Just issued:
A Special Weather Statement from the National Weather Service in Buffalo:
"...A DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALL WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE NIAGARA FRONTIER THIS EVENING...
At 6:10 p.m. EST, a dangerous snow squall was intensifying as it moved south of Lake Ontario and into northern portions of the Niagara Frontier. This area of snow will slowly move south between 6 and 8 p.m. and affect most of at least northern sections of Niagara and Genesee counties and all of Orleans County east toward the Rochester Metro area.
Some bursts of heavy snow will begin to affect portions of I-90 from about the Pembroke exit east toward Route-490 by 8 p.m.
Expect localized blizzard conditions, including whiteouts, with blowing and drifting snow from wind gusts approaching 50 mph.
Locations impacted include...Batavia, Le Roy and Byron.
This includes the following highways:
Route 390 near exit 11;
Interstate 90 between exits 48 and 47.
