TUG HILL FROM REDFIELD TO OSCEOLA ARE
REACHING AN ASTOUNDING 5 TO 6 INCHES PER HOUR.
IN ADDITION TO HEAVY SNOWFALL...WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT WITHIN THE LAKE
EFFECT SNOW WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES AND VERY POOR ROAD
CONDITIONS.
TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 81 FROM PARISH TO ADAMS WILL BE EXTREMELY
DIFFICULT. EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WILL ALSO BE FOUND ALONG
ROUTE 177 ON THE TUG HILL PLATEAU AND ROUTES 12 AND 26 FROM
LOWVILLE SOUTH INTO NORTHERN ONEIDA COUNTY. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. TAKE
EXTRA CLOTHING OR BLANKETS WITH YOU AND DRIVE WITH A FULL TANK OF
GAS IN THE EVENT THAT YOU BECOME STUCK. ROADS ON THE TUG HILL ARE
LIKELY TO BECOME IMPASSIBLE.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 405 AM EST FRI DEC 11 2009
Expiration: 600 AM EST SAT DEC 12 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SATURDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEW YORK.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
   LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
   LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING.
ANOTHER LAKE EFFECT EVENT IS POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION TUESDAY
NIGHT...BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF COLD AIR ACROSS THE WATERS.
SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE...DEPENDING ON HOW THIS
EVENT PLAYS OUT.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES...
AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF
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LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING
Issue Date: 349 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009
Expiration: 100 PM EST SAT DEC 12 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
EXPECTED EAST OF LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY...
.A DEEP STORM SYSTEM OVER NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN THIS AFTERNOON
WILL LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS LAKE HURON THIS EVENING...THEN INTO
WESTERN QUEBEC BY THURSDAY MORNING...FINALLY REACHING THE CANADIAN
MARITIMES THURSDAY NIGHT.
A POWERFUL COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION FROM WEST TO EAST
LATE THIS AFTERNOON. COLD AIR WILL CHARGE INTO THE REGION IN THE
WAKE OF THE FRONT AND SET THE STAGE FOR SIGNIFICANT LAKE SNOWS TO
DEVELOP EAST AND NORTHEAST OF BOTH LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO.
OFF LAKE ERIE...WIND SWEPT LAKE EFFECT SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP OVER AND JUST NORTH OF METRO BUFFALO BY LATE THIS
EVENING...AND THEN INTENSIFY OVERNIGHT AS IT SINKS SLOWLY SOUTH
ACROSS THE METRO AREA. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SETTLE INTO THE
BUFFALO SOUTHTOWNS AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY EAST TO MUCH OF
GENESEE AND WYOMING COUNTIES DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. THE LAKE
SNOWS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO BRUSH SOUTHWEST NEW YORK FROM WESTERN
CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY INTO EXTREME NORTHWEST CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES. THE
STRONG WINDS WILL PUSH LAKE EFFECT SNOW UNUSUALLY FAR INLAND...
REACHING ALL THE WAY TO THE ROCHESTER AREA AND WESTERN FINGER
LAKES. EXPECT SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR IN THE MOST
INTENSE PORTION OF THIS BAND.
THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY THE BAND IS EXPECTED TO SETTLE INTO
THE MORE TRADITIONAL SNOWBELTS OF SKI COUNTRY EAST OF LAKE ERIE.
THERE ARE SOME SIGNS THAT THE BAND MAY SHIFT FARTHER NORTH AGAIN
LATER FRIDAY.
OFF LAKE ONTARIO...EXPECT WIND SWEPT LAKE SNOWS TO DEVELOP FROM
WATERTOWN NORTH THROUGH THE THOUSAND ISLANDS REGION LATE TONIGHT.
THE LAKE SNOWS WILL THEN SETTLE SOUTH INTO THE WATERTOWN AREA EAST
TO THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF LEWIS COUNTY...WHERE IT WILL REMAIN
THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP ACROSS THE TUG HILL AS WELL. EXPECT SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO
2 INCHES PER HOUR IN THE MOST INTENSE PORTION OF THIS BAND.
THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY THE LAKE SNOWS ARE EXPECTED TO
TARGET THE TUG HILL REGION EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO.
THE ACCUMULATING LAKE EFFECT SNOW COMBINED WITH VERY STRONG WINDS
WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT TO SEVERE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THIS
WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH NEAR ZERO
VISIBILITY AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW
AREAS...AND SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE AT TIMES.
