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5 of 80Dense Fog Advisory
* WHAT...Visibility below one quarter mile at times in dense fog. * WHERE...Southern Erie and Wyomi...
Winter Weather Advisory
* WHAT...Freezing rain. Additional ice accumulations of a light coating. * WHERE...Wyoming County. ...
Winter Weather Advisory
* WHAT...Mixed precipitation. Additional snow accumulations an inch or less and ice accumulations up...
Winter Weather Advisory
* WHAT...Areas of freezing rain expected. Total ice accumulations of a few hundredths to around two ...
Winter Weather Advisory
* WHAT...Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow and sleet accumulations of one inch or less. Freez...
Past Weather Alerts for City Of Rochester
Dense Fog Advisory
* WHAT...Visibility below one quarter mile at times in dense fog. * WHERE...Southern Erie and Wyoming counties and the western Southern Tier. * WHEN...Until 9 AM EST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility.
Winter Weather Advisory
* WHAT...Freezing rain. Additional ice accumulations of a light coating. * WHERE...Wyoming County. * WHEN...Until 1 AM EST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions will impact the Wednesday evening commute.
Winter Weather Advisory
* WHAT...Mixed precipitation. Additional snow accumulations an inch or less and ice accumulations up to a light coating. * WHERE...Orleans, Monroe, Wayne, Northern Cayuga, and Genesee Counties. * WHEN...Until 1 AM EST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions will impact the Wednesday evening commute.
Winter Weather Advisory
* WHAT...Areas of freezing rain expected. Total ice accumulations of a few hundredths to around two tenths of an inch. * WHERE...Northern Erie and Wyoming Counties. The greatest ice accumulations are expected across the hilltops of northern Wyoming County. * WHEN...Until 1 AM EST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions will impact the Wednesday evening commute. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The highest risk for freezing rain in Erie County will be north of the Buffalo Airport and I-90 this afternoon and early this evening, with little to no risk for freezing rain across the City of Buffalo. Across Wyoming County, the freezing rain should remain isolated to the hilltops across the northern half of the county.
Winter Weather Advisory
* WHAT...Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow and sleet accumulations of one inch or less. Freezing rain accumulations of a tenth to three tenths of an inch. * WHERE...Niagara, Orleans, Monroe, Wayne, Northern Cayuga, and Genesee Counties. The greatest ice accumulations will likely be across northern portions of Niagara, Orleans, and Monroe counties. * WHEN...Until 1 AM EST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Power outages and tree damage are possible in some areas due to ice accretion. The wintry mix and freezing rain may result in very slick conditions on untreated surfaces. The hazardous conditions will impact the Wednesday evening commute. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Ice will more readily accumulate on elevated surfaces. Temperatures near the freezing point combined with the higher mid-February sun angle may help mitigate impacts on area roadways, limiting ice accumulation potential.
Winter Storm Warning
* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Additional snow accumulations between 4 and 8 inches. Northwest winds gusting as high as 35 mph Monday afternoon will cause areas of blowing and drifting snow. * WHERE...Portions of central New York and northeast Pennsylvania. * WHEN...Until 7 PM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. Areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning and evening commutes. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snowfall hourly rates could exceed 2 inches per hour through the evening hours. The snow tapers down this evening. Temperatures will be very cold throughout this storm, hovering in the upper single digits to teens the entire time, with colder wind chills.
Winter Storm Warning
* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations 12 to 18 inches. The highest amounts are expected along the Lake Ontario shore and southeast of Lake Ontario due to lake enhancement. * WHERE...Monroe, Wayne, Northern Cayuga, Oswego, Jefferson, and Lewis Counties. * WHEN...Until 7 AM EST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Travel will be very difficult. The hazardous conditions will impact the Monday morning and evening commutes. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The bulk of the heavy snow is expected to continue through tonight, with moderate snow continuing along the southern and southeastern shores of Lake Ontario through Monday night, especially from Wayne to Oswego counties .
