Great Lakes Brace for Major Snowstorm with Travel Bans and Warnings
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New York has imposed a ban on empty and tandem commercial vehicles on certain highways in Western New York due to an impending heavy lake effect snowstorm. The ban affects the New York Thruway, Interstate 86, and U.S. Route 219, starting at 3 p.m. Friday. The National Weather Service forecasts significant snowfall, with areas like Watertown potentially receiving over 5 feet of snow by Monday, making travel hazardous.
- NY bans some commercial vehicles from Thruway, I-86 as heavy lake effect snow looms syracuse.com
- Feet of lake-effect snow for Great Lakes as arctic blast looms for days Fox Weather
- Parking bans, travel restrictions during storm WIVB.com - News 4
- Storm to slam Great Lakes region with feet of snow The Washington Post
- Lake Effect Snow Warnings In Effect For Parts of WNY WGRZ.com
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