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Heavy snow and strong winds hit Central New York

 Trees are blanketed in snow in Baldwinsville, March 12, 2022.
Tarryn Mento
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WAER
Trees are blanketed in snow in Baldwinsville, March 12, 2022.

The snow is expected to keep falling on Central New York this weekend. Officials say up to a foot could cover the area by Sunday.

Winds in some areas could reach up to 45 mph, the National Weather Service's Binghamton office posted on social media.

Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday directed state agencies to plan their emergency response and urged New Yorkers to take common-sense precautions.

"Avoid driving if possible so our plows can keep the roads clear, and monitor your local forecast to assess local conditions," Hochul said in a news release from her office.

However, the weather service said if people must travel, they should pack a flashlight, food and water in case of an emergency.

Yoki Tang was raised in a big city of China called Shanghai. He speaks Mandarin, Korean and English. His majors are Broadcast Digital Journalism and Selective Study In Education and would be graduated in May 2023. The desire to get the facts right and the quest for accurate facts made Yoki want to study broadcast and journalism in the first place.