MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...
OSWEGO...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA
1138 AM EST THU DEC 18 2008
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 10 PM EST FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 10 PM
EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL SPREAD SNOW ACROSS THE AREA
STARTING AROUND 9 AM FRIDAY MORNING...THEN THE SNOW WILL BECOME
STEADIER DURING THE REST OF FRIDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. THE SNOW
WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH MUCH OF THE
AFTERNOON...WHEN SNOW COULD FALL AT A RATE OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER
HOUR. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FRIDAY NIGHT.
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY TO RANGE FROM 6 TO 9
INCHES DURING THE DAY FRIDAY WITH ADDITIONAL MINOR ACCUMULATIONS
POSSIBLE FRIDAY EVENING.
TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE SIGNIFICANTLY FRIDAY. MOTORISTS
SHOULD ANTICIPATE SNOW COVERED ROADS AND VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING
CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON UNTREATED AND SECONDARY ROADS.
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CREATE SOME BLOWING AND
DRIFTING PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY IN MORE OPEN AREAS. VISIBILITIES
COULD BE DRASTICALLY REDUCED AT TIMES.
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. 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.
Weather will be playing havoc on travelers it seems over the next week with a "train" of storms hitting western NY. Another Storm is expected Sunday, with yet another lining up for Christmas Eve.