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ORIGINAL: Lake Effect Snow Warning for Southern Erie, Wyoming, and Cattaraugus Counties now through 10 a.m. Wednesday. This will be a long-lasting event and snow amounts in some areas will be in the range of 1 to 2 feet.
Lake Effect Snow Warning for Northern Erie and Genesee Counties from 10 a.m. Monday through 4 a.m. Wednesday. The winds on Monday night will become more west/southwesterly. The cold airmass over Lake Erie will create an intense lake effect snow band that could stretch from South Buffalo and the Buffalo Southtowns to southwest Genesee County. Snow totals will be in the 10 to 20" range. Buffalo and areas to the east will receive 6 to 12" of snow.
Lake Effect Snow Warning through 10 a.m. Wednesday for Chautauqua County.
Cold Weather Advisory from 4pm today through 11am Wednesday for Southern Erie, Wyoming, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, and Allegany Counties. Wind-chills will be 15 to 25 degrees below zero.
Cold Weather Advisory from 7 pm Tuesday through 11am Wednesday for Northern Erie, Niagara, Orleans, and Genesee Counties. Wind-chills 15 to 20 below zero.
Frostbite in these conditions could occur in as little as 30 minutes.
Heavy lake-effect snow is likely during this period. Be prepared for difficult travel early this week. An arctic airmass will bring the coldest air in almost six years to the region. Wind chills will be -15 to -25 degrees.
Multiple lake bands will consolidate and shift northward toward Buffalo later today. The band will be near South Buffalo and the Southtowns Monday afternoon shifting through Buffalo overnight and back through the Southtowns early Tuesday. The band will oscillate a bit on Tuesday.
Schools could be impacted on Tuesday and Wednesday.
