LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY Warning Issue Date: 1020 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2008
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY AFTERNOON AS FLOW CONTINUES FROM LAKE HURON ACROSS LAKE ERIE INTO THE SECONDARY SNOWBELT AREAS SOUTH OF CLEVELAND. MULTIPLE SNOW BANDS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE NORTHEAST OHIO LAKE SHORE COUNTIES AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE LESS THAN 3 INCHES BUT THE HEAVIER BANDS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 5 INCHES. ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT EAST OF CLEVELAND. 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. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ LOMBARDY