Winter Weather ADVISORY-Cattaraugus County

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CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK...
SPRINGVILLE
418 AM EST THU JAN 19 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
5 AM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM EST FRIDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN ERIE...CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES. 

* TIMING...EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

* HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES THIS AFTERNOON AND 3 TO 6 INCHES
  TONIGHT...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 4 TO 9 INCHES.

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 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.