Overview
- The latest special weather statement, issued at 5:31 p.m. Friday, covers numerous New York counties until 9:45 p.m. as temperatures fall below freezing and lingering showers mix with or change to snow.
- A separate advisory issued at 10:06 a.m. warned Warren, McKean, Elk, Cameron, Clearfield, Cambria and Somerset counties in Pennsylvania through 1 p.m., citing a rain-to-snow changeover and afternoon slick spots.
- An earlier notice for Crawford County, Pa., remained in effect until 9 a.m. Friday, with forecasters outlining a rapid drop below freezing moving from west to east overnight.
- Forecasters highlighted that blustery winds may dry some pavement, yet residual water from rain or melting snow can refreeze and create hazardous patches of black ice.
- Officials advised allowing extra travel time and using caution on untreated sidewalks, stairs and parking lots, especially for evening travel in the affected areas.