Winter weather has officially begun as the holiday rush gets underway in the Greater Utica area, and that means road conditions need to always be monitored. Utica Police are warning people to be especially careful as they are responding to dozens of accidents throughout the city.
Winter is coming back in a big way to Central New York. It's not just snow either. There's potential for heavy, accumulating sleet and freezing rain by midweek.
Despite warmer temperatures the threat of hazardous winter weather continues. The National Weather Service out of Binghamton has issued a Winter Weather Advisory due to the threat of freezing rain.