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WWUS41 KBGM 171309
WSWBGM
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
909 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
NYZ009-037-180115-
/O.CON.KBGM.LE.W.0003.260317T1600Z-260318T1200Z/
NORTHERN ONEIDA-SOUTHERN ONEIDA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BOONVILLE, ROME, AND UTICA
909 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 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...UNTIL 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.
MJM
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