Wind chill warning in effect until noon Friday
Photos by Tom Rivers – A motorist drives a car headed west this afternoon around 3:30 on Route 31 in the Town of Ridgeway. The blowing snow made travel difficult today.
There were at least three car accidents today with one on Telegraph Road in Ridgeway, an accident on Oak Orchard Ridge Road in Shelby and a 2-car accident on Ridge Road in Gaines.
The National Weather Service has issued a wind chill warning from 6 p.m. today until noon on Friday for Orleans, Niagara and Monroe counties. A wind chill watch also has been issued from Saturday night through Monday morning.
The wind chill values could fall as low as -25 tonight, the National Weather Service said. On Saturday night through Monday the wind chill could plummet to 30 below.
Icicles hang on the back of The Book Shoppe in Medina, facing the municipal parking lot.