BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Get ready to shiver, and shovel, Western New York! A protracted period of lake effect snow is likely starting tonight and lasting into the middle of next week. Areas that are subjected to the most persistent snow bands will face the possibility of 10 to 20 inches of snow.
WINTER STORM WARNING until 4 p.m. Wednesday Niagara, Orleans, Northern Erie, Genesee Counties from 1 p.m. Sunday to 4 p.m. Wednesday. The greatest snow accumulation will be found across southern Niagara, southwestern Orleans, northern Erie and western Genesee counties.
Expect snowfall rates of 1- 2 inches per hour Sunday night through Monday, and then again Tuesday through Tuesday evening. Also....expect wind chill values of zero to 10 below zero Monday night through Tuesday night.
Winds will also be problematic Monday afternoon, Monday night, and Tuesday morning. Plan on several hours of 40 mph gusts.
Heavy snow will be an issue Monday afternoon through metro Buffalo. The lake effect band responsible for that band will settle south along a line from Dunkirk to Acrade Monday night. The band then will drift NORTH before sunrise Tuesday, and, THEN, will shift south again, before drifting north Tuesday night and dissipating.
SUNDAY
NIGHT: Overnight lake snow, blustery, upper teens
MONDAY
MORNING: Snow, teens.
AFTERNOON: Snow, near 20.
TUESDAY
MORNING: Cold, single digits.
AFTERNOON: Snow, teens.
