Lake Effect Snow to Intensify This Afternoon and Tonight

Travel conditions will deteriorate today and tonight, as a second round of lake effect snow becomes organized over the region.  The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a lake effect snow warning for Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, and southern Erie counties until 7:00 AM Monday.  Meteorologist Shawn Smith says a band of snow is beginning to take shape this morning and will intensify during the afternoon...

Shawn Smith: snow is organizing

Smith says some parts of Chautauqua County got a fresh coating of snow overnight.  He says through Monday morning, we should expect to see five to nine inches of accumulation in the most persistent lake snows...

Shawn Smith: five to nine inches of snowfall

Motorists are advised to plan for difficult travel conditions, and to be prepared for significant reductions in visibility at times.

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