Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Buffalo, NY
Areas Affected: Jefferson; Lewis; Wyoming; Chautauqua; Cattaraugus; Southern Erie
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Extreme
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Thursday 6:41am EST
Alert Effective: Thursday 6:41am EST
Alert Expires: Thursday 6:45pm EST (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Thursday 6:41am EST
Event Ends: Saturday 1:00am EST
Issued by: NWS Buffalo NY
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY... * WHAT...Heavy lake effect snow expected. Total snow accumulations 12 to 22 inches in the most persistent lake snows. Winds gusting as high as 50 mph will produce blowing and drifting snow. * WHERE...Jefferson, Lewis, Wyoming, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, and Southern Erie Counties. The greatest accumulations off Lake Erie will be found across the higher terrain of the Chautauqua Ridge, Boston Hills, and southwest Wyoming County. The greatest accumulations off Lake Ontario will be found across the Tug Hill Plateau. * WHEN...Until 1 AM EST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Travel will be very difficult with deep snow cover on roads and poor visibility. The hazardous conditions will impact Thanksgiving holiday travel. Gusty winds will down tree branches and cause isolated power outages.
Heavy snow will fall in relatively narrow bands. If traveling, be prepared for rapidly changing road conditions and visibilities. Submit snow reports through our website or social media.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6200932978d466421bab9c232adb5d0e32bfe29e.002.1 Codes: NYZ007, NYZ008, NYZ012, NYZ019, NYZ020, NYZ085 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6200932978d466421bab9c232adb5d0e32bfe29e.002.1