Winter Storm Watch Issued: January 11 for Western New York Counties
(WNY News Now) From Monday afternoon until late Wednesday evening, Wyoming, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, and Southern Erie counties are under a Winter Storm Watch, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) Buffalo.
From Monday afternoon, January 15, through early Thursday morning, January 16, a major winter storm is expected to produce severe lake-effect snow to parts of Western New York, with potentially long-lasting effects. Snow might blow and drift as a result of the storm's significant snow accumulation and powerful wind gusts of up to 35 mph.
Clearer skies may alternate with periods of heavy snowfall in the impacted areas, which include Southern Erie, Wyoming, Chautauqua, and Cattaraugus counties. Although there is still a high chance of several heavy snow events, the National We...