...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. WET LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL PRODUCE A DIFFICULT MORNING COMMUTE FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE MORNING COMMUTE. SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO ONE INCH PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED UNDER THE MAIN SNOW BAND WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING RANGING FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS. SOME RAIN MAY MIX IN AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE LAKE ERIE SHORE WHERE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LOWER. SOME THUNDER AND LIGHTNING MAY ALSO OCCUR AT TIMES WITHIN THIS BAND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THE LAKE EFFECT BAND IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT ONSHORE INTO CHAUTAUQUA AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES DURING THE COURSE OF TUESDAY MORNING. THIS MAY PRODUCE SEVERAL INCHES OF QUICK ACCUMULATION ALONG THE CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE AND THE BOSTON HILLS. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO PUSH FURTHER INLAND AND BREAK APART BY LATE MORNING OR MIDDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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.Note: In order to comply with National Weather Service safety tests, occasionally this product will display test alerts, which are normally conducted during calm, quiet weather.
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