Winter Storm
2/16/2016 (Permalink)
- Winter Storm Warning For Eastern Niagara County
Issued by The National Weather Service
Buffalo, NY
9:39am EST, Tue Feb 16
... WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
* LOCATIONS... NIAGARA... ERIE... ORLEANS... GENESEE... WYOMING AND CHAUTAUQUA COUNTIES.
* TIMING... THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.
* HAZARDS... HEAVY SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS... ADDITIONAL 4 TO 6 INCHES TODAY WILL BRING STORM TOTALS TO 8 TO 15 INCHES... WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS IN EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA.
* WINDS... NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
* VISIBILITIES... LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE.
* IMPACTS... HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. THE WORST TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR... MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS.