Allegany County: Winter Storm WARNING now in effect with extended time

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
353 PM EDT SUN APR 22 2012


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WYOMING-ALLEGANY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...WELLSVILLE
353 PM EDT SUN APR 22 2012


...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM
EDT TUESDAY...


THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 AM EDT TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT. 


* LOCATIONS...ALLEGANY AND WYOMING COUNTIES.


* TIMING...LATER TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.


* HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING HEAVY WET SNOW.


* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OVERNIGHT...4 TO 8 INCHES 
  MONDAY...1 TO 3 INCHES MONDAY NIGHT...AND AN INCH OR LESS 
  TUESDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 7 TO 14 INCHES.


* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH.


* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.


* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW TO MID 30S THROUGH TUESDAY.


* IMPACTS...DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES WILL LEAD TO
  WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. THERE WILL BE THE CHANCE FOR SHALLOW
  ROOTED TREES TO BE BROUGHT DOWN AS WELL. ANTICIPATE PROLONGED
  POWER OUTAGES IN MORE RURAL AREAS. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS
  WILL DEVELOP...PARTICULARLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...


A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU
SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE, OR YOU SHOULD USE
EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE.


IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE
THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY
VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND
USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT
BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES
AND WATER HEATERS.


STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.


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