Active Weather Alerts
Lake Effect Snow Warning
Issued: 1:32 PM Nov. 26, 2025 – National Weather Service
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO
1 AM EST SATURDAY...
*Heavy lake effect snow expected. Total snow accumulations
between 6 and 19 inches. The greatest snow totals of 12 inches or
more are expected south of I-90 in Erie County and the northern
portion of Crawford County. Winds gusting as high as 50 mph.
* WHERE...Crawford, Northern Erie, and Southern Erie Counties.
* WHEN...From 1 AM Thursday to 1 AM EST Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Whiteout conditions with 1/4 SM visibility or lower are
expected at times and will make travel treacherous and potentially
life-threatening. The hazardous conditions will impact
Thanksgiving holiday travel. Gusty winds could bring down tree
branches.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Lake effect snow will begin in far northern
Erie County late Wednesday night before the band gradually moves
inland Thursday morning. The heaviest snow is expected Thursday
and Thursday night when snowfall rates could reach 1 to 2 inches
per hour at times.
Lake Effect Snow Warning
Issued: 12:51 PM Nov. 26, 2025 – National Weather Service
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO
1 AM EST SATURDAY...
Just to my east...I usually get right between these 2 forecasts...
* Heavy lake effect snow expected. Total snow accumulations
12 to 22 inches in the most persistent lake snows. Winds gusting
as high as 50 mph will produce blowing and drifting snow.
* WHERE...Jefferson, Lewis, Wyoming, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, and
Southern Erie Counties. The greatest accumulations off Lake Erie
will be found across the higher terrain of the Chautauqua Ridge,
Boston Hills, and southwest Wyoming County. The greatest
accumulations off Lake Ontario will be found across the Tug Hill
Plateau.
* WHEN...From 1 AM Thursday to 1 AM EST Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Travel will be very difficult with deep snow cover on
roads and poor visibility. The hazardous conditions will impact
Thanksgiving holiday travel. Gusty winds will down tree branches
and cause isolated power outages.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Heavy snow will fall in relatively narrow bands. If traveling, be
prepared for rapidly changing road conditions and visibilities.