Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Buffalo, NY
Areas Affected: Niagara; Orleans; Northern Erie; Genesee
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Sunday 1:08am EST
Alert Effective: Sunday 1:08am EST
Alert Expires: Sunday 3:00pm EST (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Sunday 1:00pm EST
Event Ends: Wednesday 4:00pm EST
Issued by: NWS Buffalo NY
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Heavy snow and blowing snow expected. Total snow accumulations 10 to 20 inches. Winds gusting as high as 50 mph creating blowing and drifting snow and at times white out conditions. * WHERE...Niagara, Orleans, Northern Erie, and Genesee Counties. Greatest snow accumulation will be found across southern Niagara, southwestern Orleans, northern Erie and western Genesee counties. * WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to 4 PM EST Wednesday. Significant snow accumulation will occur tonight through Monday, and again Tuesday into Tuesday night. * IMPACTS...Whiteout conditions are expected and will make travel treacherous and potentially life-threatening. Travel will be very difficult in deep snow covered roads. The hazardous conditions will impact the Monday morning through the Wednesday morning commutes. Gusty winds will down tree branches and cause isolated power outages. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Expect snowband oscillate with varying intensities and snowfall amounts over the area. Snowfall rates 2 inches per hour tonight through Monday, and again Tuesday through Tuesday evening. Wind chill values zero to 10 below zero Monday night through Tuesday night.
Widespread accumulating snow will create dangerous travel conditions. Submit snow reports through our website or social media.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f16d986cd7de0352eeafa60c8543e8f37d252b1b.003.1 Codes: NYZ001, NYZ002, NYZ010, NYZ011 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f16d986cd7de0352eeafa60c8543e8f37d252b1b.003.1