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WWUS41 KBGM 170840
WSWBGM
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
340 AM EST MON FEB 17 2025
NYZ009-037-172045-
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NORTHERN ONEIDA-SOUTHERN ONEIDA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ROME, BOONVILLE, AND UTICA
340 AM EST MON FEB 17 2025
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 6 TO 15 INCHES ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90, INCLUDING
THE CITY OF UTICA. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 15 TO 28
INCHES NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90, INCLUDING ROME, CAMDEN, FLORENCE
AND SYLVAN BEACH. LESSER SNOW AMOUNTS BETWEEN 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED OVER THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF ONEIDA COUNTY, INCLUDING THE
BOONVILLE AND WOODGATE AREAS. WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 40 TO 60 MPH
TODAY WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
* WHERE...NORTHERN ONEIDA AND SOUTHERN ONEIDA COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.
STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE SNOW TOTALS ARE FOR A LONG DURATION EVENT
THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND WILL
FLUCTUATE NORTH AND SOUTH DURING THE WARNING PERIOD. SNOWFALL
RATES OF 1-3 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED IN THE HEAVIEST PORTION
OF THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED IN OPEN, EXPOSED LOCATION THROUGH THE DAY TODAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE
OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.
NYZ018-036-172045-
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ONONDAGA-MADISON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HAMILTON, ONEIDA, AND SYRACUSE
340 AM EST MON FEB 17 2025
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 4 AND 10 INCHES NORTH OF US ROUTE 20, WITH THE HIGHEST
AMOUNTS ACROSS THE FAR NORTHERN PARTS OF THE COUNTIES. LESSER
AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED SOUTH OF US ROUTE 20. WINDS
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS.
* WHERE...MADISON AND ONONDAGA COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE
TREE DAMAGE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE HEAVIEST SNOW, WITH RATES OF 1 TO 3
INCHES PER HOUR IS EXPECTED LATER THIS MORNING INTO THE EARLY
AFTERNOON HOURS. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO LIFT
NORTH THIS EVENING, MAINLY NORTH OF ONONDAGA AND MADISON COUNTIES.
THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RETURN BY TUESDAY MORNING, AS IT DROPS
SOUTH ONCE AGAIN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE
OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.
MJM
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