Winter Storm Warning Issued
From
Town of Somerset
Sent
Sat, Jan 17 @ 12:49pm
Description
Winter Storm Warning issued January 17 at 12:46PM EST until January 21 at 4:00PM EST by NWS Buffalo NY
* WHAT...Heavy snow and blowing snow expected. Total snow
accumulations 10 to 20 inches. Winds gusting as high as 50 mph
creating blowing and drifting snow and at times white out
conditions.
* WHERE...Niagara, Orleans, Northern Erie, and Genesee Counties.
Greatest snow accumulation will be found across southern Niagara,
southwestern Orleans, northern Erie and western Genesee counties.
* WHEN...From 1 PM Sunday to 4 PM EST Wednesday. Significant snow
accumulation will occur Sunday night through Monday, and again
Tuesday into Tuesday night.
* IMPACTS...Whiteout conditions are expected and will make travel
treacherous and potentially life-threatening. Travel will be very
difficult in deep snow covered roads. The hazardous conditions
will impact the Monday morning through the Wednesday morning
commutes. Gusty winds will down tree branches and cause isolated
power outages.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Expect snowband oscillate with varying
intensities and snowfall amounts over the area. Snowfall rates 2
inches per hour Sunday night through Monday, and again Tuesday
through Tuesday evening. Wind chill values zero to 10 below zero
Monday night through Tuesday night.
Widespread accumulating snow will create dangerous travel conditions.
Submit snow reports through our website or social media.
This notification was posted by Town of Somerset. Town of Somerset is solely responsible for this notification and unless specifically indicated, no other community or individual utilizing Savvy Citizen is sponsoring, responsible for, or endorsing this notification.
