Overview
- The National Weather Service issued the black-ice report at 3:05 a.m. Saturday, effective until 8 a.m. for parts of St. Lawrence, Franklin, Clinton and Essex counties.
- Forecasters said wet roads combined with temperatures falling below freezing could produce patchy black ice early this morning.
- Motorists and pedestrians were urged to exercise caution because paved surfaces that appear wet may actually be icy.
- The agency characterized the conditions as hazardous for travel and advised heightened care on affected routes.
- On Friday, a separate advisory for patchy freezing drizzle in the Capital Region covered Washington, Rensselaer, Columbia and Dutchess counties and was expected to end by 10 a.m. as temperatures climbed above freezing.