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JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
349 PM EST WED DEC 9 2009
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM THURSDAY TO 1 PM
EST SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM THURSDAY TO 1 PM EST
SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FROM WATERTOWN NORTH TO
THE THOUSAND ISLANDS REGION LATE TONIGHT...THEN SETTLE INTO THE
WATERTOWN AREA AND MUCH OF CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTY THURSDAY. THIS
BAND WILL ALSO EXTEND INTO THE NORTHERN HALF OF LEWIS COUNTY.
HEAVY SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE TUG HILL REGION
DURING THE DAY.
EXPECT SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR TO DEVELOP IN THE
MOST INTENSE PORTION OF THIS BAND. IN ADDITION TO HEAVY SNOWFALL...
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH
SIGNIFICANT TO SEVERE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
THE BAND IS EXPECTED TO SETTLE ACROSS THE TUG HILL REGION THURSDAY
NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET
ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL JEFFERSON AND NORTHERN LEWIS COUNTIES.
ACROSS THE TUG HILL PLATEAU REGION...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS MAY
EXCEED 4 FEET BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IN ADDITION
TO HEAVY SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT TO
SEVERE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THIS WILL CREATE BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. TRAVEL WILL BE
EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...AND SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE AT
TIMES. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR
RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN
ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.
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WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 405 PM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 700 PM EST FRI DEC 11 2009

...A MIXED BAG OF PRECIPITATION EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO EARLY
WEDNESDAY...
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
POSSIBLE EAST OF LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY...
.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ORGANIZING OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS LATE
THIS AFTERNOON WILL TRACK TO NEAR CHICAGO BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...
INTENSIFYING RAPIDLY ON THE WAY. THIS INTENSE LOW WILL THEN CROSS
THE CENTRAL LAKES DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY AND REACH QUEBEC BY
THURSDAY.
A WARM FRONT DEVELOPING AHEAD OF THIS AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL
MOVE NORTH ACROSS THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE WARM FRONT...OVERSPREADING THE
SOUTHERN TIER BY LATE EVENING...THEN REACHING THE NIAGARA FRONTIER
AND ROCHESTER AREA BY AROUND MIDNIGHT...FINALLY DEVELOPING EAST
OF LAKE ONTARIO LATE TONIGHT. A LAYER OF WARM AIR ALOFT WILL ALLOW
THE SNOW TO MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN FOR A
TIME BEFORE CHANGING TO JUST RAIN ON WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED TO WARM WELL ABOVE FREEZING DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY...
SO MOST OF THE SNOW AND ICE IS EXPECTED TO MELT.
A POWERFUL COLD FRONT WILL THEN CROSS THE REGION FROM WEST TO EAST
LATER WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. COLD AIR WILL POUR BACK
INTO THE REGION AND ALLOW LAKE EFFECT SNOW TO DEVELOP EAST OF BOTH
LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO. OFF LAKE ERIE THE LAKE SNOWS MAY DEVELOP
NEAR THE BUFFALO METRO AREA INITIALLY...THEN SETTLE SOUTH INTO THE
MORE DISTANT SOUTHTOWNS AND SKI COUNTRY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THURSDAY. OFF LAKE ONTARIO...THE LAKE SNOWS MAY DEVELOP NEAR
WATERTOWN INITIALLY...THEN SINK SOUTH AND TARGET THE TUG HILL
REGION THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. MAJOR ACCUMULATIONS OF LAKE EFFECT
SNOW ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE MORE DISTANT BUFFALO SOUTHTOWNS
SOUTHWARD INTO SKI COUNTRY EAST OF LAKE ERIE...AND ACROSS THE TUG
HILL REGION EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO. STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS AT TIMES.
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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
405 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON EST
WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A WINTRY MIX...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM
TO NOON EST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED.
THIS WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.
SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION LATE TONIGHT
AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING...
THEN CHANGE TO JUST PLAIN RAIN BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY.
EXPECT 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION...WITH A TENTH OF AN
INCH OR LESS OF ICE ACCUMULATION. THE GREATEST SNOW AMOUNTS ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE TUG HILL REGION AND THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF
THE ADIRONDACKS.
BY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT MUCH COLDER AIR MOVING INTO THE AREA ON
THE BACK SIDE OF THE STORM WILL BEGIN TO PRODUCE BANDS OF LAKE
EFFECT SNOW RIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH THE LAKE
EFFECT SNOW WILL LIKELY PRODUCE VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING WITH NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THE HEAVIEST LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL
START UP NEAR WATERTOWN AND CARTHAGE AND THEN DRIFT
SOUTH...TARGETING THE TUG HILL PLATEAU THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE
TIME. ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE
SNOW AREAS WILL LIKELY EXCEED 3 FEET.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...SLEET...AND
FREEZING RAIN. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD
ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG
WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN
THE WATCH AREA...REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER
CONDITIONS.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.
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