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Lake Effect Snow Warning issued December 5 at 4:04AM EST until December 6 at 4:00AM EST by NWS Buffalo NY

* WHAT...Heavy lake effect snow. Additional snow accumulations 4 to 8 inches in the most persistent lake snows. Winds gusting as high as 50 mph, producing considerable blowing and drifting snow. * WHERE...Wyoming and Southern Erie Counties. * WHEN...Until 4 AM EST Friday. * IMPACTS...Travel will be very difficult. Areas of blowing snow will significantly reduce visibility, creating near whiteout conditions at times. The hazardous conditions will impact the morning and evening commutes today. Gusty winds may bring down tree branches and cause isolated power outages.
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Winter Weather Advisory issued December 5 at 4:04AM EST until December 6 at 4:00AM EST by NWS Buffalo NY

* WHAT...Snow. Additional snow accumulations 2 to 5 inches. Winds gusting as high as 50 mph, producing considerable blowing and drifting snow. * WHERE...Niagara, Orleans, Northern Erie, and Genesee Counties. * WHEN...Until 4 AM EST Friday. * IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult. Areas of blowing snow will significantly reduce visibility. The hazardous conditions will impact the morning and evening commutes today. Gusty winds may down tree branches and cause isolated power outages.
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Lake Effect Snow Warning issued December 4 at 3:32AM EST until December 7 at 4:00AM EST by NWS Buffalo NY

* WHAT...Heavy lake effect snow expected. Total snow accumulations 10 to 20 inches in the most persistent lake snows. Winds gusting as high as 50 mph will produce considerable blowing and drifting snow. * WHERE...Chautauqua and Cattaraugus Counties. The greatest accumulations will be across the Chautauqua Ridge. * WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 4 AM EST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Travel will be very difficult. Areas of blowing snow will significantly reduce visibility. The hazardous conditions will impact the morning and evening commutes on Thursday. Gusty winds will down tree branches and cause isolated power outages.
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Winter Storm Warning issued December 4 at 3:32AM EST until December 6 at 4:00AM EST by NWS Buffalo NY

* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations 10 to 18 inches across the higher terrain of the Tug Hill Plateau, and 4 to 8 inches across lower elevations. Winds gusting as high as 45 mph will produce considerable blowing and drifting snow. * WHERE...The Eastern Lake Ontario Region. The greatest accumulations will be across the higher terrain of the Tug Hill Plateau. * WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to 4 AM EST Friday. * IMPACTS...Travel will be very difficult. Areas of blowing snow will significantly reduce visibility. The hazardous conditions will impact the Wednesday evening and Thursday morning and evening
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Winter Weather Advisory issued December 4 at 3:32AM EST until December 6 at 4:00AM EST by NWS Buffalo NY

* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations 3 to 7 inches. Winds gusting as high as 50 mph will produce considerable blowing and drifting snow. * WHERE...Niagara, Orleans, Northern Erie, and Genesee Counties. * WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 4 AM EST Friday. * IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult. Areas of blowing snow will significantly reduce visibility. The hazardous conditions will impact the Thursday morning and evening commutes. Gusty winds will down tree branches and cause isolated power outages.
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Lake Effect Snow Warning issued December 4 at 3:32AM EST until December 6 at 4:00AM EST by NWS Buffalo NY

* WHAT...Heavy lake effect snow expected. Total snow accumulations 6 to 12 inches in the most persistent lake snows. Winds gusting as high as 50 mph, producing considerable blowing and drifting snow. * WHERE...Wyoming and Southern Erie Counties. Greatest accumulations across the higher terrain of the Boston Hills and western Wyoming County. * WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 4 AM EST Friday. * IMPACTS...Travel will be very difficult. Areas of blowing snow will significantly reduce visibility. The hazardous conditions will impact the morning and evening commutes on Thursday. Gusty winds will down tree branches and cause isolated power outages.
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Winter Storm Watch issued December 3 at 3:15AM EST until December 6 at 4:00AM EST by NWS Buffalo NY

* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations of greater than 7 inches possible. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph, producing considerable blowing and drifting snow. * WHERE...The Eastern Lake Ontario Region. The greatest accumulations will be across the higher terrain of the Tug Hill Plateau. * WHEN...From Wednesday afternoon through late Thursday night. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. Areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. Gusty winds could down tree branches and cause isolated power outages.
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Lake Effect Snow Warning issued December 3 at 3:15AM EST until December 3 at 7:00PM EST by NWS Buffalo NY

* WHAT...For the Lake Effect Snow Warning, moderate lake effect snow. Additional snow accumulations 4 to 8 inches in the most persistent lake snows. For the Winter Storm Watch, heavy lake effect snow possible. Total snow accumulations of greater than 7 inches possible in the most persistent lake snows. Winds could gust as high as 45 to 50 mph Wednesday night through Thursday night, producing considerable blowing and drifting snow. * WHERE...Chautauqua and Cattaraugus Counties. Greatest additional snow accumulation today across the higher terrain of the Chautauqua Ridge and western Cattaraugus County. * WHEN...For the Lake Effect Snow Warning, until
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Winter Weather Advisory issued December 3 at 3:15AM EST until December 3 at 1:00PM EST by NWS Buffalo NY

* WHAT...Lake effect snow. Additional snow accumulations 1 to 3 inches in the most persistent snows. * WHERE...Wayne and Northern Cayuga Counties. * WHEN...Until 1 PM EST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions with reduced visibility at times. The hazardous conditions will impact the Tuesday morning commute.
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Lake Effect Snow Warning issued December 2 at 12:22AM EST until December 3 at 7:00PM EST by NWS Buffalo NY

* WHAT...Heavy lake effect snow. Additional snow accumulations through Tuesday of 12 to 24 inches in most persistent snows. The greatest additional accumulations will be across Chautauqua and western portions of Cattaraugus county. * WHERE...Chautauqua and Cattaraugus Counties. * WHEN...Until 7 PM EST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Visibilities will occasionally drop below 1/4 mile due to falling and blowing snow. Travel will be very difficult with deep snow cover on roads and very poor visibility.