Heavy snow and strong winds were pelting downtown Buffalo at about 11 p.m. but was expected to move out of the area by about 11:30 p.m., according to the National Weather Service office in Buffalo.
A quick burst of snow for most of western NY, but big story is the #LakeEffectSnow band getting a boost. More: https://t.co/Dsk1AT72CK pic.twitter.com/BB1yJOx95n
— NWS Buffalo (@NWSBUFFALO) January 29, 2017
Tonight:
A band of lake-effect snow was pelting downtown Buffalo Saturday but was expected to make its way south quickly.
Winds whipping at over 30 mph and snow was falling at rates of a quarter to half inch per hour, making visibility poor.
"It's white out if you're in the middle of it," said meteorologist Bill Hibbert.
Here's a special weather statement put out tonight:
The snow band was expected to pass over the Buffalo metro area and drift southward.
Overnight:
The lake-effect band was expected to sweep over the Southtowns overnight.
By daybreak, the band is expected to settle over the Chautauqua Ridge and the Southern Tier by about daybreak.
Sunday:
In the Buffalo area, the highs will be in the upper 20s and the skies will be cloudy. A few flurries are possible.
Incidentally, the expected storm will span the calendar date of the 40th anniversary of the historic Blizzard of '77, which began at 11:35 a.m., Jan. 28, 1977.
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