Full Notification

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN ONEIDA COUNTY.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES.

* TIMING...STARTING AROUND MIDDAY THURSDAY THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR THURSDAY NIGHT

* IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL LEAD TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW ALONG WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS TRAVEL.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S.

* AFFECTED AREAS: NORTHERN ONEIDA

Instructions:

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A LARGE AMOUNT OF SNOW IN ONLY A FEW HOURS. VISIBILITIES AND DEPTH OF SNOW CAN VARY GREATLY... IMPACTING TRAVEL SIGNIFICANTLY. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP 1 TO SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. VISIBILITIES VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.