Onondaga County to difficulty journey advisory forward of heavy snowfall

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County will difficulty a journey advisory forward of anticipated heavy snowfall on Monday.

Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon made the announcement throughout a now semi-daily information convention relating to the preserve water mandate affecting components of Onondaga and Madison counties.

“Looks like we have some pretty serious weather… Our team has been briefed. Looking at the next 24 hours, we’re looking at 20 to 30 inches of snow, starting this evening around 8 to 9 p.m.” mentioned McMahon. “Visibility will be a challenge.”

A journey advisory doesn’t limit journey. It merely implies that the county is asking the general public to take further warning when on the roads. However, McMahon mentioned the county might implement a journey ban and declare a State of Emergency relying on the circumstances.

McMahon famous that county plows can sometimes sustain with at most two inches of snow per hour. However, any greater than that, they can’t sustain. He mentioned that the plows can be saved off the highway if visibility throughout snow squalls is zero.

A selected time when the journey advisory can be initiated was not introduced.

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