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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
1212 PM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
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ONONDAGA-MADISON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HAMILTON, ONEIDA, AND SYRACUSE
1212 PM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
..LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 6 AND 12 INCHES ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90. WINDS
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.
* WHERE...MADISON AND ONONDAGA 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...EXPECT 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ALONG AND NORTH
OF INTERSTATE 90, WITH MUCH LOWER AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES SOUTH.
THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS, WITH LOCALIZED SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT
TIMES. THE SNOW QUICKLY TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND
FLURRIES AROUND DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN THE CLAY, CICERO AND BREWERTON AREA. THE
CITY OF SYRACUSE IS FORECAST TO SEE ONLY 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW.
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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NORTHERN ONEIDA-SOUTHERN ONEIDA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BOONVILLE, ROME, AND UTICA
1212 PM 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 IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE EFFECT SNOW
BANDS. 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...EXPECT BETWEEN 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ALONG
THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR AND MOHAWK VALLEY REGION OF
SOUTH-CENTRAL ONEIDA COUNTY. THERE WILL BE LOWER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
ACROSS THE FAR NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF ONEIDA COUNTY,
BETWEEN 1 TO 4 INCHES.
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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