With extremely cold wind chills the National Weather Service has issued a Wind Chill Warning for our area.
Wind chills as low as 30 below zero are expected.
For the Winter Weather Advisory, lake effect snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 5 inches, mainly south of Syracuse. Winds gusting as high as 45 mph with blowing snow.*
For the Wind Chill Warning, is in effect until noon EST Saturday.
For the Winter Weather Advisory, until 4 AM EST Saturday.
Plan on slippery road conditions. Areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. The hazardous conditions could impact the Friday evening commute. The cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 15 minutes.
The coldest wind chills are expected to be this evening into early Saturday morning. The highest snow amounts are expected along a corridor from Jordan Elbridge to Skaneateles to La Fayette and Tully south to Homer from 2 to 9 PM.