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Wind Advisory issued February 17 at 1:34PM EST until February 17 at 6:00PM EST by NWS Buffalo NY* WHAT...For the Wind Advisory, west winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts40 to 50 mph causing areas of blowing snow. For the Cold WeatherAdvisory, bitterly cold wind chills as low as 20 below zeroexpected.* WHERE...Erie, Oswego, Jefferson, Lewis, Genesee, Wyoming,Livingston, Ontario, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, and AlleganyCounties. Highest gusts will be along the Lake Ontario shorelineand across higher elevations.* WHEN...For the Wind Advisory, until 6 PM EST this evening. For theCold Weather Advisory, from 10 PM this evening to 10 AM ESTTuesday.* IMPACTS...Gusty winds cause areas of blowing and drifting snow.Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.Bitterly cold wind chills as low as 25 below zero will causefrostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a highprofile vehicle. Areas of blowing snow will cause poor travelconditions, especially near open fields.This is a potentially hazardous situation to be outdoors. If youmust be outside, be sure to cover all exposed skin. Frostbite canoccur in 30 minutes or less with apparent temperatures of 15 belowzero or colder.

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Cold Weather Advisory issued February 17 at 1:34PM EST until February 18 at 10:00AM EST by NWS Buffalo NY* WHAT...For the Wind Advisory, west winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts40 to 50 mph causing areas of blowing snow. For the Cold WeatherAdvisory, bitterly cold wind chills as low as 20 below zeroexpected.* WHERE...Erie, Oswego, Jefferson, Lewis, Genesee, Wyoming,Livingston, Ontario, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, and AlleganyCounties. Highest gusts will be along the Lake Ontario shorelineand across higher elevations.* WHEN...For the Wind Advisory, until 6 PM EST this evening. For theCold Weather Advisory, from 10 PM this evening to 10 AM ESTTuesday.* IMPACTS...Gusty winds cause areas of blowing and drifting snow.Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.Bitterly cold wind chills as low as 25 below zero will causefrostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a highprofile vehicle. Areas of blowing snow will cause poor travelconditions, especially near open fields.This is a potentially hazardous situation to be outdoors. If youmust be outside, be sure to cover all exposed skin. Frostbite canoccur in 30 minutes or less with apparent temperatures of 15 belowzero or colder.

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