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...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY.

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN ONEIDA COUNTY.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW, WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW, AND VERY LOW WIND CHILLS.

* ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES BY LATE EVENING, ESPECIALLY IN MORE PERSISTENT BANDS.

* TIMING...A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW, WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR, WILL AFFECT AREAS NEAR AND SOUTH OF THE THRUWAY, THROUGH ABOUT 9 PM. THE MAIN LAKE SNOW BAND SHOULD WEAKEN AND DRIFT FURTHER SOUTH, BETWEEN 9 AND 11 PM.

* IMPACTS...THE HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE SNOW COVERED AND TREACHEROUS ROADS. STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS MAY QUICKLY PRODUCE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH, WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...4 BELOW TO 13 ABOVE ZERO.

* WIND CHILL...AS LOW AS 16 BELOW.

* AFFECTED AREAS: SOUTHERN ONEIDA

Instructions:

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 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.