Lake Effect Snow Warning

ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE- CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFERSON...ASHTABULA...ERIE... EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 401 AM EST WED JAN 23 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... * ACCUMULATIONS....ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH LIGHTER ACCUMULATIONS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS EVENING AND ESPECIALLY TONIGHT ACROSS THERE AREA ALLOWING FOR MORE SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS. * WINDS...WEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...3 TO 15 ABOVE. * VISIBILITIES...WILL BE REDUCED TO AROUND A HALF MILE TODAY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO IN THE HEAVIEST SNOW SQUALLS TONIGHT. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 11 BELOW. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE SLOW WITH HIGHLY VARIABLE ROAD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. POTENTIAL FOR FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. 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. DUE TO THE GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW...BE SURE TO STAY IN YOUR VEHICLE IF YOU BECOME STRANDED. DISORIENTATION AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN SET IN QUICKLY DURING ZERO VISIBILITY AND COLD WIND CHILL SITUATIONS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE WEATHER SOURCE FOR THE LATEST ON THIS DANGEROUS LAKE EFFECT STORM AND COLD AIR SITUATION.