Lake Effect Snow WarningIssued Late this Afternoon forThursday through Sunday Storm

Weather Updated: Jan 25 4:01PM -- Issued by the National Weather Service 

LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING FROM 1 PM EST THU UNTIL 7 PM EST SUN THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATIONS ... SOUTHERN ERIE ... WYOMING ... CHAUTAUQUA ... AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES. GREATEST SNOW AMOUNTS EXPECTED TO FOCUS ON THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE...BOSTON HILLS... AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING COUNTY. 

* TIMING ... FROM EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. 

* ACCUMULATIONS ... UP TO 2 INCHES THURSDAY AFTERNOON ... 3 TO 5 INCHES THURSDAY NIGHT ... 4 TO 7 INCHES FRIDAY...AND ONE TO TWO FEET FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO STORM TOTALS OF MORE THAN 2 FEET IN THE AREAS OF MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. 

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. 

* VISIBILITIES UNDER A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. 

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE MID 30S THURSDAY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S THURSDAY NIGHT. HIGHS AROUND 30 FRIDAY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S FRIDAY NIGHT. HIGHS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WILL BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. 

* IMPACTS ... PERIODS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL PRODUCE VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL AT TIMES WITH POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. THIS WILL BE A LONG LASTING EVENT ... WITH SEVERAL DAYS OF DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

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 OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && EXPERIMENTAL CONTENT BELOW...DO NOT USE OPERATIONALLY PLEASE SEE BELOW LINKS FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS EXPERIMENT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF/POLYGON_PDDHTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/ PNS15LAKE_EFFECT_SNOWAAA.HTM TO VIEW THE EXPERIMENTAL POLYGONS PLEASE SEE: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF/LESPOLYGON COORD...4260 7819 4282 7823 4264 7866 4269 7873 4245 7925 4219 7977 4199 7977 4202 7931 4219 7906 4233 7844 TIME Y17M01D26T1800Z-Y17M01D27T0600Z COORD...4258 7822 4276 7828 4275 7848 4260 7898 4247 7922 4227 7975 4201 7973 4218 7938 4220 7884 4238 7840 TIME Y17M01D27T0600Z-Y17M01D28T0000Z COORD...4252 7853 4260 7843 4269 7844 4270 7862 4253 7920 4232 7975 4210 7975 4217 7934 4226 7908 4235 7862 TIME Y17M01D28T0000Z-Y17M01D28T1200Z COORD...4273 7823 4286 7820 4278 7848 4283 7839 4277 7895 4232 7975 4224 7967 4235 7933 4244 7869 4252 7850 TIME Y17M01D28T1200Z-Y17M01D29T0000Z COORD...4242 7837 4265 7827 4272 7834 4264 7919 4232 7975 4199 7977 4202 7931 4205 7920 4225 7875 4230 7851 TIME Y17M01D29T0000Z-Y17M01D30T0000Z