

and midnight, he said. The storm is a long-duration snow event with snow fall that is more manageable.Īs of 4:30 a.m. The heaviest snow fell Thursday evening, between 4 p.m. Snow intensity increased to a rate of a half-inch to and inch per hour late Thursday afternoon, Thomas said. The snow started falling around midnight Thursday, dropping only tenths of an inch on the ground by daybreak, but with steady but light snow falling throughout the morning, the community felt much like a snow globe. "Please drive carefully and give yourself plenty of time to arrive safely," an early morning news release from Bello's office stated.

Expect longer commutes times on Friday morning. Friday.Īccording to the New York State Department of Transportation, main roads in Monroe County are snow-covered but passable. Monroe County Executive Adam Bello on Thursday afternoon issued a "no unnecessary travel" advisory for the county and urged residents to be careful if driving on Thursday or Friday. Closings in Rochester NY due to the storm Monroe Community College canceled classes at all of its campuses for Friday, however online courses will take place as scheduled. Many day care centers also delayed Friday starts or closed for the day. Students will receive the coveted Friday snow day, creating a three-day weekend.īy Friday morning, most public and private schools in the Rochester region closed for the day due to the weather. on Friday:Īs snowflakes fell Thursday evening, numerous school districts throughout the region canceled Friday classes and after school activities. Here are some other storm totals as of 10:45 a.m. Saturday as lake effect snow is predicted to bring another 3 to 6 inches to the area. A winter weather advisory is in effect between 7 p.m. And the largest snowfall in western New York was 16.8 inches of snow measured at 10 a.m, in Perrysburg, Cattaraugus County, followed by 16.5 inches of snow tallied in Lockport, Niagara County.įor Wayne County residents, the snow isn't quite over yet. Just over 10 inches were on the ground at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport by 1 p.m. In about a 36-hour span, 11.2 inches of snow fell at the Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport as of Friday afternoon. How much snow has the latest winter storm dumped in Rochester so far?
