LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT

LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT

OSWEGO County – INCLUDING THE CITY OF…OSWEGO
MON DEC 30 2013

…LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS…OSWEGO COUNTY.

* TIMING…EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW DEVELOPING ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY TUESDAY AFTERNOON…THEN SETTLING TO THE SOUTHERN PORTION TUESDAY NIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS…SNOW POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING 8 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS.

* WINDS…NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH PRODUCING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* VISIBILITIES…AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS…TRAVEL MAY BE VERY DIFFICULT AT TIMES WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE…MEDIUM. THERE REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH RESPECT TO THE EXACT PLACEMENT AND INTENSITY OF THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS.

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