Winter Storm Warning
* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations 12 to 18 inches. The highest amounts are expected across the higher terrain of the interior Southern Tier and Finger Lakes region. * WHERE...Wyoming, Livingston, Ontario, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Allegany, and Southern Erie Counties. * WHEN...Until 7 PM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...Travel will be very difficult. The hazardous conditions will impact the Monday morning commute. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The bulk of the heavy snow is expected to continue through this evening. Moderate snow will continue across the higher terrain east of Lake Erie through Monday.
Winter Storm Warning
* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations 9 to 15 inches. The highest amounts are expected along the Lake Ontario shore due to lake enhancement and across the higher terrain of southern Genesee County. * WHERE...Niagara, Orleans, Northern Erie, and Genesee Counties. * WHEN...Until 7 PM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...Travel will be very difficult. The hazardous conditions will impact the Monday morning and evening commutes. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The bulk of the heavy snow is expected to continue through tonight, with heavy snow persisting along the southern shore of Lake Ontario Monday.
Winter Storm Warning
* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 12 and 18 inches, with localized amounts up to 22 inches. Northwest winds gusting as high as 35 mph Monday afternoon will cause areas of blowing and drifting snow. * WHERE...Portions of central New York and northeast Pennsylvania. * WHEN...Until 7 PM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning and evening commutes. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...At this time, the heaviest snowfall is forecast to fall across the northern tier of Northeast PA, Catskills and Susquehanna region of NY. However, minor adjustments to storm total snowfall are still possible. Snowfall will likely be very heavy at times this afternoon and evening with hourly rates potentially exceeding 2 inches per hour. The snow tapers down, becoming light to moderate after midnight and into Monday morning. Occasional light snow and blowing snow then continue into Monday afternoon. Temperatures will be very cold throughout this storm, hovering in the upper single digits to teens the entire time, with colder wind chills.
Winter Storm Warning
* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations 12 to 18 inches. The highest amounts are expected along the Lake Ontario shore and southeast of Lake Ontario due to lake enhancement. * WHERE...Monroe, Wayne, Northern Cayuga, Oswego, Jefferson, and Lewis Counties. * WHEN...From 7 AM this morning to 7 AM EST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Travel will be very difficult. The hazardous conditions will impact the Monday morning and evening commutes. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The bulk of the heavy snow is expected this afternoon through tonight, with moderate snow continuing along the southern and southeastern shores of Lake Ontario through Monday night, especially from Wayne to Oswego counties .
Winter Storm Warning
* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations 12 to 18 inches. The highest amounts are expected across the higher terrain of the interior Southern Tier and Finger Lakes region. * WHERE...Wyoming, Livingston, Ontario, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Allegany, and Southern Erie Counties. * WHEN...Until 7 PM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...Travel will be very difficult. The hazardous conditions will impact the Monday morning and evening commutes. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The bulk of the heavy snow is expected late this morning through this evening. Moderate snow will continue across the higher terrain east of Lake Erie through Monday.
Winter Storm Warning
* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations 9 to 15 inches. The highest amounts are expected along the Lake Ontario shore due to lake enhancement and across the higher terrain of southern Genesee County. * WHERE...Niagara, Orleans, Northern Erie, and Genesee Counties. * WHEN...From 7 AM this morning to 7 PM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...Travel will be very difficult. The hazardous conditions will impact the Monday morning and evening commutes. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The bulk of the heavy snow is expected from around midday through tonight, with heavy snow persisting along the southern shore of Lake Ontario Monday.
Winter Weather Advisory
* WHAT...Snow. Additional snow accumulations 1 to 2 inches. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...Niagara, Orleans, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, and Allegany Counties. * WHEN...Until 7 AM EST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions will impact the Wednesday evening and Thursday morning commutes.
Winter Weather Advisory
* WHAT...Widespread light to moderate snow this afternoon into this evening. Additional snow accumulations 1 to 2 inches. Lake effect snow develops Thursday and lasts through Friday. Accumulations of 5 to 10 inches within the most persist bands. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph. * WHERE...Erie, Genesee, and Wyoming Counties. * WHEN...Until 1 PM EST Friday. * IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult. The hazardous conditions will impact the Wednesday evening and Thursday morning commutes. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Lake effect snow will develop behind the Arctic front Thursday with moderate accumulations expected east and northeast of the lake.
