Overview
- Syracuse officials said 37% of city streets were still unplowed by late afternoon, with drivers on 12-hour shifts and the state DOT now covering major arterials to keep traffic moving.
- Intense bands continue to deliver highly variable totals, with up to 20 inches reported in Lakeland and 17.5 inches in North Syracuse, while nearby areas saw far less.
- The National Weather Service expects 6 to 12 more inches in the heaviest bands through early Wednesday, with warnings in effect until the morning and additional snow and squalls possible on New Year’s Eve.
- Onondaga County reported more than two dozen crashes and disabled vehicles, including an overturned tractor-trailer that briefly shut the I-81 ramp to the Thruway in Salina and other lane closures overnight.
- Government offices and courts closed across the county and city, trash pickup was delayed, and repairs to a broken Cicero water pipe affecting six towns are proceeding but likely to take longer because of the storm.