Overview
- Lake-effect and winter storm warnings for parts of nine Upstate New York counties remain in effect through Saturday morning, with officials urging drivers to avoid travel.
- A narrow, intense band off Lake Ontario is producing snowfall rates of 3 to 5 inches per hour in Oswego County, with localized totals expected to exceed three feet.
- Northern Onondaga and southern Oswego counties are forecast to receive 12 to 18 inches through early Saturday, while the city of Syracuse is expected to see only 2 to 3 inches.
- Western New York could pick up roughly a foot in spots near Buffalo, whereas most of the Rochester and Finger Lakes region will see mostly flurries with minor accumulations.
- A weak clipper Saturday night is expected to drop around an inch of widespread snow, followed by additional lake flurries and a turn toward milder temperatures later next week.