PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SNOWFALL TOTALS UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO, NY
315 PM EST FRI NOV 14 1997

...MAJOR PRE-WINTER STORM DROPS HEAVY SNOW ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND
CENTRAL NEW YORK...

SNOW BEGAN ACROSS WESTERN NEW YORK AROUND MIDNIGHT LAST NIGHT AND
RAPIDLY OVERSPREAD THE REGION DURING THE PREDAWN HOURS. THE SNOW WAS
MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES AND HAS CONTINUED ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA
MUCH OF THE DAY.

MOST OF THE HEAVIER SNOW TAPERED OFF DURING THE MIDDAY HOURS...BUT
ANOTHER BATCH OF LIGHT SNOW HAS MOVED BACK INTO WESTERN NEW YORK
DURING THE AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING...BUT
3 TO 5 INCHES MORE ARE POSSIBLE CLOSER TO LAKE ONTARIO...ESPECIALLY
FROM THE ROCHESTER AREA WEST TO NIAGARA COUNTY DUE TO ENHANCEMENT OFF
LAKE ONTARIO.

AS OF 3 PM...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WERE IN THE 6 TO 10 INCH RANGE IN THE
BUFFALO AND ROCHESTER AREAS...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF A FOOT JUST SOUTH
OF ROCHESTER INTO THE FINGER LAKES REGION. SOMEWHAT LESSER AMOUNTS
HAVE BEEN REPORTED ALONG THE SOUTHERN TIER WHERE ONLY A LITTLE SNOW
HAS FALLEN SINCE DAYBREAK.

SOME SPECIFIC SNOWFALL TOTALS BY COUNTY AS OF 3 PM COURTESY OF WSFO
BUFFALO'S SNOWSPOTTER NETWORK WERE AS FOLLOWS:

...ERIE COUNTY...
WEST SENECA..... 10 INCHES
COLDEN.......... 10 INCHES
ELMA............ 9 INCHES
NWS BUFFALO..... 9 INCHES (DAILY RECORD)
BOSTON.......... 9 INCHES
HAMBURG......... 8 INCHES
GRAND ISLAND.... 8 INCHES
TONAWANDA....... 8 INCHES
AMHERST......... 7 INCHES
CLARENCE........ 7 INCHES
BUFFALO CITY.... 6 TO 8 INCHES

...NIAGARA COUNTY...
NORTH TONAWANDA. 8 INCHES
LOCKPORT........ 6 INCHES
NIAGARA FALLS... 5 INCHES
YOUNGSTOWN...... 5 INCHES

...GENESEE COUNTY...
DARIEN CENTER...10 INCHES
BATAVIA......... 8 INCHES

...ORLEANS COUNTY...
MEDINA.......... 7 INCHES
LYNDONVILLE..... 5 INCHES

...WYOMING COUNTY...
BENNINGTON......10 INCHES
PORTAGEVILLE....10 INCHES
WARSAW..........10 INCHES
PERRY........... 9 INCHES

...CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY....
DUNKIRK......... 6 INCHES
SINCLAIRVILLE... 6 INCHES
JAMESTOWN....... 5 INCHES

...CATTARAUGUS COUNTY...
PERRYSBURG......10 INCHES
ELLICOTTVILLE... 6 INCHES
SALAMANCA....... 5 INCHES
OLEAN........... 3 INCHES

...ALLEGANY COUNTY...
FILLMORE........10 INCHES
BELMONT......... 8 INCHES
ANGELICA........ 7 INCHES
WHITESVILLE..... 4 INCHES
WELLSVILLE...... 4 INCHES

...MONROE COUNTY...
HENRIETTA....... 10 INCHES
ROCHESTER (NWS). 9 INCHES (DAILY RECORD)
PENFIELD........ 8 INCHES
WEBSTER......... 7 INCHES
GREECE.......... 6 INCHES
IRONDEQUOIT..... 6 INCHES

...WAYNE COUNTY...
MACEDON......... 8 INCHES
ONTARIO......... 6 INCHES
SODUS........... 6 INCHES

...LIVINGSTON COUNTY...
MT MORRIS.......10 INCHES
NUNDA...........10 INCHES
CONSEUS......... 9 INCHES
HONEOYE......... 8 INCHES
AVON............ 8 INCHES

...ONTARIO COUNTY...
SPRINGWATER.....10 INCHES
SO.BRISTOL......10 INCHES
VICTOR.......... 9 INCHES
CANANDAIGUA..... 9 INCHES
GENEVA.......... 8 INCHES

...OSWEGO COUNTY...
FULTON.......... 7 INCHES
OSWEGO.......... 7 INCHES

...JEFFERSON COUNTY...
WATERTOWN....... 4 INCHES 
 
...LEWIS COUNTY...
HIGHMARKET...... 9 INCHES
MONTAGUE........ 7 INCHES
LOWVILLE........ 5 INCHES

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