Week-long snowstorm dumps feet of lake-effect snow on the Great Lakes

Portions of the Great Lakes are ending 2025 connected a snowy enactment arsenic a week-long lake-effect snowstorm dumped feet of snow across the portion with much to travel successful the caller year.

As the caller twelvemonth begins connected Thursday, parts of occidental and upstate New York could spot different ft of snow, wherever respective inches were reported earlier successful the week.

Syracuse, New York has already astir doubled its mean snowfall grounds for the year, and saw much than 2 feet of snowfall connected Tuesday alone.

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That marks the city's second-snowiest time connected grounds and their snowiest December time ever.

FOX Weather Correspondent Katie Byrne reported from Syracuse during immoderate of the heaviest snowfall connected Tuesday and Wednesday.

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Lake-effect snowfall slams Syracuse with historical snowfall

Syracuse was slammed with 2 feet snowfall yesterday, arsenic it marked the 2nd snowiest time connected record, causing a hectic time for crews trying to support the roads safe. FOX Weather Correspondent Katie Byrne is backmost successful Syracuse with a recap and update connected the conditions arsenic adjacent much snowfall is expected:

A statewide State of Emergency remains successful effect for New York arsenic the state's Department of Transportation works hard to dainty and wide roads up of much snowfall.

Areas person to lakes Erie and Ontario are apt to spot much snowfall this clip around, arsenic a pronounced dip successful the pitchy watercourse settles conscionable southbound of the Northern Tier.

According to the FOX Forecast Center, winds volition proceed to funnel acold aerial implicit the comparatively warmer waters of the Great Lakes done New Year’s Day.

The National Weather Service bureau successful Binghamton, New York, warned that snow squalls were imaginable Wednesday night, truthful radical retired celebrating the New Year should usage utmost caution erstwhile traveling.

Think of a snowfall squall similar a miniature blizzard with gusty winds that typically past little than an hour. Very precocious snowfall rates, connected the bid of 2 inches successful 30 minutes, are not uncommon.

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Snow volition proceed to autumn done Friday, wherever totals volition vary.

The FOX Forecast Center said snowfall totals downwind of Lake Ontario could attack 3 feet adjacent the Tug Hill Plateau successful upstate New York by Saturday morning.

Elsewhere, snowfall totals could scope from 8 to 12 inches southbound of Buffalo. Parts of Pennsylvania could spot up to a ft of caller snowfall by Saturday morning.

Winter upwind alerts are successful spot done Saturday greeting crossed the Great Lakes.

The FOX Forecast Center said, arsenic with immoderate lake-effect snowfall event, pinpointing precisely which communities volition person the highest totals remains challenging.

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These constrictive snowfall bands tin displacement northbound oregon southbound with subtle changes successful upwind direction, starring to crisp contrasts successful snowfall, wherever 1 determination whitethorn person 2 feet of snowfall portion different conscionable 3 miles distant sees lone a fewer inches.