Eastern U.S. faces heavy snow threats in days-long New Year's holiday storm

"The NWS said on X the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley and Northeast faced potentially "hazardous driving conditions" on New Year's Eve from snow squalls - a sudden, brief but intense burst of snow that combines with strong, gusty winds. Threat level: The heaviest snow bands are expected over areas south of Buffalo, N.Y., including Syracuse and Tug Hill in the state and across to Erie, Pennsylvania."

"N.Y. Gov. Kathy Hochul in a Tuesday statement urged New Yorkers to "avoid any unnecessary travel in areas experiencing heavy snow and winter storms" during the extreme weather event that's expected to also produce blowing snow and last until Saturday. The severe weather was being reinforced with the arrival Tuesday evening of an Alberta clipper, or a fast-moving low-pressure system, according to an NWS forecast discussion."

"Meanwhile, blustery winds will add to the arctic chill across the entire Eastern U.S., with low temperatures reaching the freezing mark as far south as central Florida early Wednesday morning, prompting the continuation of Freeze Warnings and Cold Weather Advisories across the region," the weather agency added. Zoom in: Nearby areas across the upper Midwest to the far Northern Plains as well as interior New England can also expect snow showers from the clipper, per the NWS, which noted that winter weather impacts here appeared to be minor."

The National Weather Service warned of hazardous driving conditions on New Year's Eve across the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley and Northeast due to intense snow squalls combined with strong, gusty winds. Heaviest snow bands are expected south of Buffalo, including Syracuse, Tug Hill and across to Erie, Pennsylvania. New York Governor Kathy Hochul urged residents to avoid unnecessary travel where heavy snow and winter storms occur. An Alberta clipper reinforced the severe weather and will produce additional snow showers across the upper Midwest, Northern Plains and interior New England with generally minor impacts. Arctic winds will push bitter cold and prompt freeze and cold-weather advisories, and lingering lake-effect snow resulted from an earlier bomb cyclone.

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