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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
936 AM EST WED DEC 11 2013

NYZ011-012-019-020-085-111715-
GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...
ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
936 AM EST WED DEC 11 2013

...MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW TO CONTINUE...

A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW EXTENDING FROM
SILVER CREEK TO STURGEON POINT EAST TO BOSTON...VARYSBURG AND
ATTICA...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NOON HOUR. THIS BAND WILL DRIFT
SLIGHTLY NORTH AND SOUTH...AND WILL PRODUCE SNOWFALL RATES OF UP
TO 1 INCH PER HOUR. IN ADDITION...WEST AND SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15
TO 20 MPH WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES
WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. SNOW
WILL COAT ROADS QUICKLY...RESULTING IN SLICK SPOTS. MOTORISTS ARE
ADVISED TO EXERCISE CAUTION TRAVELING THROUGH THIS AREA AS
CONDITIONS MAY CHANGE RAPIDLY.

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NYZ006>008-111715-
OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
936 AM EST WED DEC 11 2013

...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW TO CONTINUE...

A BAND OF VERY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW EXTENDING FROM PULASKI...TO
HIGHMARKET...WILL CONTINUE. ANOTHER WEAKER SNOW BAND EXTENDED
FROM ADAMS TO LOWVILLE. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER
HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE HEAVIER SNOWS. SOME ISOLATED HIGHER
SNOWFALL RATES ARE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL
RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. THIS WILL
PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE TUG HILL...AND
ALONG INTERSTATE 81 FROM PULASKI TO ADAMS.

SNOW WILL COAT ROADS QUICKLY RESULTING IN SLICK ROADWAYS.
MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO EXERCISE CAUTION TRAVELING THROUGH THIS
AREA AS CONDITIONS MAY CHANGE RAPIDLY.

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