Lake Effect Snow Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 653 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOWS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT... .LAKE EFFECT SNOWS SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER FAR SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN OVERNIGHT. WHILE ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT WITH UP TO 2 INCHES...VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE REDUCED DOWN TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW AS WINDS CONTINUE TO GUST AS HIGH AS 25 MPH. WIND CHILLS HAVE FALLEN TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 BELOW ZERO OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THIS EVENING. AS TEMPERATURES PLUMMET FURTHER TONIGHT AND WESTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH CONTINUE...WIND CHILLS WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 25 BELOW AND 40 BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL GRADUALLY RISE TO BETWEEN 15 BELOW AND 25 BELOW ZERO BY EARLY AFTERNOON FRIDAY. PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXPOSURE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING COULD PROVE DEADLY. ALSO...ENSURE PROPER VENTILATION IF USING PORTABLE HEATERS. MIZ077-078-161000- /O.EXT.KIWX.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090116T1000Z/ /O.CON.KIWX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090116T1700Z/ BERRIEN-CASS MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH... BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS 653 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST FRIDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST FRIDAY... THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST FRIDAY. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST FRIDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. WHILE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT...REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BEFORE PRECIPITATION TAPERS TO FLURRIES AND A FEW LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS BY THIS EVENING. WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND INTO THE MORNING HOURS ON FRIDAY. && A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP 1 TO SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. VISIBILITIES VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. ENSURE PROPER VENTILATION IF USING PORTABLE HEATERS. $$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 555 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009 .ARCTIC AIR WILL POUR INTO THE REGION OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS...PRODUCING DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA ALONG WITH LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS. PAZ004-161100- /O.CON.KCTP.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090116T1200Z/ /O.CON.KCTP.WC.W.0001.090115T2300Z-090117T1700Z/ WARREN- 555 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST SATURDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST SATURDAY. ARCTIC AIR WILL POUR INTO THE REGION OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...PRODUCING DANGEROUS WINDS CHILLS OF NEAR 25 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE FRIGID AIR PASSING OVER LAKE ERIE WILL CREATE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS...WHICH WILL ACCUMULATE AROUND 6 INCHES BY FRIDAY MORNING OVER NORTHWEST WARREN COUNTY...WITH SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE REST OF THE COUNTY. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. LAKE- EFFECT SNOW TYPICALLY FALLS AS NARROW BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW WITHIN A LARGER AREA OF LIGHTER SNOW. SNOWFALL RATES OF OVER AN INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY UNDER THE HEAVIER BANDS. VISIBILITIES VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKETS AND A CELLULAR PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST BITE...HYPOTHERMIA OR EVEN DEATH ARE POSSIBLE IF THOSE VENTURING OUTSIDE DO NOT TAKE THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS. WEAR MULTIPLE LAYERS OF WARM...LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING. TRAPPED AIR BETWEEN THE LAYERS WILL INSULATE YOU. OUTER GARMENTS SHOULD BE TIGHTLY WOVEN TO SHIELD THE WIND. A HOOD OR HAT IS ESSENTIAL...AS HALF YOUR BODY HEAT CAN BE LOST FROM YOUR HEAD. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT... WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. $$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 350 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009 MIZ064-071-160500- /O.CON.KGRR.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090116T1000Z/ /O.CON.KGRR.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090116T1800Z/ ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOLLAND...SOUTH HAVEN 350 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST FRIDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY... LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT BUT GRADUALLY TAPER OFF. BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE...ESPECIALLY NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL...FRIGID AIR IS IN PLACE. WIND CHILLS OF 15 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW MEANS THAT TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOWY ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. AVOID TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR TEMPERATURES...OR A COMBINATION OF COLD AIR TEMPERATURES AND WIND...WILL LEAD TO FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 346 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009 ...ARCTIC AIR TO CONTINUE OVER THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT WITH LAKE SNOWS NEAR THE GREAT LAKES... .ARCTIC AIR FROM CENTRAL CANADA WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHEAST THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT WITH BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES. WIND CHILL ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR AREAS FROM THE FINGER LAKES WESTWARD FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED FROM LATER THIS EVENING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON FRIDAY. IT WILL BE BITTERLY COLD OVER JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES WITH LOWS TONIGHT IN THE MINUS TEENS AND DOWN TO 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO OVER OSWEGO COUNTY...BUT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT SO NO ADVISORIES OR WARNINGS ARE BEING ISSUED FOR NOW. IN ADDITION TO THE VERY COLD WIND CHILLS WINDS BECOME WELL ENOUGH ALIGNED TONIGHT FOR BANDS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW EAST OF LAKE ERIE. WARNINGS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE FOR SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY AND ALSO CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. THERE WILL BE SOME LIGHT LAKE SNOWS TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST OF LAKE ONTARIO TONIGHT BUT THE MORE PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO ORGANIZE VERY WELL EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING. THEREFORE...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCHES WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR OSWEGO...JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES FOR FRIDAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. NYZ019-020-085-160500- /O.CAN.KBUF.WC.W.0001.090116T0900Z-090116T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WC.Y.0007.090116T0300Z-090116T2100Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090117T0600Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK... SPRINGVILLE 346 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY. THE WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF FRIDAY NIGHT. LOCALIZED ACCUMULATIONS IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS MAY BE AS MUCH AS 1 TO 1.5 FEET. TONIGHT...IT APPEARS THE HEAVIEST ACTIVITY SHOULD BE OVER CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES AND THEN MOVE NORTHWARD A BIT FRIDAY MORNING AND BE CENTERED ACROSS THE CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE AND CATTARAUGUS CREEK INCLUDING SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES WITH POOR VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT. IN ADDITION WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO DIP TO 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO FROM LATER THIS EVENING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON FRIDAY. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. 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. $$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 337 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009 OHZ014-089-PAZ001-002-160500- /O.CON.KCLE.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090117T0000Z/ /O.CON.KCLE.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090117T0900Z/ ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFERSON...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO 337 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHERN ASHTABULA COUNTY EASTWARD INTO ERIE COUNTY. WESTERLY WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY INTO FRIDAY WITH THE HEAVIEST BAND OF SNOWFALL OCCURRING NORTH OF A JEFFERSON TO ALBION TO CORRY LINE. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TONIGHT WILL LIKELY BE IN THE 4 TO 6 INCH RANGE WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 10 INCHES. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES LOCALIZED STORM TOTALS MAY BE AROUND 14 INCHES. THIS SNOW WILL BE VERY DRY AND FLUFFY SO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING IS LIKELY. COLDER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO SPILL INTO THE AREA WITH WIND SPEEDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH EXPECTED TO CREATE WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. THESE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 1124 AM EST THU JAN 15 2009 ...ACCUMULATING LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT... .LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OFF LAKES SUPERIOR AND MICHIGAN TODAY...AND WILL BRING ACCUMULATIONS TO PARTS OF EASTERN UPPER AND MUCH OF NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN THROUGH TONIGHT. MIZ021-160630- /O.CON.KAPX.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090116T1200Z/ ANTRIM- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MANCELONA 1124 AM EST THU JAN 15 2009 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO BRING 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW TO ANTRIM COUNTY BY FRIDAY MORNING. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS LOCALIZED HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. $$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 1124 AM EST THU JAN 15 2009 ...ACCUMULATING LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT... .LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OFF LAKES SUPERIOR AND MICHIGAN TODAY...AND WILL BRING ACCUMULATIONS TO PARTS OF EASTERN UPPER AND MUCH OF NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN THROUGH TONIGHT. MIZ027-160630- /O.EXP.KAPX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090115T1600Z/ /O.CON.KAPX.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090116T1200Z/ KALKASKA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KALKASKA 1124 AM EST THU JAN 15 2009 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO BRING 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW TO KALKASKA COUNTY BY FRIDAY MORNING. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS LOCALIZED HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. $$