Weather Alerts for Cattaraugus

Issued by the National Weather Service

Winter Storm Warning  WINTER STORM WARNING   Winter Storm Warning
CATTARAUGUS

Areas Affected:
Wyoming - Chautauqua - Cattaraugus - Southern Erie
Effective: Mon, 1/19 1:03am Updated: Mon, 1/19 1:22am Urgency: Expected
Expires: Mon, 1/19 1:15pm Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Likely

 
Details:
* WHAT...Heavy snow and blowing snow expected. Total snow
accumulations 1 to 2 feet. Winds gusting as high as 50 mph
creating blowing and drifting snow and at times white out
conditions.

* WHERE...Wyoming, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, and Southern Erie
Counties. Greatest snow accumulation across the northern
Chautauqua Ridge, Boston Hills and Buffalo Southtowns.

* WHEN...From 7 AM this morning to 3 PM EST Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Whiteout conditions are expected and will make travel
treacherous and potentially life-threatening. Travel will be very
difficult in deep snow covered roads. Areas of blowing snow will
significantly reduce visibility. The hazardous conditions will
impact the Monday evening through the Wednesday morning commutes.
Gusty winds will down tree branches and cause isolated power
outages.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Expect lake snowband to oscillate with
varying intensities and snowfall amounts over the area. Snowfall
rates 2 inches per hour Monday afternoon through Tuesday morning.
Wind chill values five to 15 below zero Monday night through
Tuesday night.

Information:
Widespread accumulating snow will create dangerous travel conditions.

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Cold Weather Advisory  COLD WEATHER ADVISORY   Cold Weather Advisory
CATTARAUGUS

Areas Affected:
Wyoming - Chautauqua - Cattaraugus - Allegany
Effective: Mon, 1/19 1:09am Updated: Mon, 1/19 1:22am Urgency: Expected
Expires: Mon, 1/19 3:00pm Severity:  Moderate  Certainty: Likely

 
Details:
* WHAT...Bitterly cold wind chills as low as 20 below zero possible.

* WHERE...Wyoming, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, and Allegany Counties.

* WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 1 PM EST Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Bitterly cold wind chills as low as 20 below zero will
cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.

Information:
This is a potentially hazardous situation to be outdoors. If you
must be outside, be sure to cover all exposed skin. Frostbite can
occur in 30 minutes or less with apparent temperatures of 15 below
zero or colder.

Keep pets indoors as much as possible.