BINGHAMTON, NY (WUTR/WFXV/WPNY) – The National Weather Service office in Binghamton has issued the following Special Weather Statement:

ARCTIC COLD FRONT WITH A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS

APPROACHING CENTRAL NEW YORK…

At 9:10 PM EST, an Arctic cold front was moving into the south shore of Lake Ontario. This front will be accompanied by a band of heavy snow and strong northwest wind gusts of 30 to 40 mph, as it pushes through Central New York towards the Southern Tier.

The gusty winds and heavy snow will reach – Utica around 10:45 PM.

Watkins Glen, Ithaca, Cortland, and Hamilton around 11 PM.

Elmira, Norwich, and Cooperstown around 11:30 PM.

If it holds together, the band will reach Binghamton and most of the I-88 corridor a little after midnight.

The main band may be preceded by some lighter snow, especially in Oneida County.