Quick hit of lake effect snow for Buffalo metro before snow settles to southern tier

Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) – While the Buffalo metro area may see a quick burst and few inches of lake effect snow early Saturday, the real story will be the more intense lake effect snow bands that will concentrate on the southern tier through the weekend.

A Lake Effect Snow Warning is posted for Southern Erie, Chautauqua and Cattaraugus counties early Saturday, through Monday morningt.

“Lake effect snow is going to develop,” National Weather Service meteorologist John Hitchcock tells WBEN. “First up in the metro area in Niagara County overnight tonight. It won’t be up here for too long, then heads South into the Southtowns and Southern Tier as we go through Saturday.”…

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