We are up to 161.5" as of today!!. and now this from the national weather.....
CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK...
SPRINGVILLE
346 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
SATURDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM
EST FRIDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST
FRIDAY. THE WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED AND
CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF FRIDAY NIGHT. LOCALIZED ACCUMULATIONS IN
THE HEAVIEST BANDS MAY BE AS MUCH AS 1 TO 3 FEET. TONIGHT...IT
APPEARS THE HEAVIEST ACTIVITY SHOULD BE OVER CHAUTAUQUA AND
CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES AND THEN MOVE NORTHWARD A BIT FRIDAY MORNING
AND BE CENTERED ACROSS THE CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE AND CATTARAUGUS CREEK
INCLUDING SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY NIGHT.
SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES
WITH POOR VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT.
IN ADDITION WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO DIP TO 15 TO 30 BELOW
ZERO FROM LATER THIS EVENING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON FRIDAY.
IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 25 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE
OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL
EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO
THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR
THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT
CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK...
SPRINGVILLE
346 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
SATURDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM
EST FRIDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST
FRIDAY. THE WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED AND
CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF FRIDAY NIGHT. LOCALIZED ACCUMULATIONS IN
THE HEAVIEST BANDS MAY BE AS MUCH AS 1 TO 3 FEET. TONIGHT...IT
APPEARS THE HEAVIEST ACTIVITY SHOULD BE OVER CHAUTAUQUA AND
CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES AND THEN MOVE NORTHWARD A BIT FRIDAY MORNING
AND BE CENTERED ACROSS THE CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE AND CATTARAUGUS CREEK
INCLUDING SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY NIGHT.
SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES
WITH POOR VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT.
IN ADDITION WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO DIP TO 15 TO 30 BELOW
ZERO FROM LATER THIS EVENING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON FRIDAY.
IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 25 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE
OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL
EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO
THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR
THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT