Heavy Snow and Gusty Winds in the North-Central US; Freezing Rain Possible in the Northern Plains and Appalachians

Areas of moderate to heavy snow and gusty to high winds are expected across the Northern Plains, Upper Midwest and Great Lakes. Patchy areas of light rain/freezing rain may develop along the rain-snow line over parts of the Northern Plains into the morning. A mix of light snow and freezing rain or drizzle is possible in the central Appalachians that may impact the morning commute. Read More >

StormReady

The NWS designed StormReady to help communities better prepare for and mitigate effects of extreme weather-related events.
StormReady also helps establish a commitment to creating an infrastructure and systems that will save lives and protect property.

Some of the basic requirements for a community/county to be considered StormReady:
1. Establish a 24 hour warning point to receive NWS information and provide local reports
2. Warning points and Emergency Operations Centers need multiple ways to receive NWS warnings
3. The warning point or EOC must be able to monitor weather information, especially radar data
4. Once NWS warnings are received, the warning point or EOC must be able to disseminate the information to their population
5. Conduct community preparedness weather-safety talks, accomplish weather-related safety campaigns, and host a spotter training session

StormReady Communities in the Buffalo CWA

	First Recognition	Renewed Date	Expiration Date
Monroe County	03/02/2001	03/02/2012	03/02/2015
Oswego County	06/17/2004	06/17/2013	06/17/2016
Town of Cheektowaga	06/25/2007	06/25/2013	06/25/2016
Town of Amherst	06/25/2008	06/25/2014	06/25/2017
Wayne County	05/08/2009	05/08/2012	05/08/2015
Cayuga County	06/01/2009	06/01/2012	06/01/2015
Erie County	07/13/2010	07/13/2013	07/13/2016
Fort Drum	05/19/2014		05/19/2017
Jefferson County	05/19/2014		05/19/2017