URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGENational Weather Service Binghamton NY

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THISMORNING TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 4 to 6 inches.

* WHERE...Northern Oneida, Otsego, Madison and Southern Oneida counties. Including the cities of Boonville, Hamilton, Oneida, Rome and Utica.

* WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 7 AM EST Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery, snow covered road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the evening commute.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A band of steady light snow will lift across the region this morning, and stall out along or just north of the New York State Thruway in the early afternoon. Snowfall rates will increase to around 1 inch per hour at times this afternoon. The snow will taper off through the evening before diminishing even more overnight.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Slow down and use caution while traveling.