Another 1-2 feet of lake-effect snow to bury New York towns this week
According to the FOX Forecast center, Tuesday's lake-effect snow is expected to once again impact the southern shore of Lake Erie from Erie, Pennsylvania, to areas just south of Buffalo, as well as the eastern shore of Lake Ontario across the Tug Hill Plateau and Watertown, New York, area.
Heavy lake-effect snow blows along I-90 corridor
New York State Thruway Authority cameras showed low visibility from lake-effect snow along I-90 near Lackawanna, NY.
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Nearly 1 million people in the state of New York and parts of Pennsylvania are under Lake-Effect Snow Warnings on Tuesday, concentrated mostly in the areas south of Buffalo, the area around Erie, Pennsylvania, and off Lake Ontario south of Watertown, New York.
Heavier snowfall is expected later Tuesday after a first shot of lake-effect snow brought low visibility to parts of the Interstate 90 corridor on Monday, impacting travel.
Several snow bands set up north and south of Buffalo overnight Monday and into Tuesday morning, as well as a heavy band off Lake Ontario north of Syracuse, New York.
According to the FOX Forecast center, Tuesday's lake-effect snow is expected to once again impact the southern shore of Lake Erie from Erie to areas just south of Buffalo, as well as the eastern shore of Lake Ontario across the Tug Hill Plateau and Watertown area.
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Lake-effect snow impacts early morning travel in western New York
I-90 in western New York is dealing with snow early Tuesday morning, part of a multi-day lake-effect snow event.
This region has seen some of the most snow in the country so far this winter season.
These events bring quick bursts of snow, which produce poor driving conditions, including periods of low visibility and gusty winds.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Sunday that crews across the state were getting into position to deal with the snow.
"We are closely monitoring the lake-effect snow system moving through parts of our state, and doing everything we can to make sure we are prepared," Hochul said in a news release.
The heaviest snowfall is expected to target the southern shore of Lake Erie from Erie to near and south of Buffalo and the eastern shore of Lake Ontario around the Watertown area. Snowfall totals in these locations could exceed a foot, with more than 2 feet likely to pile up south of Watertown over the Tug Hill Plateau.
This is the fourth major lake-effect snow event for that region this season, including a snow band that set up during the morning rush hour just south of Buffalo in mid-December causing several crashes and snarling traffic along Interstate 90.
A common pattern this winter has brought the highest snow totals and the heaviest lake-effect snow bands skewing towards Erie along the I-90 corridor.
Erie has been walloped by 82.4 inches of snow this season, while Buffalo has received significantly less snow with 29.7 inches, according to the National Weather Service.
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While this lake-effect event is not expected to reach the intensity of previous lake-effect snow events this season, it will still add significantly to the region’s snow totals.
Watertown, for example, has received more than 5.5 feet of snow so far this winter.
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This same lake-effect snow event is expected to bring snow to Michigan's Upper Peninsula and the state's western shores along Lake Michigan.