- The Weather Channel - 47 minutes agoAt times snow could be as intense as 3 inches per hour, creating near whiteout conditions. Through overnight hours as much as two feet of ...
Huge Lake-Effect Snow Expected
Alan Raymond, Published: Jan 6, 2014, 9:54 PM EST weather.comIn the wake of Winter Storm Ion, bitterly cold air — not seen in 20 to 30 years, for some locations — has settled onto a huge section of the country. Those extremely cold temperatures and gusty winds are setting up parts of Upstate New York for a big lake-effect snow event. Here's a timeline of what you can expect:Winter Storm Ion Brings Huge Temp Changes
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Monday Night
As bitter Arctic air continues to spill east, temperatures will plummet to below 0 over the Tug Hill plateau through the overnight hours. Factoring in the winds, it will feel like 10 to 15 degrees below. That bitterly cold air being pushed over Lake Erie, which is relatively warmer than the air temperature, will create instability and in turn will form snow bands. Those snow bands will hammer places like Watertown, Lowville and the surrounding areas. At times snow could be as intense as 3 inches per hour, creating near whiteout conditions. Through overnight hours as much as two feet of snow are possible under the heaviest bands.Northeast Regional Radar
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A bit further south in in the Buffalo area, significant lake-effect snow is possible as well. And the combination of heavy snow and gusty winds has prompted the National Weather Service to issue blizzard warnings for Genesee, Erie and Wyoming Counties. Given the nature of the weather conditions, whiteout conditions are possible and will make travel in the area very difficult. Through the overnight hours up to a foot of snow is possible and temperatures will plummet into the negative single digits, making already dangerous conditions that much worse.
New York won't be the only part of the country dealing with lake-effect snow, some residents of western Michigan will also be getting accumulations through the overnight hours and into Tuesday. Arctic air moving over Lake Michigan could bring as much as four inches of snow under heavier bands. In addition to the snow, dangerous cold will also be an issue for the area as temperatures will drop into the negative single digits and wind chills will be south of 20 below.Michigan Lake Effect Snow
Tuesday to Wednesday
Tug Hill Potential Snow Totals
Snow will continue to pummel the Tug Hill and western Upstate New York throughout the day on Tuesday. And across most of the state, temperatures will struggle to push into the upper single digits and winds will howl out of the west and southwest, gusting up to 35 miles per hour at times. As far as snow is concerned: through the afternoon hours, an additional foot of snow is probable in and around the Buffalo area. Further to the north in the Tug Hill another 2 feet of snow is possible during the day, making travel nearly impossible.Buffalo Area Potential Snow Totals
(MORE: Winter Storm Ion Snowfall Totals)
Unfortunately, the lake effect-snow machine will still continue to churn through the overnight hours and into early Wednesday. In the Tug Hill, another 1 to 2 feet of snow is possible under the heaviest bands. That means that up to 6 feet of snow is not out of the question in the heart of the Tug Hill snow band. In the Buffalo area an other foot of snow is possible through Tuesday night and into Wednesday, putting their highest totals at a hefty 2 to 3 feet.
Finally by Wednesday afternoon, the spigot of snow finally shuts down.
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The Chicago skyline and a freezing Lake Michigan are seen from the Museum Campus in Chicago on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)end quote from:http://www.weather.com/news/weather-winter/huge-lake-effect-snow-expected-20140106
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