

NYZ006-008-282200-
LEWIS-OSWEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LOWVILLE AND OSWEGO
1059 AM EST WED JAN 28 2004
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY...
THE GENERAL SNOWFALL ACROSS THE AREA WILL GIVE WAY TO LAKE EFFECT
SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. THE LAKE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ORGANIZE INTO A
SINGLE PLUME OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING.
IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS...AN ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF A
FOOT OR MORE CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT...WITH ANOTHER FOOT OR MORE
ACCUMULATION EXPECTED DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BY
THURSDAY EVENING...COULD APPROACH 3 FEET WHERE THE HEAVIEST LAKE
SNOWS PERSISTS.
TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 81 IS EXPECTED TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT DURING
THE COURSE OF THIS AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY...WITH SIMILAR CONDITIONS
EXPECTED ON SECONDARY ROADS.