A winter storm warning for Jefferson, Lewis and Oswego counties is in effect through 10 p.m. Friday.

The NWS forecasts snow accumulations of 8 to 16 inches, with the greatest accumulations across the Tug Hill Plateau and western Adirondacks.

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Winds gusting as high as 35 miles per hour are possible

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The second NWS warning is a lake effect snow warning which could dump an additional 8 to 14 inches of snow, with the greatest amounts across the higher terrain of the Tug Hill and western foothills of the Adirondacks.

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The lake effect warning goes into effect at 1 a.m. Saturday and continues through 7 p.m. Monday.

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St. Lawrence County’s winter storm warning goes into effect at 10 p.m. Thursday and continues through 1 p.m. Saturday.

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The NWS says heavy snow is expected with total accumulations of 4 to 10 inches.

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There have already been a number of cancelations and delays.

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