Good evening, Central New York. We’re wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook.

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Lake snow will continue overnight, but lift north of the Thruway impacting areas north of the Thruway for the Tuesday morning commute.

Lake snow will persist Tuesday morning east of Lake Ontario then gradually dip to the southeast Tuesday afternoon and continue into Wednesday with additional heavy accumulations likely.

Outside of the lake snow, temperatures will remain frigid and well below average the rest of the week into the weekend. 

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Today’s Big Stories

1. Upstate school superintendent discusses snow day procedures, allocation

The heavy snowfall that blanketed upstate New York from Sunday into Monday led to many school closings, the Central Square Central School District in Central New York among them.

2. Upstate New York digs out after winter storm hits

Snow continued to fall overnight, leading to snow-covered lanes and reduced visibility in most regions.

3. Snowfall sets records in parts of upstate New York Sunday

Daily snowfall records were set at local airports in Albany (10.6 inches), Binghamton (10.2 inches) and Rochester (8.3 inches), while Buffalo picked up 6.7 inches and Syracuse accumulated 7.7 inches.

4. Northeast sees more snow from the tail end of a colossal winter storm, at least 18 deaths reported

The U.S. workweek opened with yet more snow dumping on the Northeast under the tail end of a colossal winter storm that brought ice and power outages, impassable roads, canceled flights and frigid cold to much of the southern and eastern United States. At least 13 weather-related deaths have been reported.

5. Source: Philip Rivers removes himself from consideration for Bills head-coaching job

 Philip Rivers called time out, informing the Buffalo Bills he is withdrawing from consideration for the team’s head-coaching job, two people with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Monday.

6. Federal judge hears arguments on Minnesota’s immigration crackdown after fatal shootings

The state of Minnesota and the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul sued the Department of Homeland Security earlier this month, five days after Renee Good was shot by an Immigration and Customs officer. The shooting of Alex Pretti by a Border Patrol officer on Saturday added urgency to the case.