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Tracking Late Season Winter Storms; Unusual Early-Season Heat Wave in the Southwest

Heavy snow and high winds continue in the Great Lakes and Northeast. A moderate atmospheric river will continue to bring heavy precipitation to the Pacific Northwest and northern Rockies. A major winter storm will develop across the northern High Plains tonight into Saturday and rapidly strengthen as it moves into the Great Lakes on Sunday. Above-average temperatures expected in the Southwest. Read More >

High winds are expected across western NY tonight. Locally heavy snowfall is expected east of Lake Ontario through Saturday, with the highest accumulations on the Tug Hill. Moderate snow is expected across the higher terrain of western NY tonight. Flooding will continue through Saturday on the Black River from Lowville to Watertown.
Southwest to west winds will gust as high as 55 to 65 MPH across western NY, with gusts up to 65 to 70 MPH close to Lake Erie overnight and into Saturday morning. Winds will diminish on Saturday. Strong winds may blow down trees and power lines.
A mixture of rain and snow will change over to all snow tonight, with continued snow across the higher terrain into Saturday morning, leading to impactful accumulations across the higher terrain east of Lake Erie, the Tug Hill, and western Adirondacks.