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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
1228 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
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NORTHERN ONEIDA-SOUTHERN ONEIDA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF UTICA, BOONVILLE, AND ROME
1228 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 5 AND 10 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.
* WHERE...NORTHERN ONEIDA AND SOUTHERN ONEIDA COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
COULD IMPACT THE TUESDAY EVENING AND WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON
AND PERSIST INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS ARE CURRENT EXPECTED TO FALL ACROSS CENTRAL PORTIONS 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.
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YATES-SENECA-SOUTHERN CAYUGA-ONONDAGA-SCHUYLER-CHEMUNG-TOMPKINS-
MADISON-CORTLAND-CHENANGO-TIOGA-BROOME-BRADFORD-SUSQUEHANNA-
WYOMING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TUNKHANNOCK, OWEGO, SAYRE, WATKINS GLEN,
BINGHAMTON, NORWICH, TOWANDA, MONTROSE, ITHACA, PENN YAN,
CORTLAND, HALLSTEAD, WAVERLY, SYRACUSE, HAMILTON, AUBURN, ELMIRA,
ONEIDA, AND SENECA FALLS
1228 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT EARLY
THIS MORNING...
* WHAT...BRIEF PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW AND FLASH FREEZE CONDITIONS.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 1 TO 3 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS
40 MPH.
* WHERE...IN NEW YORK, BROOME, CHEMUNG, CHENANGO, CORTLAND, MADISON,
ONONDAGA, SCHUYLER, SENECA, SOUTHERN CAYUGA, TIOGA, TOMPKINS, AND
YATES COUNTIES. IN PENNSYLVANIA, BRADFORD, SUSQUEHANNA, AND
WYOMING COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A COLD FRONT HAS PUSHED THROUGH THE REGION
AND TEMPERATURES HAVE QUICKLY DROPPED BELOW FREEZING AND WILL
CONTINUE TO DROP INTO THE LOW 20S AND TEENS OVERNIGHT. A BRIEF
PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW WITH SNOWFALL RATES GREATER THAN 1 INCH PER
HOUR IS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF
SNOW AND FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE A FLASH FREEZE AND ICY
CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADS AND SURFACES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.
IN NEW YORK,
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE
OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.
IN PENNSYLVANIA,
THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PENNSYLVANIA
TURNPIKE COMMISSION REMIND MOTORIST TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON
DRIVING CONDITIONS AS WINTER WEATHER IMPACTS PENNSYLVANIA ROADWAYS.
VISIT WWW.511PA.COM FOR THE LATEST TRAVEL, ROADWAYS, AND TRAFFIC
CONDITIONS.
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STEUBEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HORNELL AND CORNING
1228 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT EARLY
THIS MORNING...
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH. WINDS
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...STEUBEN COUNTY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE
OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.
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