Winter Storm Warning
* WHAT...Heavy lake effect snow. Additional snow accumulations 6 to 12 inches in the most persistent bands. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph will produce blowing and drifting snow and near whiteouts at times. Snowfall rates may reach 2 to 3 inches per hour at times in the strongest lake effect snow bands. * WHERE...Northern Erie and Genesee Counties. The greatest additional accumulations will be across the Buffalo Southtowns and southern Genesee County. * WHEN...Until 4 PM EST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Whiteout conditions are expected and will make travel treacherous and potentially life-threatening. Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous. Travel will be difficult. The hazardous conditions will impact the morning and evening commutes.
Winter Weather Advisory
* WHAT...Lake effect snow. Additional snow accumulations 2 to 4 inches in the most persistent lake snows. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph will produce blowing and drifting snow and poor visibility in open areas. * WHERE...Monroe, Livingston, and Ontario Counties. The greatest accumulations will be across southern Monroe, northern Livingston, and northwest Ontario counties. * WHEN...Until 10 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Plan on snow covered and slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions will impact this morning's commute. Gusty winds will down tree branches and cause isolated power outages.
Winter Storm Warning
* WHAT...Heavy lake effect snow. Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations 6 to 11 inches with localized total snowfall amounts of 2 to 3 feet across southwest and central Erie County in the most persistent bands. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph will produce significant blowing and drifting with near whiteouts at times. Snowfall rates of 2 to 3 inches per hour in the most intense band. * WHERE...Wyoming, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, and Southern Erie Counties. Greatest snow accumulation across southern Erie County, western Wyoming County, extreme northern Chautauqua County, and extreme northwest Cattaraugus County. * WHEN...Until 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 morning and evening commutes. Gusty winds will down tree branches and cause isolated power outages.
Cold Weather Advisory
* WHAT...Bitterly cold wind chills as low as 20 below zero. * WHERE...Wyoming, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, and Allegany Counties. * WHEN...Until 1 PM EST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Bitterly cold wind chills as low as 20 below zero will cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.
Cold Weather Advisory
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 15 below. * WHERE...In New York, Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, and Yates Counties. In Pennsylvania, Bradford, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Northern Wayne, Pike, Southern Wayne, Susquehanna, and Wyoming Counties. * WHEN...Until 10 AM EST this morning. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero could result in hypothermia or frostbite if precautions are not taken. Very cold temperatures can lead to hypothermia with prolonged exposure. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Wind gusts of 20 to 30 mph are possible through this morning.
Winter Weather Advisory
* WHAT...Lake effect snow. Additional snow accumulations 3 to 6 inches in the most persistent lake snows. Winds gusting as high as 45 mph will produce blowing and drifting snow and poor visibility in open areas. * WHERE...Monroe, Livingston, and Ontario Counties. The greatest accumulations will be across southern Monroe, northern Livingston, and northwest Ontario counties. * WHEN...Until 10 PM EST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Plan on snow covered and slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions will impact the Monday evening and Tuesday morning commutes. Gusty winds will down tree branches and cause isolated power outages.
Cold Weather Advisory
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 15 below expected. * WHERE...In New York, Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, and Yates Counties. In Pennsylvania, Bradford, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Northern Wayne, Pike, Southern Wayne, Susquehanna, and Wyoming Counties. * WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 10 AM EST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero could result in hypothermia or frostbite if precautions are not taken. Very cold temperatures can lead to hypothermia with prolonged exposure.
