Overview
- A winter weather advisory is in effect from 10 a.m. Thursday to 7 p.m. Friday for Southeastern St. Lawrence County.
- Forecast calls for rounds of lake-effect snow producing 3 to 7 inches, with locally higher totals from Star Lake to Horseshoe Lake.
- Snowfall rates may exceed an inch per hour at times as gusty winds near 35 mph reduce visibility.
- The National Weather Service warns that travel could be very difficult, with hazards likely during the Thursday evening and Friday morning commutes.
- On Wednesday evening, a fast-moving line of heavy snow near 50 mph already reduced visibility across multiple North Country counties, impacting towns including Tupper Lake and Saranac Lake and a stretch of I-87 between mile markers 82 and 119.