Winter Storm WARNING Issued for Entire Region-High Wind Watches Issued for Oneida and Herkimer Counties

FOR ONEIDA COUNTY-.....WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... * WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation expected. Total snow and sleet accumulations between 5 and 9 inches and ice accumulations between one tenth and one third of an inch. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph Sunday afternoon and early evening. * WHERE...Northern Oneida and Southern Oneida Counties. * WHEN...From noon today to 7 PM EST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Power outages and tree damage are likely due to the ice, snow and winds. Travel could be very difficult to nearly impossible at times. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow overspreads the area this afternoon and continues this evening. Snowfall rates up to 1 inch per hour at times are expected. The snow changes to sleet and freezing rain toward daybreak Sunday morning. Periods of freezing rain continue through the day on Sunday as a cold easterly wind locks in the subfreezing temperatures. ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts 50 to 60 mph possible. * WHERE...Portions of central New York and northeast Pennsylvania. * WHEN...From Sunday afternoon through Monday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Widespread icing adding additional weight on trees and power lines before the high winds arrive could exacerbate tree damage and downed powerlines.

FOR NORTHERN HERKIMER COUNTY AND THE ADIRONDACKS......WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... * WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation expected. Total snow and sleet accumulations between 6 and 10 inches and ice accumulations around one tenth of an inch. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph. * WHERE...Northern Herkimer and Southern Herkimer Counties. * WHEN...From 4 PM this afternoon to 7 PM EST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous from snow, sleet and ice accumulations. Power outages and tree damage are likely due to the ice, snow and winds. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snowfall rates tonight into Sunday morning could periodically reach up to one inch per hour. Winds turn strong Sunday night into Monday with gusts reaching up to 60 mph. Strong winds combined with any ice on trees could result in additional power outages. ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible. * WHERE...Portions of northwestern Connecticut, western Massachusetts, east central and eastern New York, and southern Vermont. * WHEN...From Sunday evening through Monday evening. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Widespread icing adding additional weight on trees and power lines before the high winds arrive could exacerbate tree damage and downed power lines.

FOR LEWIS AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES......WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST MONDAY... * WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation expected. Total snow and sleet accumulations 6 to 13 inches and ice accumulations up to a third of an inch. Winds gusting as high as 45 mph Sunday afternoon and Sunday night. * WHERE...Jefferson and Lewis Counties. * WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to 1 AM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...Power outages and tree damage are likely due to the ice and strong winds. Travel could be very difficult to nearly impossible.