Special Weather Statement for Niagara Frontier, Genesee Valley andWestern Finger Lakes

Special Weather Statement

Weather Updated: Mar 09 3:09PM

Issued by the National Weather Service

For Wyoming County, New York

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT UNTIL 3:30 PM EST FRI ... AN AREA OF HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF THE NIAGARA FRONTIER ... GENESEE VALLEY ... AND WESTERN FINGER LAKES...   AN AREA OF HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE FROM THE NIAGARA FRONTIER TO THE GENESEE VALLEY AND WESTERN FINGER LAKES THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. THE HEAVY SNOW WILL BE BRIEF AT ANY ONE LOCATION, BUT WILL PRODUCE BRIEF PERIODS OF SNOW COVERED ROADS AND VISIBILITY LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... THE NIAGARA FRONTIER, ROCHESTER, BATAVIA, AVON, PAVILION, CANANDAIGUA, AND PALMYRA. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS... INTERSTATE 390 BETWEEN EXITS 8 AND 12. INTERSTATE 90 BETWEEN EXITS 48A AND 42. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP QUICKLY TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE IN THESE HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU MUST TRAVEL THROUGH THESE HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS. RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND POTENTIALLY SLICK ROADS ARE LIKELY TO LEAD TO ACCIDENTS. TIME...MOT...LOC 2005Z 283DEG 30KT 4314 7823