Special Weather StatementFor Wyoming County

Weather Updated: Dec 06 2:20PM

Issued by the National Weather Service

For Wyoming County, New York

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT UNTIL 6PM EST THU ...SNOW SQUALLS POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING, RESULTING IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW FROM BOTH LAKE ERIE AND LAKE ONTARIO THAT WILL QUICKLY MOVE INLAND. THIS WILL AFFECT THE EVENING COMMUTE, PARTICULARLY BETWEEN ABOUT 4 TO 6 PM. THESE BANDS WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK BEFORE WEAKENING LATER THIS EVENING. THE RESULTING EFFECT MAY BE SNOW SQUALLS WITH BRIEF BUT INTENSE SNOWFALL WITH NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED FOR BRIEF HEAVY SNOW, SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITY, AND SLICK, SNOW COVERED ROADS. UPDATE: The Silver Lake Institute (Wyoming County) has not been affected except for some light snow fall as of 9:50 pm.