A powerful snowstorm is currently hitting Northern and Western New York, prompting the National Weather Service (NWS) to issue a Winter Storm Warning for nine counties, including Oswego, Jefferson, Lewis, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Wyoming, and Southern Erie.
Some areas are expected to receive as much as 3 feet of snow.
Extreme Snowfall Expected Through Saturday Morning
8:15 AM January 2nd – A band of heavy lake effect snow has settled across southern Oswego and northern Cayuga counties this morning and will continue to make travel very difficult with snowfall rates of 3+ inches per hour at times through this morning. #NYwx pic.twitter.com/13ihNg2ZHY
— NWS Buffalo (@NWSBUFFALO) January 2, 2026
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