Sever Weather

A major winter storm is affecting New York as dangerously cold air and periods of heavy snow create hazardous travel conditions across Central New York and the Lake Ontario region.

The National Weather Service office in Buffalo has issued Winter Storm Warnings for parts of Central New York and noted that lake-effect snow could continue after the main storm moves through, keeping roads slick and visibility poor at times.

Travel restrictions and state response

Altmar-Parish-Williamstown (APW): CLOSED (weather-related closure notice)

Mexico Academy & Central (MACS): CLOSED (snow day)

Pulaski Academy & Central: CLOSED (snow day)

South Jefferson Central: CLOSED (snow day)

Oswego City School District: 2-hour delay (due to current weather conditions)

Flash Flood Warning Issued for Parts of Central New York

CORTLAND, N.Y. — June 22, 2025 — The National Weather Service (NWS) in Binghamton has issued a Flash Flood Warning for several counties in Central New York, in effect until 10:45 a.m. Saturday.

Heavy thunderstorms moving through the region have already dropped between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain, with flash flooding either underway or expected to begin shortly. The warning includes:

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Severe thunderstorms tore through Central New York late Saturday, knocking out power to more than 50,000 National Grid customers at the storm’s peak. A statewide bulletin issued Sunday by New York State Emergency Management noted that these storms—driven by strong wind gusts—have caused over 5,000 utility outages across the Central New York and Southern Tier regions. By Sunday morning, restoration crews had reduced the total outages substantially, though scattered pockets of service interruption remain in northern Oswego County and parts of the Syracuse metro area.