The Steuben County area could get socked with a foot or more of snow today and Thursday.
The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning, in effect from 2 p.m. today to 1 p.m. Thursday, for much of the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes, including Steuben, Chemung and Schuyler counties.
Forecasters say the storm could bring accumulations of 12 to 18 inches.
Heavy snow is expected to begin this afternoon, falling at a rate of 2 to 3 inches an hour this evening.
The heaviest snow is expected to fall between 9 p.m. tonight and 1 a.m. Thursday.
Temperatures will be in the mid-20s and there will be winds of 10 to 20 miles per hour.
The National Weather Services warns that travel will be extremely difficult and dangerous across the region, with poor visibility, along with blowing and drifting snow.
Residents should only travel in an emergency, and should keep a flashlight, food and water in their vehicle if they do have to drive anywhere, forecasters say.
The winter storm, dubbed Euclid, is cutting a wide swath across the eastern U.S., coming up from the South and moving in a northeasterly direction toward New York. It will likely cause problems for holiday travelers, such as major delays at airports all over the Northeast.
The Steuben County area could get socked with a foot or more of snow today and Thursday.
The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning, in effect from 2 p.m. today to 1 p.m. Thursday, for much of the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes, including Steuben, Chemung and Schuyler counties.
Forecasters say the storm could bring accumulations of 12 to 18 inches.
Heavy snow is expected to begin this afternoon, falling at a rate of 2 to 3 inches an hour this evening.
The heaviest snow is expected to fall between 9 p.m. tonight and 1 a.m. Thursday.
Temperatures will be in the mid-20s and there will be winds of 10 to 20 miles per hour.
The National Weather Services warns that travel will be extremely difficult and dangerous across the region, with poor visibility, along with blowing and drifting snow.
Residents should only travel in an emergency, and should keep a flashlight, food and water in their vehicle if they do have to drive anywhere, forecasters say.
The winter storm, dubbed Euclid, is cutting a wide swath across the eastern U.S., coming up from the South and moving in a northeasterly direction toward New York. It will likely cause problems for holiday travelers, such as major delays at airports all over the Northeast.
