Winter Storm Watch: Heavy Snow Expected in Northern Erie County This Weekend
(WNY News Now) Northern Erie County is under a Winter Storm Watch, with more than 7 inches of lake-effect snow expected to cause major travel disruptions.A Winter Storm Watch is in force from Saturday morning, November 30, through late Sunday evening, December 1, according to the Buffalo, New York-based National Weather Service (NWS). This warning alerts limited areas to the possibility of significant lake-effect snow accumulations exceeding 7 inches.Roads in Northern Erie County may become slick and coated in snow, so homeowners and visitors should be ready for dangerous circumstances. Road conditions might change quickly and visibility could be drastically limited in narrow bands of heavy snowfall, which would increase the likelihood of accidents.The NWS warned that there may be locali...