Overview
- The National Weather Service issued a winter storm watch for Wayne, Cayuga, and Oswego counties from Monday 7 p.m. to Tuesday 7 p.m., citing potential for 7 inches or more in the most persistent bands.
- Crawford County, Pennsylvania, is under a lake-effect snow warning until Tuesday at 1 p.m. with additional accumulations of 4 to 7 inches expected.
- Snowfall rates could reach 1 to 2 inches per hour within the strongest bands as visibilities drop below a quarter mile and winds gust up to 35 mph.
- Hazardous conditions may affect the Monday evening and Tuesday morning commutes, with slick roads likely and bridges and overpasses at higher risk.
- PennDOT and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission urge drivers to heed restrictions and delay unnecessary travel as wet, heavy snow may damage tree limbs and cause isolated power outages, with conditions changing rapidly over short distances.