Weather Advisory has been issued for portions of the Finger Lakes region, including Cayuga, Ontario, Seneca, Schuyler, Wayne, Monroe, and Onondaga counties, as a winter storm is expected to bring significant snowfall and hazardous travel conditions beginning Tuesday evening and lasting through Wednesday,
Days after the Gulf Coast was buffeted by record-breaking snowstorms, New York is bracing for several inches of heavy snowfall. The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a "Lake Effect Snow Warning" for Oswego County in northern New York,
A clipper storm, as defined by the National Weather Service, is a fast-moving storm that drops into the U.S. over the Great Lakes from Alberta, Canada. As of 4:15 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, Dave Dombek, a senior meteorologist with AccuWeather, revealed that snow is already falling upstate and would continue to do so through Wednesday evening.
Strong winds and cold temperatures may also create concerns for those relying on heating that could be disrupted by power outages.
A winter weather advisory from the Weather Service at the same time predicts 3 to 7 inches of snow in Monroe, Ontario, Livingston, Genesee, Orleans, Erie and Niagara counties, 4 to 8 inches of snow in Wayne and Cayuga counties and 5 to 9 inches of snow in Wyoming, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus and southern Erie counties.
More than a dozen counties are under a state of emergency as areas of upstate New York could receive multiple feet of snow.
Persistent lake-effect snow north of Route 104 is projected to add another 4 to 8 inches of accumulation, making travel hazardous, especially during the morning commute. Neighboring Wayne and northern Cayuga counties are under a Winter Weather Advisory until 7 p.
Plan on changeable wintry conditions for the Rochester region this Friday. Local lake effect snow will develop over Lake Ontario and occasionally bring some accumulations to parts of Rt. 104 and much of Wayne County into the afternoon.
Lake Erie is 30-35% frozen over. Upcoming low temperatures and mild winds could help the lake freeze over soon.
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A weather alert was issued by the National Weather Service on Friday at 4:53 a.m. for lake effect snow until 8 a.m. for Onondaga, Madison and Oneida counties.