Winter Storm Briefing #3
Monday Evening – Wednesday Evening
Tuesday March 14, 2017
Disclaimer: The information contained
within this briefing is time-sensitive.
Do not use after 4AM Wednesday.
Weather Forecast Office
Buffalo, NY
Applies to NWS Buffalo Area
of Responsibility Only
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3/14/2017 2:13 PM
WINTER STORM WARNING
In effect for the entire region
through Wednesday evening
Snow will continue across the region tonight through Wednesday.
Storm totals will range from 12-18 inches across the Niagara Frontier and
western Southern Tier to 18-24 inches across the Finger Lakes and North
Country with highest amounts along the south shore of Lake Ontario.
Temperatures will remain well below normal for this time of year. Daily highs in
the upper teens to low 20s and lows single numbers to low teens.
Wind chills will range from 5 above to 5 below zero.
Winds from the Northeast this afternoon...backing to the north this evening
and tonight and from the northwest on Wednesday. Wind speeds generally 15
to 25 mph, with stronger with gusts to 35 mph along the south shores of Lakes
Erie and Ontario.
Weather Forecast Office
Buffalo, NY
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3/14/2017 2:13 PM
Current Headlines (as of 2PM Monday)
Winter Storm Warnings in
effect for the entire
region through
Wednesday Evening
Weather Forecast Office
Buffalo, NY
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Briefing Prepared
3/14/2017 2:13 PM
Today / Tonight – Weather Synopsis
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Snow continues
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Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to 35
mph along the lake shores
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Snowfall rates up to an inch per hour across the Niagara
Frontier and western Southern Tier
Snowfall rates of one to one-and-a-half inches per hour
across south shore of Lake Ontario and the Finger Lakes
Blowing and drifting snow will reduce visibility at
times...especially along the lake shores
Continued cold with highs in the upper teens to
low 20s and lows tonight in the single numbers to
low teens.
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Wind chills within a few degrees of zero
Weather Forecast Office
Buffalo, NY
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This Afternoon’s
Forecast Surface Map
Briefing Prepared
3/14/2017 2:13 PM
Additional Snowfall Forecast Amounts
Today
Weather Forecast Office
Buffalo, NY
Tonight
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3/14/2017 2:13 PM
Wednesday – Weather Synopsis
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General snow slowly tapers off from west
to east, blowing snow continues.
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Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts
to 35 mph along the lake shores
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Lake Effect snow south and southeast of
Lakes Erie and Ontario continues.
Reduced visibilities in blowing and drifting
snow
Continued cold:
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Highs in the upper teens to low 20s
Wind chills 5 below to 5 above.
Weather Forecast Office
Buffalo, NY
weather.gov/buf | @NWSBuffalo
Wednesday Morning’s
Forecast Surface Map
Briefing Prepared
3/14/2017 2:13 PM
Additional Snowfall Forecast Amounts
Wednesday
Weather Forecast Office
Buffalo, NY
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3/14/2017 2:13 PM
Storm Total Snow Accumulation
(including what has already fallen)
Monday
Evening
through
Wednesday
Evening
Weather Forecast Office
Buffalo, NY
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Briefing Prepared
3/14/2017 2:13 PM
General Reminders
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These briefings are to help prepare you for upcoming significant
weather situations and to increase your situational awareness, but
should not be your source for updated forecasts and weather
warnings
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Weather forecasts are continually being updated. Always monitor the systems as they
develop through the week.
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(http://nwschat.weather.gov/) to get critical warning decision expertise from the forecasters
and exchange real-time information
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Buffalo, NY
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Briefing Prepared
3/14/2017 2:13 PM