Up to 5 feet (1½ m) of snow to hit western New York

SNOWFALL RATES…OVER 3 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY… JAN 9 2015

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…OSWEGO…WATERTOWN…LOWVILLE

LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY…

* LOCATIONS…OSWEGO…JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES…MAINLY  ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY…NORTHERN LEWIS  COUNTY AND EXTREME NORTHERN OSWEGO COUNTY.

* TIMING…EARLY MORNING SYNOPTIC SNOW WILL GIVE WAY TO VERY HEAVY  LAKE EFFECT SNOW THIS MORNING… THROUGH SATURDAY. * WINDS…SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH PRODUCING  SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS…STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE MOST  PERSISTENT SNOW BANDS.

* VISIBILITIES…NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

http://www.weather.gov/buf/

Image source:
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/buf/gfemaps/StormTotalSnow.shtml

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for these links