[ooc : THIS IS AN IC WEATHER UPDATE:]
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1053 PM EST SUN DEC 20 2013
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NIAGARA - ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO ...NIAGARA FALLS
1053 PM EST SUN DEC 20 2013
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST
SUNDAY...
* LOCATIONS...ERIE AND NIAGARA COUNTIES.
* TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
* HAZARDS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 FEET OVERNIGHT IN MOST
PERSISTENT SNOWS.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH...GUSTING TO 45 MPH NEAR THE LAKESHORE.
* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A EIGHTH MILE AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS...SEVERE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION. GUSTY WINDS NEAR THE LAKESHORE WILL
RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED