It looks like Mother Nature has realized that it is winter time in Western New York and snow is coming our way.

The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a Lake Effect snow warning for the Southtowns and the Southern tier until 7 am Tuesday morning.

There could be anywhere between 8 to 16 inches of snow over the next 24 hours.

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A Winter Weather Advisory was issued for Erie County starting at 6 pm tonight and will last until 7 pm Tuesday evening. Anywhere between 5 to 9 inches could fall.


So far this year 34.3 inches of snow has fallen in Buffalo which is below the average for this time of the year.

 

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