Nearly 2 feet of snow has buried parts of New York state, and there are no signs of the wintry weather abating anytime soon as the region continues to be hit by the season’s most significant lake effect snowstorms.
The storm hit Monday after cold air swept into the US from Canada and flowed over the still-unfrozen Great Lakes, leading to multiple storms today.
More than 3.3 million Americans along the eastern shores of lakes Erie and Ontario in Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York state have been under Lake Effect Snow Warnings since the start of the work week, and they are expected to continue until at least Wednesday.
Lake Effect Snow Warnings include cities such as Cleveland, Erie in Pennsylvania and Jamestown, Syracuse, Oswego and Watertown in New York.
Schools across the province have been closed due to heavy snow.
Earlier this week, New York Governor Kathy Hochul urged New Yorkers to prepare for this storm.
“The most dangerous weather conditions are in areas where a band of lake effect snow forms and produces a lot of snow in a short period of time, which will prevent travel in some places for the next day or so,” he said in a statement. .
He also urged people to be more careful on the roads when traveling and to pay attention to the forecast.
The storm hit Monday after cold air hit the US from Canada and flowed into the still-unfrozen Great Lakes. AP A tractor trailer is seen on the side of a road during a lake effect snowstorm in Hamburg, New York, on November 27, 2023 AP
New York State Police on Tuesday said several commercial vehicles were off the road on westbound Interstate 90 between exits 11 and 12 in Rensselaer County.
State police urged motorists to find alternative routes following the incident.
Those in areas where heavy snow has fallen or is expected should download the free FOX Weather app and enable notifications to receive important winter storm alerts.
FOX Weather Correspondent Katie Byrne was in Altmar, New York, Tuesday morning and said just under a foot of snow had already fallen at her location east of Lake Ontario.
“Some conditions on the road, it’s quite intense,” he said. “And I can tell you from firsthand experience. We had to drive here to Altmar last night from Pulaski, and it was one of the scariest drives I’ve ever had.”
More than 3.3 million Americans along the eastern shores of lakes Erie and Ontario in Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York state have been under a Lake Effect Snow Warning this week. FOX Weather Lake Effect Snow Warnings include cities such as Cleveland, Erie in Pennsylvania and Jamestown, Syracuse, Oswego and Watertown in New York. FOX Weather
The FOX Forecast Center says heavy snow will linger along the eastern shore of Lake Erie through Tuesday evening. The heavy band of snow that impacted Cleveland Tuesday morning is forecast to weaken later in the day.
Snow on Lake Erie will gradually become lighter throughout the day before subsiding on Wednesday.
More than a foot of snow is expected to fall from the northeast Ohio snow belt through the Buffalo Southtowns of western New York.
Significant snowfall is not expected in the city of Buffalo, where only a few inches are possible, according to the FOX Prediction Center.
The heaviest snow during this storm will occur east of Lake Ontario on the Tug Hill Plateau in central New York as westerly winds blow across the longest axis of the lake, allowing air to pick up moisture before meeting the plateau, where it will lift to create very heavy snow .
Snowfall rates are expected to exceed 2 inches per hour and could approach 3 to 4 inches per hour at times.
Snow on Lake Erie will gradually become lighter throughout the day before subsiding on Wednesday. FOX Weather Nearly 2 feet of snow has buried parts of New York state. FOX Weather
The FOX Forecast Center says thundery snow has also been observed near the lakeshore.
Thunderstorms occur when warm air is drawn into a snowstorm and causes the atmosphere to become more convective and unstable. These systems can then produce lightning, similar to thunderstorms that occur during the spring and summer.
It’s also important to note that while it may be exciting to see lightning and hear thunder during a blizzard, it’s still just as dangerous as during inclement weather.
Later on Tuesday, winds will shift more to the northwest, which will send a band of Lake Ontario snow south toward metro Syracuse by midday. This band of snow may be quite heavy, with snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour for short periods.
More than a foot of snow is expected to fall from the northeast Ohio snow belt through the Buffalo Southtowns of western New York. AP
Snow will then slide south of Syracuse in the afternoon. However, a new lake-effect snow pack is expected to develop late Tuesday afternoon and evening, and it may head right around metro Syracuse in the evening with another round of heavy snow.
This scenario is still somewhat uncertain, but if it happens, 5 to 8 more inches will fall around Syracuse by Wednesday morning.
A band of snow will eventually lift north and weaken during the early morning hours Wednesday before ending by Wednesday evening.
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