Put simply, they got hammered -- all of this while a major lake effect research project is going on east of Lake Ontario (http://owles.org/).

6:00 p.m. Update: Winter storm watch cancelled: Winter weather advisory is in effect for all of Central New York for this weekend.

Your forecast Today: Lake effect swinging south of the Syracuse area. Then sun and clouds with snow showers during the day. 1 to 3 more inches in Syracuse in snow showers. High 24. This evening: Partly cloudy. Chance of a flurry. Temps down to 12 by 11 p.m. Tonight: Clear early in the night then increasing clouds. Low near 7 above.