Timing is everything as forecasters eye lake effect starting across Buffalo Metro, quickly settling southward

Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) – The timing will be everything when it comes to an anticipated lake effect snow system that develops initially across the metro Buffalo area late Wednesday, then moves southward and settles into the southern tier for Thanksgiving Day.

The key questions to be answered, National Weather Service forecasters say, are where the initial snow band sets up and how long it remains before settling southward.

What is known, is a powerful cold front will enter the region Wednesday, ushering in gusty winds and localized heavy lake effect snow east of the lakes Wednesday night through the end of the week…

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