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2/16/2025 7:17pm 
  • Lexington Conditions: Mostly cloudy
  • Temperature: 35.1°F / 1.7°CColder 0.1°F than last hour.
  • Dew Point: 32.4°FDecreased 0.1°Fsince last hour.
  • Relative Humidity: 90% 
  • Wind: Calm, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: None
  • Barometer: 29.00 inFalling 0.05 inHg/hr Falling Slowly
  • Visibility: 10 miles
  • Rain Today: 0.01 in
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Lake Effect Snow Warning

Issued by the National Weather Service - Albany, NY

    LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING  

Northern Herkimer, NY; Hamilton, NY

Lake Effect Snow Warning issued November 27 at 12:43PM EST until November 29 at 1:00AM EST by NWS Albany NY

LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST SATURDAY

Areas Affected: Northern Herkimer; Hamilton

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Extreme

Certainty: Likely

Alert Sent: Thursday 12:43pm EST

Alert Effective: Thursday 12:43pm EST

Alert Expires: Friday 4:00am EST (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Thursday 4:00pm EST

Event Ends: Saturday 1:00am EST

Issued by: NWS Albany NY

Details: 
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Heavy lake effect snow expected. Total snow accumulations
between 4 and 12 inches. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. Areas of
blowing snow.

* WHERE...Hamilton and Northern Herkimer Counties.

* WHEN...From 4 PM this afternoon to 1 AM EST Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Visibilities may drop below 1/4 mile due to falling and
blowing snow. Travel could be difficult. Areas of blowing snow
could significantly reduce visibility. The hazardous conditions
will impact travel.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The lake effect snow band will set up across
areas along and north of Route 28 late this afternoon into this
evening before slowly dropping southward tonight into Friday
morning. Additional upslope snow showers will continue through
Friday afternoon before tapering off Friday night.

Information: 
During lake effect snow, the weather can vary from bands of locally
heavy snow to dry weather just a few miles away. Visibilities can
also vary greatly. Be prepared for rapid changes in weather,
visibility, and road conditions.

If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in
your vehicle in case of an emergency.

Meta data: 
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.45c5c66219c3fc74a1a0896baf55ada795fa30d9.001.1
Codes: NYZ032, NYZ033
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.45c5c66219c3fc74a1a0896baf55ada795fa30d9.001.1