Winter storm headed to parts of Southern Tier: Timing, possible snow totals, what to know

Don't put those snow shovels away just yet.

While the calendar says the first day of spring is only about a week away, forecasters are predicting that several sections of New York state will see some of the heaviest snowfall of the season starting Monday night and continuing through Wednesday morning.

The National Weather Service office in Binghamton issued a winter storm warning beginning at 6 p.m. Monday and continuing until 8 a.m. on Wednesday for multiple counties in Central New York, Western New York and the Southern Tier, including Broome, Tioga, Tompkins and Schuyler.

The Weather Service said snowfall rates overnight could approach one to two inches per hour with total snow accumulations of 8 to 14 inches by Wednesday morning.

Forecasters cautioned that the storm could make travel difficult to impossible at times.

Further west, Chemung, Livingston and Allegany counties were in winter weather advisories starting at 6 a.m. Tuesday. The National Weather Service said four to seven inches of snow is possible in some locations.

Heaviest snowfall in Binghamton expected overnight

According to National Weather Service meteorologist Joanne LaBounty, the storm is the result of two low-pressure systems, one weaker coming from the Great Lakes area and a stronger low developing off the North Carolina coast.

"As it strengthens it is going to slow down off the coast, and that is why we have a prolonged period of snow," LaBounty explained.

LaBounty said the heaviest snowfall for the Binghamton area will probably be during the early morning hours Tuesday, with four to five inches of accumulation between 2 and 7 a.m.

But that will not be the end of it. LaBounty said another four to six inches of snow are expected during the day on Tuesday.

“It will continue to snow heavy at times (Tuesday) and during those heavier snow periods, obviously it will be easier to accumulate possibly on the roads, especially earlier in the morning," she said.

City of Binghamton announces measures ahead of storm

With as much as a foot of snow in the forecast for Binghamton, Mayor Jared Kraham and city public safety officials issued several advisories for residents:

• Refuse collection has been suspended for Tuesday.

• Officials urged residents to refrain from parking on city streets in the coming days to assist with snow removal.

• If parking on-street, please follow the city’s alternate side parking rules. Rules can be found on the city’s website.

• Police will focus enforcement on known problem areas where chronic illegal parking has frequently impeded snow plowing. Police will continue to actively enforce city parking rules, including alternate side parking, and vehicles that are illegally parked and blocking plow routes will be ticketed or towed.

“I’m again asking residents to help city plow drivers by refraining from parking on the street during the storm and using driveways, public garages or lots at city parks instead," Kraham said.

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Snowfall should be no match for March 1993, 2017 storms

Although not typical, the Binghamton area is not immune to late-winter snow blasts. LaBounty noted that Tuesday is the six-year anniversary of the historic Winter Storm Stella, which dumped 36 inches of snow on the western Broome County area in 24 hours.

That was the largest March snowfall since the "Blizzard of 1993," when the region was hit with two feet of now between March 13-14.

Asked if 2023 could bring a repeat of those past storms, LaBounty said, "I hope not. It doesn't look that way."

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This article originally appeared on Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin: NY winter weather: Binghamton could get a foot of snow or more