Overview
- Advisories cover Oswego, Jefferson and Lewis counties from Friday 1 p.m. to Saturday 7 a.m.
- A separate advisory covers Wyoming, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus and Erie counties from Friday 10 a.m. to Saturday 1 a.m.
- Forecasts call for 4 to 8 inches in the most persistent Lake Ontario bands and 3 to 6 inches downwind of Lake Erie.
- Winds could gust up to 45 mph, producing blowing snow and sharply reduced visibility on open roads.
- Rain is expected to change to snow Friday morning with minor early accumulations, and the Friday evening commute could be difficult.