SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 906 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2019 NYZ001-010-085-291600- SOUTHERN ERIE-NIAGARA-NORTHERN ERIE- 906 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2019 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW DEVELOPING ACROSS THE BUFFALO METRO AREA AND THE NORTHTOWNS AND NIAGARA FALLS THIS MORNING... AT 900 AM EST, RADAR SHOWS A BROAD AREA OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW DEVELOPING ACROSS THE BUFFALO METRO AREA, NORTHTOWNS, AND NIAGARA FALLS. THIS SNOW, COMBINED WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW, WILL LOWER VISIBILITY TO BELOW A HALF A MILE AT TIMES, WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH PER HOUR. THE BAND IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT SLIGHTLY NORTHWESTWARD LATE THIS MORNING. EXPECT POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS. CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN WITH TIME, ESPECIALLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND ONWARD WHEN THE BAND WILL BECOME NARROWER BUT MORE INTENSE. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 90 BETWEEN EXITS 57A AND 49.
