Some tri-state residents woke up to a couple of inches or more of snow on Friday. While most of the immediate New York City area, some towns north and west of the city, especially at higher elevations,

In the Southern Tier and Central New York, a winter weather advisory covers Steuben, Schuyler, Chemung, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, counties. There 3 to 7 inches of snow in higher elevations and 1 to 3 inches of more widespread snow is predicted.

The weather is shifting and bringing much-needed rain to the Tri-State Area. There may even be snow in parts of New York.

Winter weather warnings and advisories were issued across New York on Friday as the first snow of the season fell. Schools throughout the tri-state area closed or delayed their opening due to the snow.

It marked the first major snowfall of the year and, love it or hate it, it was needed to help deal with the ongoing drought conditions across the Tri-State.

Snow is piling up in parts of New York state. With predictions ranging from an inch to a foot-and-a-half, depending on the location and terrain, many want to know how much snow actually accumulated. Parts of Otsego,