Band of LES may come as close asWest Central Wyoming County

Special Weather Statement

Weather Updated: Jan 04 4:26PM

Issued by the National Weather Service

For Wyoming County, New York

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  UNTIL 5 PM EST THU ... A BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL AFFECT WEST CENTRAL WYOMING**... NORTHEASTERN ERIE AND SOUTH CENTRAL NIAGARA COUNTIES... AT 4:25 PM EST, A NARROW BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM TONAWANDA TO DEPEW TO SHELDON. THE COMBINATION OF MODERATE SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW IS CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE**... BUFFALO, CHEEKTOWAGA, NORTH TONAWANDA, DEPEW, TONAWANDA, AMHERST, LANCASTER, WILLIAMSVILLE, GRAND ISLAND AND ELMA. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 90 BETWEEN EXITS 51 AND 49. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW OR ICE COVERED ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING.  ** Although they state "West Central Wyoming," will be affected, they do not include even one representative community in Wyoming as they do for Erie County.