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Bitterly cold weather and lake effect snow on Wednesday

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Bitterly cold weather and lake effect snow continue into Wednesday night for much of the Rochester area and the Finger Lakes.

There is a Winter Weather Advisory for counties including Monroe, Orleans, Wayne and Wyoming  into early Thursday morning.

The National Weather Service expects another 3 to 6 inches of snow in the mosts persistent snow bands.

Temperatures fell through the day on Wednesday, into the teens by afternoon and wind chills will be in the single digits at times with winds gusting to near 40mph.

There were numerous accidents throughout the region, and some major highways were impacted as well.

A section of 390-south in Livingston County was closed for a while on Wednesday afternoon due to a multi-vehicle accident. 

Thursday will see partly cloudy weather with some flurries and a high of 20. Temperatures will moderate over the weekend.

There is also a Lakeshore Flood Warning for Wayne County until 1:00 a.m. on Thursday.

Randy Gorbman is WXXI's director of news and public affairs. Randy manages the day-to-day operations of WXXI News on radio, television, and online.