- Forecasters warn that travel could be difficult to nearly impossible amid the heaviest snow bands, including along sections of Interstate 90 in the Buffalo, New York, area and I-81 north of Syracuse.
- Snow may pour down at the rate of 2-4 inches per hour at times with thundersnow possible in the most intense bands.
- The heaviest snow may fall over two periods, Thursday night into Friday and then Saturday into Saturday night, according to the report.