Lake Effect Snow Warning Issued For Central New York

The snow advisory issued for Central New York has been upgraded to a warning. We are expecting significant accumulations of snow. 

We had a feeling winter wasn't over; not only are we expecting more snow, it's going to be frigid! Tomorrow's high will only be about 15. It will be even colder this weekend and we'll be lucky of temperatures get out of the single digits.  According to the Weather Channel:

... LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...

WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EST FRIDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS... PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEW YORK INCLUDING ONEIDA, ONONDAGA AND MADISON COUNTIES.

* HAZARD TYPES... LAKE EFFECT SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES.

* TIMING... SNOW SHOWERS AND SQUALLS DEVELOPING BY THIS AFTERNOON, THEN 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 NUMBERS.