042  
WWUS41 KBGM 181617  
WSWBGM  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY  
1117 AM EST TUE FEB 18 2025  
 
NYZ009-037-190430-  
/O.CON.KBGM.LE.W.0006.000000T0000Z-250219T1100Z/  
NORTHERN ONEIDA-SOUTHERN ONEIDA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF UTICA, BOONVILLE, AND ROME  
1117 AM EST TUE FEB 18 2025  
 
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST  
WEDNESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO  
7 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...NORTHERN ONEIDA AND SOUTHERN ONEIDA COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE IN THE SNOW  
BAND. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE TUESDAY EVENING  
COMMUTE.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOWFALL RATES OF 1-2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE  
EXPECTED IN THE HEAVIEST PORTION OF THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND. THE  
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVIEST ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN PARTS OF  
ONEIDA COUNTY.  
 
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.  
 
DURING LAKE EFFECT SNOW, THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM BANDS OF LOCALLY  
HEAVY SNOW TO DRY WEATHER JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. VISIBILITIES CAN  
ALSO VARY GREATLY. BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN WEATHER,  
VISIBILITY, AND ROAD CONDITIONS.  
 
 
 
 
 
NYZ018-036-190430-  
/O.CON.KBGM.LE.W.0007.000000T0000Z-250219T1100Z/  
ONONDAGA-MADISON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SYRACUSE, ONEIDA, AND HAMILTON  
1117 AM EST TUE FEB 18 2025  
 
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST  
WEDNESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS  
BETWEEN 5 AND 10 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...MADISON AND ONONDAGA COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS  
COULD IMPACT THE TUESDAY EVENING COMMUTE.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND WILL FLUCTUATE  
NORTH AND SOUTH DURING THE WARNING PERIOD. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1-2  
INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED IN THE HEAVIEST PORTION OF THE LAKE  
EFFECT SNOW BAND.  
 
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.  
 
DURING LAKE EFFECT SNOW, THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM BANDS OF LOCALLY  
HEAVY SNOW TO DRY WEATHER JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. VISIBILITIES CAN  
ALSO VARY GREATLY. BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN WEATHER,  
VISIBILITY, AND ROAD CONDITIONS.  
 
 
 
 
 
BJT  
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