More than 500,000 people in New York State were advised against traveling on Thursday as heavy snow blanketed the region.
The National Weather Service (NWS) office in Binghamton, New York, updated a lake effect snow warning for northern and southwestern Onondaga County, including the city of Syracuse. The warning comes as the area has already faced multiple heavy snow-related alerts, including a winter weather advisory. The most recent update, published by the NWS at 11:28 a.m. ET, warned of additional accumulating snowfall that could bring the storm total to 9 inches in some places.
“Heavy lake effect snow. Additional snow accumulations of 1 to 2 inches over parts of northern Onondaga County. Areas of southwestern Onondaga County could see an additional 2 to 3 inches,” the warning said. “Total snowfall from this event will range from 5 to 9 inches.”…