Wayne and northern Cayuga Counties may see 1-to-2 feet of snow, with up to three feet locally. Travel will be “very difficult to impossible in the heaviest bands of snow with near zero visibility and deep snow cover on roads,” says the NWS Buffalo office.

We’re looking at another cold start to the day, as temperatures this morning are starting out in the upper teens and low 20s. Feel-like temperatures outside are much colder again, starting out in the single digits / teens. Winds gusts will pick back up again today, coming out of the west at up to 35/40 mph.

Northern Erie County and southern Erie County are under lake-effect snow warnings through New Year's Day at 7 p.m.

Officials recommend that residents monitor local forecasts, adjust plans as needed and delay nonessential travel.

Winter Weather Alerts are still up until tomorrow morning. Accumulating and blowing snow will be falling tonight. Where a squall line sets up, snow could fall at heavy rates of 1-2″ per hour, reducing visibility and making travel tricky.

The lake effect snow that’s been pounding Central New York since Monday evening shows no signs of letting up until early Wednesday morning. Intense lake effect snow bands could bring 6 to 12 inches of additional snow through tonight, adding to the nearly 2 feet already reported in some hard-hit spots, according to the National Weather Service.

Strong winds, rapidly falling temperatures and accumulating snow are expected to create hazardous conditions across northern Illinois and northwest Indiana overnight and into Monday.