Winter Storm Warning
* WHAT...Heavy lake effect snow. Additional snow accumulations 12 to 20 inches, with localized amounts of 2 to 3 feet across southwest and central Erie County in the most persistent bands. Winds gusting as high as 45 mph will produce significant lake effect snow and near whiteouts at times. Snowfall rates of 2 to 3 inches per hour in the most intense band. * WHERE...Wyoming, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, and Southern Erie Counties. Greatest snow accumulation across central and southern Erie County, western Wyoming County, extreme northern Chautauqua County, and extreme northwest Cattaraugus County. * WHEN...Until 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.
Winter Storm Warning
* WHAT...Heavy lake effect snow. Additional snow accumulations 10 to 18 inches in the most persistent bands. Winds gusting as high as 50 mph will produce significant blowing and drifting snow and near whiteouts at times. Snowfall rates may reach 2 to 3 inches per hour at times in the strongest lake effect snow bands. * WHERE...Northern Erie and Genesee Counties. The greatest additional accumulations will be across the Buffalo Southtowns and southern Genesee County. * WHEN...Until 4 PM EST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Whiteout conditions are expected and will make travel treacherous and potentially life-threatening. Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous. Travel will be very difficult. The hazardous conditions will impact the Monday evening and Tuesday morning commutes.
Winter Storm Warning
* WHAT...Heavy lake effect snow. Additional snow accumulations 1 to 2 feet. Snowfall rates of 3 inches per hour possible in the most intense bands. * WHERE...Wayne and Northern Cayuga Counties. The greatest accumulations will focus in a small area of extreme northeast Wayne and far northern Cayuga counties. The remainder of those counties will see minimal snowfall. * WHEN...Until 7 PM EST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Travel will be very difficult to nearly impossible in the heaviest bands of snow with near zero visibility and deep snow cover on roads.
Winter Storm Warning
* WHAT...Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations up to 4 inches. * WHERE...Wyoming, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, and Southern Erie Counties. The greatest additional accumulations will be along the Lake Erie shore, Boston Hills, and Chautauqua Ridge. * WHEN...Until 10 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions will impact the Friday evening commute.
Winter Storm Warning
* WHAT...Heavy lake effect snow. Additional snow accumulations 1 to 2 feet, with localized amounts of 3 feet possible. Snowfall rates of 3 to 5 inches per hour possible in the most intense bands. * WHERE...Wayne and Northern Cayuga Counties. The greatest accumulations will focus in a small area of extreme northeast Wayne and far northern Cayuga counties. The remainder of those counties will see minimal snowfall. * WHEN...Until 7 AM EST Saturday. The heaviest snowfall will be later this afternoon through tonight. * IMPACTS...Travel will be very difficult to nearly impossible in the heaviest bands of snow with near zero visibility and deep snow cover on roads.
Winter Storm Warning
* WHAT...Heavy lake effect snow. Additional snow accumulations 8 to 14 inches. * WHERE...Wyoming, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, and Southern Erie Counties. The greatest additional accumulations will be along the Lake Erie shore, Boston Hills, and Chautauqua Ridge. * WHEN...Until 10 PM EST this evening. The majority of the additional accumulations will be this morning, with lake effect snow weakening through the afternoon. * IMPACTS...Travel will be very difficult with deep snow cover on roads and very poor visibility. The hazardous conditions will impact the Friday morning commute.
Wind Advisory
* WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE...Portions of central New York and northeast Pennsylvania. * WHEN...Until 7 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
Winter Storm Warning
* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations 1 to 3 feet. Winds gusting as high as 45 mph will create blowing and drifting snow and whiteout conditions. * WHERE...Wayne and Northern Cayuga Counties. * WHEN...Until 7 PM EST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Whiteout conditions are expected making travel very difficult at times Monday night into Tuesday. The hazardous conditions from lake effect snow will continue to impact travel through the week.
Winter Storm Warning
* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations 1 to 3 feet. Winds gusting as high as 45 mph through Tuesday will create blowing and drifting snow and occasional whiteout conditions. * WHERE...Wyoming, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, and Southern Erie Counties. * WHEN...Until 1 AM EST Friday. * IMPACTS...Whiteout conditions with snow and blowing snow are expected and will make travel treacherous and potentially life-threatening through Tuesday. Travel will remain very difficult with hazardous conditions from lake effect snow continuing to impact travel through the week.
