New York braces for season's first major snowstorm: Lake-effect snow warnings issued
shores of lakes Erie and Ontario as the region braces for the season's inaugural and substantial multiday lake-effect snowstorm, set to intensify on Monday.
This wintry development follows closely on the heels of a potent storm that swept across the Plains states, depositing several inches of snow across the Great Lakes region and significantly disrupting Thanksgiving weekend travel. Tragically, at least three lives were claimed as a result of the adverse weather conditions.
According to the latest update from the FOX Forecast Center, a surge of cold air from Canada is poised to traverse the unfrozen, relatively warm waters of the Great Lakes, instigating lake-effect snow anticipated to persist until at least Wednesday.
Forecasts indicate heightened risk levels for parts of western New York and the Erie, Pennsylvania, area, where snow accumulation may surpass a foot. Specifically, areas from Erie to around Ellicottville, New York, are most susceptible to receiving 12-18 inches of snow by Wednesday, contingent upon the positioning of the heaviest snow bands.
In central New York, south of Watertown and north of Syracuse, significant snow totals are also expected, with locations near Richland potentially experiencing accumulations of up to 2 feet.
Predominant west-to-northwest wind is likely to keep heavy snowfall south of Buffalo and Watertown, sparing these cities from the brunt of the storm. Conversely, a west-southwest wind would be the most conducive for funneling substantial snow into these areas, a scenario not currently anticipated by meteorologists.
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