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Arctic Blast Fuels Lake-Effect Snow as Warnings Stretch From Great Lakes Into the Northeast

Forecasters expect the narrow snow bands to fade Tuesday into Wednesday with a rapid warmup ending the brief cold snap.

Overview

  • Localized lake-effect bands dropped around a foot of snow in parts of Chicagoland and northwest Indiana, with forecasters reporting the heavy bands there ended Monday night.
  • Lake-effect snow warnings and winter weather advisories remain in effect for western New York and northwestern Pennsylvania through Tuesday, with a new advisory for Northern Erie, N.Y., into Wednesday morning.
  • Forecasts call for 4 to 11 inches in parts of Chautauqua, Crawford, Southern Erie, and Warren counties, with visibility at times below a quarter-mile and hazardous travel on bridges and overpasses.
  • Syracuse and nearby areas are projected to receive roughly 3 to 7 inches, with higher totals in classic lake-effect zones and the most significant impacts targeting the Tuesday morning commute.
  • The outbreak delivered the coldest readings of the season across the East with wind chills in the teens, but guidance points to temperatures rebounding by midweek as lake-effect snow diminishes.