Overview
- The National Weather Service issued two brief advisories Wednesday evening, active until midnight and until 12:15 a.m. Thursday.
- An 8:02 p.m. alert covers Oneida, Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Tompkins, Madison, Cortland, Chenango, Otsego, Tioga, Broome, and Delaware counties.
- An 8:15 p.m. alert covers Southern Herkimer, Southern Fulton, Western and Eastern Schenectady, Southern Saratoga, Western and Eastern Albany, Western and Eastern Rensselaer, Montgomery, and Schoharie counties.
- Forecasters cite mist, drizzle, and fog leaving surfaces wet as temperatures fall below freezing, enabling patchy black ice to form.
- The weather service urges caution for drivers and pedestrians on untreated roads, sidewalks, stairs, and driveways, with local outlets republishing the advisories via an automated feed.