Winter Storm Warning Updated
From
Village of Cattaraugus
Sent
Mon, Jan 19 @ 7:09pm
Description
Winter Storm Warning issued January 19 at 7:04PM EST until January 21 at 3:00PM EST by NWS Buffalo NY
* WHAT...Heavy lake effect snow. Additional snow accumulations 12 to
20 inches, with localized amounts of 2 to 3 feet across southwest
and central Erie County in the most persistent bands. Winds
gusting as high as 45 mph will produce significant lake effect
snow and near whiteouts at times. Snowfall rates of 2 to 3 inches
per hour in the most intense band.
* WHERE...Wyoming, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, and Southern Erie
Counties. Greatest snow accumulation across central and southern
Erie County, western Wyoming County, extreme northern Chautauqua
County, and extreme northwest Cattaraugus County.
* WHEN...Until 3 PM EST Wednesday.
* IMPACTS...Whiteout conditions are expected and will make travel
treacherous and potentially life-threatening. Travel will be very
difficult in deep snow covered roads. Areas of blowing snow will
significantly reduce visibility. The hazardous conditions will
impact the Monday evening through the Wednesday morning commutes.
Gusty winds will down tree branches and cause isolated power
outages.
Widespread accumulating snow will create dangerous travel conditions.
Submit snow reports through our website or social media.
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