920  
WWUS41 KBGM 180430  
WSWBGM  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY  
1230 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2026  
 
NYZ009-037-181200-  
/O.CON.KBGM.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260318T1200Z/  
NORTHERN ONEIDA-SOUTHERN ONEIDA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF UTICA, ROME, AND BOONVILLE  
1230 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2026  
 
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS  
MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO  
7 INCHES.  
 
* WHERE...NORTHERN ONEIDA AND SOUTHERN ONEIDA COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE.  
 
* 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
NYZ018-036-181200-  
/O.CON.KBGM.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260318T1200Z/  
ONONDAGA-MADISON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ONEIDA, SYRACUSE, AND HAMILTON  
1230 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2026  
 
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS  
MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO  
7 INCHES.  
 
* WHERE...MADISON AND ONONDAGA COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...EXPECT 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW JUST NORTH OF  
INTERSTATE 90, WITH MUCH LOWER AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES SOUTH.  
LOCALIZED SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES WILL  
BE POSSIBLE. THE SNOW QUICKLY TAPERS OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS  
AND FLURRIES WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE  
EXPECTED IN THE LAKEPORT, BRIDGEPORT, 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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