ROCHESTER, N.Y. – A combination of ingredients has made for a rather extreme weather event for all of Western New York. Winds continue to gust at 30 to 35 miles per hour, creating extensive blowing and drifting snow in the open areas (especially the north to south roadways). The air temperature has mostly been in the single digits with the wind chill running at -15 to -30 degrees. If not dressed properly, there is the potential for frost bite or hypothermia. Dry, powdery lake effect continues to deposit snowfall mostly north of the New York Thruway, and this is likely to continue into early Sunday. As a result, the News10NBC First Alert meteorologists will continue a yellow alert.
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