Old Man Winter puts New York into a deep freeze
ALBANY -- Gusty northwest winds combined with low temperatures are pushing the wind chill into the single digits or lower across New York state.
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The National Weather Service says winds are gusting as high as 47 mph Tuesday morning in New York City, where it's 26 degrees but feels like 9 degrees with the wind chill.
It feels even colder across upstate New York, where the weather service has issued wind chill advisories for the Adirondacks.
It's 0 degrees in Saranac Lake, 14 below with the wind chill.
Forecasters say winds will gust to 45 mph in much of eastern New York through most of Tuesday.
Lake-effect snow warnings are in effect for parts of western New York, where Monday's high winds and blowing snow caused numerous traffic problems in the Buffalo area.
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