A lake effect snow warning has been issued by the National Weather Service, with the worst of it for Genesee County in the area of Alabama and Oakfield.
The warning is in effect until 6 p.m., Friday.
Accumulations of two to four inches overnight and four to six inches Friday in the areas of heaviest snowfall are predicted.
Portions of Erie County are expected to be the hardest hit.
Visibility during heavy parts of the storm will be reduced to a quarter mile.
The worst driving conditions are expected to be during the morning commute.
A precautionary note from the NWS:
IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS.
No snow as of 4:20am in East
No snow as of 4:20am in East Bethany
Looking at the radar map
Looking at the radar map projections for the next six hours
http://www.weather.com/weather/map/interactive/Batavia+NY+14020
We're in an area of some snow now (though none is falling in Batavia, at least at my house), and it's going to clear in the next six hours, and at the end of the six hours, a heavy band of snow passes to our north, probably catching Alabama and Oakfield.
9:15 - maybe an inch so far
9:15 - maybe an inch so far over here in Alabama so far
10:15 am - Old man winter is
10:15 am - Old man winter is lacking stamina in Oakfield.