SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
647 PM EST FRI DEC 23 2022
NYZ010-011-240045-
GENESEE NY-NORTHERN ERIE NY-
647 PM EST FRI DEC 23 2022
...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL IMPOSSIBLE FOR PORTIONS OF
THE NIAGARA FRONTIER THIS EVENING...
HAZARDS...THE COMBINATION OF A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW AND WINDS GUSTING
TO 65 MPH IS PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. IN THIS BAND VISIBILITY
IS ZERO, AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS VEHICLES STRANDED ON THE ROADWAYS.
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL IN THIS BAND.
LOCATION AND MOVEMENT...AT 645 PM EST, A BAND OF VERY HEAVY SNOW WAS
ACROSS THE CITY OF BUFFALO, EXTENDING NORTHEAST ACROSS
WILLIAMSVILLE, CHEEKTOWAGA, CLARENCE, AND AKRON. THE BAND IS
EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH 8 PM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BUFFALO, CHEEKTOWAGA, WEST SENECA, CLARENCE, LACKAWANNA, DEPEW,
AMHERST, TONAWANDA, LANCASTER, WILLIAMSVILLE, PEMBROKE, AKRON, SMALL
BOAT HARBOR, ERIE BASIN MARINA, OAKFIELD, ALABAMA, CORFU, CLARENCE
CENTER, EAST AMHERST AND EAST PEMBROKE.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 90 BETWEEN EXITS 48A AND 55.
SAFETY INFO...
TRAVEL IS IMPOSSIBLE IN THIS AREA, WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
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