Lake Effect Snow Advisory Upgraded to Warning
The snow advisory has been upgraded to a warning with up to 12 inches expected in most of Central New York according to the National Weather Service.
Lake Effect Snow Warning from 1 pm today to 4am Friday
* LOCATIONS...Portions of Central New York including Oneida, Onondaga and Madison counties.
* ACCUMULATIONS...6 to 12 inches
* TIMING...Snow showers and squalls developing by this afternoon. Bands of lake effect snow this evening through Thursday night.
* IMPACTS...Hazardous travel due to snow covered roads and blowing and drifting snow.
* WINDS...West 10 to 20 MPH with gusts up to 35 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES...Falling into the teens tonight and remaining there through Thursday before falling into the single digits.
Snow will likely be intense enough to drop 1 to several inches of snow per hour for several hours. Travel is STRONGLY discouraged.