A band of heavy lake effect snow continues pummeling northern Chautauqua County and southern Erie County overnight, with very low visibilities in the heaviest snows. However, that band is expected to weaken and lift to our north by Tuesday evening. Meteorologist Jim Mitchell with the National Weather Service in Buffalo says snow fell at a rate of two to three inches per hour in the most intense snows during the overnight hours. He says the snow should let up a bit Tuesday morning before reintensifying…
Jim Mitchell: will stay around here during the day
The band is expected to oscillate during the day, while gusty winds will continue to make travel treacherous. Meanwhile, wind chills fell well below zero overnight across the western Southern Tier. Mitchell says the lowest reported wind chill was at the Jamestown Airport…..