What to know about huge winter storm hitting Upstate NY: amounts, timing, impacts

Syracuse, N.Y. — As the massive winter storm that could affect up to 200 million Americans starts to rumble across the country, the forecasts for Upstate New York are getting clearer.

Forecasters are increasingly confident that all of Upstate New York will get hit with snow, with everybody getting at least 7 inches and some areas up to 15 inches. The storm will track from southwest to northeast, with snow starting in Western New York before dawn on Sunday and in the Capital Region about 8 a.m.

“Confidence is high that most of the area will receive a foot or more of snow,” said the National Weather Service…

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