Thursday, January 19, 2012

Winter Weather ADVISORY-Allegany County

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. 

* LOCATIONS...WYOMING AND ALLEGANY COUNTIES. 

* TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MIDNIGHT. 

* HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND AN INCH THIS AFTERNOON AND 1 TO 3 INCHES
  TONIGHT...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. 

* VISIBILITIES...DOWN TO ONE QUARTER MILE IN WHITEOUTS. 

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE
  EVENING RUSH HOUR AND OVERNIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW, BLOWING SNOW,
SLEET, FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE
SIGNIFICANT, THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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