NYC sanitation department ready for potential snowfall 00:41. NEW YORK -- With the first day of winter quickly approaching, it's time to take a look at what's in store this season.

How much snow will NY get in winter storm? Buffalo Metro Area (Northern Erie County): Snowfall: 1 to 2 feet in areas of persistent snowfall, especially South Buffalo and nearby southern suburbs ...

In the Southern Tier and Central New York, a winter weather advisory covers Steuben, Schuyler, Chemung, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, counties. There 3 to 7 inches of snow in higher elevations and 1 ...

Central New York is under a winter storm warning until 4 p.m. Friday as snow totals were forecasted to accumulate dependent on elevation, according to the National Weather Service.

Light snow made its way into New York City, working its way from northwest to southeast. It only snowed for two to three hours, in any one location, and it moved through by late morning.

Western New York east of Lake Erie also is expecting heavy snowfall, he said. The NWS map showed amounts up to 12 inches in that area, though Mitchell said as much as 24 inches could fall in the ...

Why so much snow has fallen in the Great Lakes region this season. Areas east of Lake Ontario in Upstate New York have seen 100 inches or more above average snowfall to date.

Snow forecast map: See snowfall projections by day The map below shows the probability that an area could receive more than 4 inches of snow in the U.S. See New York projections.

Several counties in western New York and northwestern New York could see upwards of 2 feet of snow this weekend as lake effect snow hits the region beginning overnight on Thursday.. The National ...