A persistent westerly flow of very cold air brought heavy lake effect snows to the lake effect snow belts of north central New York from January 2nd through January 3rd. Snowfall accumulations ranged from 6 to 20 inches.
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A persistent westerly flow of very cold air brought heavy lake effect snows to the lake effect snow belts of north central New York from January 2nd through January 3rd. Snowfall accumulations ranged from 6 to 20 inches. The highest accumulations occurred in northern Onondaga county where around 20 inches fell.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 lake-effect snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Ten to twenty inches of lake effect snow fell in Onondaga County from January 2nd through January 3rd. The highest snowfall report came in from Liverpool where 20.2 inches of snow was measured. Cicero reported 19.3 inches of snowfall.
Between 6 and 12 inches of lake effect snow fell across parts of southern Oneida County. Durhamville picked up the highest amount in Oneida County with around 12 inches.
Between 8 and 11 inches of lake effect snow fell across parts of northern Madison County. The highest amount for Madison county occurred in Cazenovia where 10.8 inches of snow was reported.
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