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NWS: Lake Effect Snow WARNING in Effect 9 PM Tonight
to 8 PM Tuesday
Published: March 16, 2026 at
02:00 p.m.
By: Weather Alert
from National Weather Service
Lake Effect Snow
Warning
URGENT - WINTER
WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather
Service Buffalo NY
154 PM EDT Mon
Mar 16 2026
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Jefferson-Lewis-
Including the
cities of Watertown and Lowville
154 PM EDT Mon
Mar 16 2026
...LAKE EFFECT
SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM
EDT TUESDAY...
* WHAT...Heavy lake effect snow expected. Total snow
accumulations 6
to 12 inches in the most persistent bands
across the Tug Hill
Plateau, with 3 to 5 inches elsewhere.
Winds gusting as high as 45
mph will produce blowing and drifting
snow late tonight through
Tuesday. There may be a brief period of
sleet and freezing rain
during the transition to snow this
evening, with ice accumulations
of up to a tenth of an inch in some
areas.
*
WHERE...Jefferson and Lewis Counties.
* WHEN...From 9
PM this evening to 8 PM EDT Tuesday.
*
IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult with snow covered roads and
poor visibility. The hazardous conditions
will impact the Tuesday
morning and evening commutes. Gusty winds
will down tree branches
and cause
isolated power outages.
* ADDITIONAL
DETAILS...A rapid drop in temperatures late this
evening may produce very icy conditions
on untreated roads,
sidewalks, and parking lots.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS
ACTIONS...
Heavy snow will
fall in relatively narrow bands. If traveling, be
prepared for
rapidly changing road conditions and visibilities.
Submit snow
reports through our website or social media.
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