BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Winter weather continues to impact the Western New York region and some travel alerts have been issued.
Early Monday, the Wyoming County Office of Emergency Services issued a travel advisory for all of Wyoming County due to blowing snow and limited visibility.
Later Monday, the Orleans County Sheriff's Office issued a "no unnecessary travel" recommendation for Orleans County that is effective until 1 p.m. on Wednesday.
"Currently, we have snow and blowing snow producing low visibility, white outs and extremely dangerous conditions in some areas," the sheriff's office said in a release. "We are also expecting very high winds with dangerously low wind chill factors during this storm."
Monday evening, Justin Niederhofer, Director of Emergency Management in Orleans County announced county offices would be closed on Tuesday, but essential employees still need to report to work at their scheduled times. The Orleans County Legislature meeting scheduled for February 18 has been postponed and rescheduled for February 20 at 4:30 p.m.
Just before 7:30 p.m. on Monday, the City of Dunkirk Police Department announced a travel advisory was issued "due to worsening road conditions." About an hour later, the Town of Concord issued a travel advisory that is effective until 6 a.m. Tuesday.
The only school closed so far is Starpoint on Tuesday due to the anticipated wind chills during arrival and dismissal.
A Cold Weather Advisory is in place from 10 p.m. Monday through 10 a.m. Tuesday for Erie, Genesee, Wyoming, Chautauqua and Cattaraugus Counties. The advisory is for wind chill values that will be -20 degrees.
You can find the latest weather information from the 7 Weather team here.
