WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
330 PM EDT SAT APR 21 2012


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WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...
WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
330 PM EDT SAT APR 21 2012


...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...


THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING. 


* LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES AND THE WESTERN
  SOUTHERN TIER


* TIMING...SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY.


* HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING HEAVY WET SNOW.


* ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 16 INCHES.


* WINDS...NORTHEAST TO 40 MPH.


* VISIBILITIES BELOW A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

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

* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...HIGH.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...


A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA... REMAIN ALERT TO
RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS.


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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