Thursday, January 19, 2012

Special Weather Statement

WWUS81 KBUF 191727
SPSBUF

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1227 PM EST THU JAN 19 2012


NYZ019>021-191930-
CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE
1227 PM EST THU JAN 19 2012

...AN AREA OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MOVING INTO THE AREA...

AN AREA OF SNOW WAS MOVING INTO WESTERN PARTS OF CHAUTAUQUA
COUNTY AT 1230 PM. THE SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THROUGH 130 PM.
THIS AREA WILL PRODUCE BRIEF MODERATE SNOW...WITH SNOWFALL RATES
OF UP TO 3 TENTHS OF AN INCH PER HOUR.

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 45
MPH...WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE
SNOW. IN ADDITION...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A
QUARTER OF A MILE DUE TO THE BLOWING SNOW.

THIS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH PERIODIC
WHITEOUTS AND SLICK SPOTS ON THE ROADWAYS.

DRIVERS ARE URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING AND ALLOW FOR
EXTRA TIME AS ROADS MAY BECOME BRIEFLY SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY.

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