A major winter storm is pummeling the Tri-State Area with snow and ice after New York and New Jersey declared states of emergency.

Central Park got more than four inches of snow for the first time since January 2022, with higher totals outside New York City.

The National Weather Service warns of heavy lake effect snow today in Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, and northern Oneida counties. Some areas may get over 7 inches, and parts of Oswego could see up to 4 feet of snow.

Another 2 to 3 feet of snow is forecast to fall in a very narrow but intense band that is expected to blanket Oswego County, according to forecasts issued on New Year’s Day. The heavy snowfall is expected to start in earnest on New Year’s night. At times, snow could fall at rates of 3 to 5 inches, according to the National Weather Service.

State area on Friday night into Saturday morning, and observations from the National Weather Service show totals across NYC, Long Island, NJ and Connecticut.

Snow totals are in and slightly lower than expected in some spots. Nevertheless, the tri-state woke up Saturday blanketed in several inches.

Syracuse, N.Y. -- The lake effect snowstorm closing out 2025 was a record-breaker, dropping more than 2 feet of snow in the Syracuse area. As predicted, northwest winds blowing at 50 mph or more over Lake Ontario left a narrow trail of deep snow through Onondaga, Madison and Oneida counties.

Parts of the Golden State have seen by far the largest amounts of snow in the last 24 hours. A staggering 55 inches has been reported in the mountain community of Aspendell, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).