BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 4…

BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 4 PM

EST FRIDAY...

* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF

6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN EXTREME NORTHERN

ONEIDA COUNTY. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.

* WHERE...NORTHERN ONEIDA COUNTY.

* WHEN...FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY. STEADIEST SNOW

EXPECTED DURING THE DAY THURSDAY, WITH A BRIEF LULL THURSDAY

NIGHT, THEN ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES ON FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. AREAS OF

BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY

TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE

MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES. TREE LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN

AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOWFALL RATES COULD REACH 1 TO 2 INCHES

PER HOUR LOCALLY. TEMPERATURES START IN THE LOWER 30S THURSDAY

MORNING, BUT FALL THROUGH THE 20S DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES

THEN HOVER IN THE MID 10S TO LOWER 20S THURSDAY NIGHT AND

FRIDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW,

FREQUENTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ZERO. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY

DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH

YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE

OBTAINED BYCALLING 5 1 1.

ONONDAGA-MADISON-SOUTHERN ONEIDA-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SYRACUSE, HAMILTON, ONEIDA, ROME,

AND UTICA

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING

THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR ONONDAGA-MADISON-SOUTHERN ONEIDA-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SYRACUSE, HAMILTON, ONEIDA, ROME,

AND UTICA

* WHAT...LONG DURATION LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW

ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS

POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.

* WHEN...FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS

COULD IMPACT THE FRIDAY EVENING COMMUTE.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...GUSTY WINDS MAY LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING

SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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