Lake Effect Snow Warning

ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE- CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFERSON...ASHTABULA...ERIE... EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 606 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY... * ACCUMULATIONS....ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE CLOSER TO THE LAKESHORE WHERE BANDS MAY PERSIST A WHILE LONGER. MOST OF THIS ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR BY MIDNIGHT. * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...IN THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS THE VISIBILITY WILL BE POOR...THE ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL MAKE FOR VARIABLE ROAD CONDITIONS EVEN IF IS NOT SNOWING. * TEMPERATURES...TONIGHT 5 TO 15 ABOVE. * VISIBILITIES...WILL BE REDUCED BELOW ONE HALF MILE IN THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. 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. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.