The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning at 12:56 p.m. on Sunday valid from Monday 7 p.m. until Thursday 7 p.m. for Wayne and Cayuga counties.

The NWS advises caution over the Christmas period, with icy roads, blizzards and freezing rain making conditions hazardous.

A powerful late-December storm system is sweeping across Western and Central New York, bringing a rapid progression of weather that will affect the Finger Lakes and Central New York for much of the coming week.

On Sunday at 2:22 a.m. the National Weather Service released a winter storm watch valid from Monday 7 p.m. until Thursday 7 p.m. for Wayne and Cayuga counties.

A powerful winter storm will bring up to 11 inches of rain to Los Angeles through Christmas Day, with dangerous flooding, mudslides and winds up to 80 mph expected.