Weather Alert Archive

...FREEZING RAIN LIKELY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT... * WHAT...Freezing rain expected. Total ice accumulations around four tenths of an inch. * WHERE...Higher elevations of Oneida and Otsego counties * WHEN...From 4 PM Sunday to 7 AM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...Power outages and tree damage are likely due to the ice. Travel could be difficult. The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning commute. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Highest ice accumulations are expected in Northern Oneida county on southern and southeastern slopes of the Tug Hill.

* WHAT...Freezing rain expected. Ice accumulations between one tenth and one half of an inch. * WHERE...The western and central Adirondacks, central and western Mohawk Valley, Lake George Saratoga Region and southern Vermont. * WHEN...From 5 PM Sunday to 10 AM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning commute. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A period of freezing rain is expected late Sunday into Sunday night. Temperatures rising above freezing will allow freezing rain to change to plain rain by late Sunday night or early Monday morning.

* WHAT...For the Winter Weather Advisory, freezing rain expected. Total ice accumulations around a tenth or two on the Tug Hill Plateau, and up to a third of an inch through the Saint Lawrence Valley. For the Winter Storm Watch, heavy lake effect snow possible. Total snow accumulations over 7 inches possible in the most persistent lake snows. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph creating blowing and drifting snow and greatly reducing visibilities. * WHERE...The Eastern Lake Ontario Region. Greatest snow accumulation expected south of Watertown and Fort Drum. * WHEN...For the Winter Weather Advisory, from 4 PM Sunday to 10 AM EST Monday. For the Winter Storm Watch, from Monday afternoon through Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...Power outages and tree damage are likely due to the ice. Travel will be very difficult in deep snow covered roads beginning Monday afternoon. The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning and evening commutes. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Lake effect snow is expected oscillate several times downwind of Lake Ontario for this long duration event.

* WHAT...For the Winter Weather Advisory, freezing rain expected. Total ice accumulations around a tenth or two on the Tug Hill Plateau, and up to a third of an inch through the Saint Lawrence Valley. For the Winter Storm Watch, heavy lake effect snow possible. Total snow accumulations over 7 inches possible in the most persistent lake snows. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph creating blowing and drifting snow and greatly reducing visibilities. * WHERE...The Eastern Lake Ontario Region. Greatest snow accumulation expected south of Watertown and Fort Drum. * WHEN...For the Winter Weather Advisory, from 4 PM Sunday to 10 AM EST Monday. For the Winter Storm Watch, from Monday afternoon through Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...Power outages and tree damage are likely due to the ice. Travel will be very difficult in deep snow covered roads beginning Monday afternoon. The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning and evening commutes. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Lake effect snow is expected oscillate several times downwind of Lake Ontario for this long duration event.

* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph possible. * WHERE...Erie, Niagara, Orleans, Monroe, Genesee, Wyoming, and Chautauqua Counties. * WHEN...From late Sunday night through late Monday night. * IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down trees and power lines. Shallow rooted trees in a saturated ground will be more susceptible to falling. Scattered power outages are possible. Travel may be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Strong winds will blow around unsecured objects, including outdoor holiday decorations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strong southerly winds will gust 45 to 55 mph in favorable downslope areas, including the Chautauqua Ridge to the Lake Erie shoreline first, late Sunday night, with winds quickly veering to southwest and increasing in speed Monday behind a cold front.

...FREEZING RAIN LIKELY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT... * WHAT...Freezing rain expected. Total ice accumulations around two tenths of an inch. * WHERE...In New York, Delaware and Sullivan Counties. In Pennsylvania, Bradford, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Northern Wayne, Pike, Southern Wayne, Susquehanna, and Wyoming Counties. * WHEN...From 2 PM Sunday to 4 AM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...Difficult travel conditions are possible. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Higher elevations will see the higher amounts of ice accumulations as temperatures remain below freezing longer. The Wyoming Valley and deeper river valleys of the Susquehanna and Delaware rivers will be warmer and see lower accumulations of ice.