Sunday, April 22, 2012

Winter Storm WARNING for Olean area


WWUS41 KBUF 220836
WSWBUF


URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
436 AM EDT SUN APR 22 2012


NYZ019-020-085-221645-
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CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK...
SPRINGVILLE
436 AM EDT SUN APR 22 2012


...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM
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 5 PM EDT TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT. 


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


* TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
  HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND INTO MONDAY
  MORNING. 


* HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW...FAVORED ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN.


* ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL 8 TO 16 INCHES. 


* WINDS...NORTH BACKING TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH.


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


* IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES CAUSING 
  POWER OUTAGES. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DEVELOPING. 


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
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.


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THOMAS



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