- Lake Effect Snow Watch for Oneida County, New York
- Lake Effect Snow Watch issued April 01 at 9:58AM EDT until April 02 at 12:00PM EDT by NWS
- Effective: Monday, April 1, 2013 at 9:58 a.m.
- Expires: Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at noon
...EARLY SPRING LAKE EFFECT SNOW COMING TO NORTHERN ONEIDA
COUNTY...
AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TODAY...
FOLLOWED BY A GUSTY WESTERLY FLOW OFF OF LAKE ONTARIO FROM
TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ACCUMULATING LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO RESULT ACROSS THE NORTHERN SECTIONS OF ONEIDA COUNTY
TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. THE SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES AND
ACCUMULATE QUICKLY.
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EDT THIS
EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...
* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN ONEIDA COUNTY.
* HAZARDS...AREAS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES OF LOCALIZED LAKE EFFECT SNOW
ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS WESTERN AREAS OF
THE COUNTY.
* TIMING...A BAND OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP OFF THE EASTERN SHORE OF
LAKE ONTARIO EARLY TONIGHT AND SAG SOUTH INTO THE COUNTY WITH
PERIODS OF HEAVY LAKE SNOW LASTING INTO TUESDAY.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S.
* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH.
* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL AND LOW VISIBILITIES FROM SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW.