BUFFALO, N.Y., Nov. 17 (UPI) -- The first "lake effect" snowstorm of the season could bring 2 to 3 feet of snow to parts of Upstate New York, meteorologists said Monday.
Forecasters said the storm, expected to hit Monday night, could last for two or three days. Drew Montreuil of Finger Lakes Weather called it "extreme and dangerous."
"The first lake effect snow storm of the season will be extreme, with blizzard conditions possible across parts of western and northern New York," Montreuilsaid. "Travel will become impossible along parts of I-90 and I-81." The National Weather Service office in Buffalo issued a lake effect snow warning for late Monday through Wednesday afternoon, followed by a watch through Friday.
Forecasters predicted winds of 25 mph with gusts of up to 45 mph. The snow could fall at a rate of 5 inches an hour at times.
The cities of Watertown and Oswego were expected to get the worst of the storm.
