Tractor-trailers are banned from the Thruway in western New York New Year's Eve as a lake-effect storm is expected to dump 1 to 3 feet of snow on the region.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo imposed the truck ban from 9 p.m. Wednesday through 6 a.m. Thursday between Exit 46 near Rochester and the Pennsylvania state line near Ripley.
The National Weather Service has posted a lake-effect snow warning through early Friday, with up to 18 inches of snow in Buffalo and up to 3 feet in localized areas of the Tug Hill region in Jefferson and Lewis counties east of Lake Ontario.
The storm is also expected to bring high winds, creating drifting snow and poor
visibility.
