'Hang in There': Lake-Effect Snow Whips Through Western New York

Visibility was low and the landscape white on Wednesday, January 29, as lake-effect snow whipped through Rochester, New York.The National Weather Service warned of possible bursts of snow and snow squalls on Wednesday morning, followed by lake-enhanced snow east of lakes Erie and Ontario. The agency also warned of wind gusts up to 40 mph.This footage from Joseph Frascati shows ongoing snowfall near the Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport.“Hang in there, #Rochester,” Frascati wrote on X. “We got 50 more days till spring!” Credit: Joseph Frascati via Storyful

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Visibility was low and the landscape white on Wednesday, January 29, as lake-effect snow whipped through Rochester, New York. The National Weather Service warned of possible bursts of snow and snow squalls on Wednesday morning, followed by lake-enhanced snow east of lakes Erie and Ontario. The agency also warned of wind gusts up to 40 mph.

This footage from Joseph Frascati shows ongoing snowfall near the Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport. “Hang in there, #Rochester,” Frascati wrote on X. “We got 50 more days till spring!” Credit: Joseph Frascati via Storyful.