Wind Advisory
* WHAT...West winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of central New York and northeast Pennsylvania. * WHEN...Until 7 PM EST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and scattered power outages may occur.
Winter Weather Advisory
* WHAT...Snow and blowing snow expected. Total snow accumulations 3 to 6 inches. Winds gusting as high as 50 mph will cause blowing and drifting snow. * WHERE...Monroe County. * WHEN...Until 7 AM EST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult. Areas of blowing snow will significantly reduce visibility. The hazardous conditions will impact the Tuesday morning commute.
Wind Advisory
* WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE...Erie, Niagara, Orleans, Monroe, Jefferson, Genesee, Wyoming, and Chautauqua Counties. * WHEN...Until 7 AM EST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
Wind Advisory
* WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE...Livingston, Ontario, and Allegany Counties. * WHEN...Until 7 PM EST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
Wind Advisory
* WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE...Wayne and Northern Cayuga Counties. * WHEN...Until 7 PM EST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
Winter Storm Warning
* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations 1 to 3 feet. Winds gusting as high as 65 mph Monday decreasing to around 45 mph Tuesday creating blowing and drifting snow and whiteout conditions. * WHERE...Wyoming, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, and Southern Erie Counties. * WHEN...Until 1 AM EST Friday. * IMPACTS...Whiteout conditions with snow and blowing snow are expected and will make travel treacherous and potentially life-threatening through Tuesday. Travel will remain very difficult with hazardous conditions from lake effect snow continuing to impact travel through the week. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Lake effect snow is expected oscillate several times downwind of Lake Erie this week. Forecast snowfall amounts could be much higher where lake bands persist during this long duration event.
Winter Weather Advisory
* WHAT...Snow and blowing snow expected. Total snow accumulations 3 to 6 inches. Winds gusting as high as 60 mph. * WHERE...Monroe County. * WHEN...From 4 PM this afternoon to 7 AM EST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult. Areas of blowing snow will significantly reduce visibility. The hazardous conditions will impact the evening commute tonight and the Tuesday morning commute.
Winter Storm Warning
* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations 1 to 3 feet. Winds gusting as high as 55 mph Monday into Tuesday creating blowing and drifting snow and whiteout conditions. * WHERE...Wayne and Northern Cayuga Counties. * WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 7 PM EST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Whiteout conditions are expected making travel very difficult at times Monday night into Tuesday. The hazardous conditions from lake effect snow will continue to impact travel through the week. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Heaviest snowfall and strongest winds expected tonight through Tuesday evening with lingering lake snows continuing through mid-week.
Winter Storm Watch
* WHAT...Heavy lake effect snow possible. Total snow accumulations over 7 inches possible in the most persistent lake snows. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph creating blowing and drifting snow and whiteout conditions at times. * WHERE...Wayne and Northern Cayuga Counties. * WHEN...From Monday evening through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions could impact travel through the week. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Lake effect snow is expected oscillate several times off of Lake Ontario for this long duration event.
Winter Storm Warning
* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations 1 to 2 feet. Winds gusting as high as 65 mph creating blowing and drifting snow and whiteout conditions. * WHERE...Wyoming, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, and Southern Erie Counties. * WHEN...From 1 PM Monday to 1 AM EST Friday. * IMPACTS...Whiteout conditions are expected and will make travel treacherous and potentially life-threatening. Travel will be very difficult. The hazardous conditions will impact travel through the week. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Lake effect snow is expected oscillate several times downwind of Lake Erie this week. Forecast snowfall amounts could be much higher where lake bands persist during this long duration event. The strongest winds will be Monday and Monday night.
High Wind Warning
* WHAT...Southwest winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 70 mph expected. * WHERE...Erie, Niagara, Orleans, Monroe, Genesee, Wyoming, and Chautauqua Counties. * WHEN...From 4 AM Monday to 1 AM EST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Shallow rooted trees in a saturated ground will be more susceptible to falling. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.