Special weather statement as rain turns to slushy snow in Orleans

Photos by Tom Rivers: An American flag flaps in the wind while snow falls around 6:45 in Albion with the Orleans County Courthouse in the background.

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 31 January 2025 at 5:21 pm

The National Weather Service has issued a special weather statement at 5:07 p.m., advising that rain is turning to wet snow.

“Roads will rapidly become snow covered, slushy, and very slippery with the change to snow,” according to the National Weather Service. “Temperatures will also begin to drop into the 20s by mid evening, with untreated surfaces becoming icy.”

The weather statement includes Orleans, Niagara, Monroe, Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Ontario, Wayne, northern Cayuga, Oswego, Jefferson and Lewis counties.

“A general 1 to 3 inches of slushy accumulation is expected in most areas this evening, with a few locations seeing up to 4 inches across the Tug Hill Plateau,” the Weather Service stated.

This flag is shown on the Courthouse lawn with the Post Office shown across Main Street in Albion.