WINTER STORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
237 PM EST THU NOV 13 1997

...A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND MUCH
OF CENTRAL NEW YORK FOR LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE THE FOLLOWING:
...NIAGARA...ORLEANS...ERIE...GENESEE...WYOMING...
...CHAUTAUQUA...CATTARAUGUS...ALLEGANY...STEUBEN...
...MONROE...LIVINGSTON...ONTARIO...WAYNE...SENECA...YATES...
...ONONDAGA...NRN ONEIDA...CAYUGA...SCHUYLER...TOMPKINS...CHEMUNG...

...A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR FRIDAY FOR THE REMAINDER
OF CENTRAL NEW YORK NORTH OF SYRACUSE WHICH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES:
...OSWEGO...JEFFERSON...LEWIS...

A DEVELOPING STORM OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON
WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST TO PENNSYLVANIA BY FRIDAY MORNING AND
SPREAD A SHIELD OF SNOW ACROSS OUR REGION LATER TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION BY
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

THE SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER COUNTIES THIS
EVENING AND REACH THE BUFFALO AND ROCHESTER AREAS BY MIDNIGHT. IT
WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES SHORTLY THEREAFTER AND ACCUMULATE SEVERAL
INCHES BY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD QUICKLY EASTWARD
OVERNIGHT AND REACH THE SYRACUSE AREA BEFORE DAYBREAK AND THE
WATERTOWN AREA EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

SNOW WILL FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF
DURING THE AFTERNOON FROM WEST TO EAST. ENOUGH MILD AIR MAY WORK IN
ALOFT ALONG THE SOUTHERN TIER TO CAUSE SOME SLEET TO MIX IN FOR A FEW
HOURS FRIDAY MORNING...BUT THE BULK OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL FALL AS
SNOW EVEN THERE.

CURRENT SNOWFALL PROJECTIONS THROUGH FRIDAY ARE IN THE 6 TO 10 INCH
RANGE FROM BUFFALO TO ROCHESTER TO SYRACUSE...WITH AMOUNTS OF UP TO A
FOOT POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER AND FINGER LAKES
REGION. SOMEWHAT LESSER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY OVER THE CENTRAL SOUTHERN
TIER DUE TO A MIX WITH SLEET. SNOWFALL TOTALS EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO
SHOULD BE IN THE 4 TO 7 INCH RANGE DURING FRIDAY. THE SNOW WILL BE
RELATIVELY WET AND HEAVY AND COULD CAUSE PROBLEMS WITH POWER LINES
AND TREES.

MORE SNOW IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY NEAR
LAKE ONTARIO FROM THE ROCHESTER AREA WEST TO NIAGARA COUNTY DUE TO A
COLD NORTHEAST FLOW OFF LAKE ONTARIO.

RESIDENTS SHOULD TAKE ALL PRECAUTIONS FOR A MAJOR WINTER STORM. THIS
WILL BE MOST DISRUPTIVE...ESPECIALLY SINCE IT IS THE FIRST GENERAL
SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON FOR MOST OF THE REGION. CONDITIONS WILL BE
TREACHEROUS FOR FRIDAY MORNING'S RUSH HOUR.

LISTEN TO YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL MEDIA OUTLET OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR
THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER WEATHER SITUATION.

MCLAUGHLIN