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National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologists are warning motorists of a dangerous snow squall in the Binghamton, New York, forecast region that could become life-threatening.
The warning comes as a potent winter storm lashes the Northeast on Thursday, with several embedded snow squalls disrupting travel. Snow squalls are intense periods of heavy snow that can emerge with little warning and make for dangerous driving conditions.
At around 10 a.m. ET on Thursday morning, one such squall was causing "intense bursts of heavy snow" at the following locations:
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Interstate 86/Route 17 between Exits 34 North and 40; Interstate 390 between Exits 1 and 3; Interstate 86/Route 17 between Exits 92 and 114; New York Interstate 81 between Exits 6 and 7; Interstate 86/Route 17 between Exits 78 and 80 and Interstate 88 between Exits 2 and 6.
The warning is expected to remain in place until at least 10:45 a.m. ET.
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"Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous within minutes," the warning said. "Slow Down! Rapid changes in visibility and road conditions are expected with this dangerous snow squall. Be alert for sudden whiteout conditions."
NWS Weather Prediction Center meteorologist Cody Snell previously told Newsweek that there is no safe place on a highway during a snow squall, and motorists should drive with caution.
"Reduce speed and turn on headlights! During snow squalls, the visibility may suddenly drop to near zero in whiteout conditions," the warning said.
The Upton, New York, NWS office also issued a snow squall warning for the following locations: Passaic County in northeastern New Jersey, northern Bergen County in northeastern New Jersey, Westchester County in southeastern New York, Orange County in southeastern New York, Putnam County in southeastern New York and Rockland County in southeastern New York.
"Consider avoiding or delaying travel until the snow squall passes your location. If you must travel, use extra caution and allow extra time," that warning said. "Rapid changes in visibility and slick road conditions may lead to accidents."
The Upton warning will remain in place until at least 11:15 a.m. ET.
As of Thursday morning, numerous states in the storm's path were affected by other winter weather alerts, including a winter storm warning, winter weather advisory, lake effect snow warning and blizzard warning. Wind advisories were also in place, as meteorologists noted gusty winds.
On Wednesday, a forecast from the Buffalo, New York office anticipated that the greatest snowfall amounts would be seen in northeastern Oswego County and western Lewis County, where up to 18 inches of lake effect snow was expected.
The storm comes not even a week after a storm over Thanksgiving weekend dumped upward of 5 feet of snow in parts of New York.
Update 12/5/24, 11 a.m. ET: This article was updated with additional information.
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