Nearly a foot of snow, strong winds to create difficult conditions as lake effect snow hits Central NY

Syracuse, N.Y. – People traveling in Central New York for Black Friday can expect several inches of snow and strong wind gusts to create blowing and drifting conditions, according to the National Weather Service.

A lake effect snow warning has been put into effect for Onondaga, Madison and Oneida counties, according to the weather service.

Anywhere from 2 to 8 inches of snow is expected to pile up Friday across Onondaga and Oswego counties as wind gusts could reach nearly 40 mph.

In Madison and Oneida counties, up to 11 inches of snow could fall, according to the weather service.

In Syracuse, especially in areas north and east of the city, up to 3 inches of snow is expected to fall between the late morning and 7 p.m. Drivers may also see slight rainfall in the late morning and early afternoon, according to the weather service.

Into the night, another 3 inches is expected to fall before 12 a.m. Another 1-1/2 inches will pile on top in the early hours of Saturday morning, according to the weather service.

In Madison and Oneida counties, anywhere from 5 to 7 inches of snow will fall throughout the day before another 4 inches piles on top of it going into the night.

Wind gusts of up to 30 mph are expected to create areas of blowing snow, according to the weather service.

Snow will continue to fall going into Saturday morning before lightening up by noon, after which there will be no snowfall again until the early hours of Sunday morning.

A look at the snow forecast for Upstate New York on Black Friday.National Weather Service