A weather alert was issued by the National Weather Service on Monday at 12:32 p.m. for snow squalls until 3:30 p.m. for Yates, Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Steuben, Schuyler, Chemung, Tompkins, Cortland, Tioga and Broome counties.
“Scattered snow squalls will move into the region early this afternoon. Brief periods of moderate to heavy snow will be possible and will likely lead to snow-covered roads. Combined with gusty winds, the visibility will drop to a mile or less. Snow squalls can make travel dangerous very quickly. If caught in a snow squall, slow down and allow plenty of stopping distance,” says the weather service…