Winter Weather in Southerwestern St. Lawrence, New York

An area of low pressure over the northern Great Lakes region early Sunday, January 2, 2005 moved northeast into southern Canada. It reached the James Bay area of Canada the night of January 2nd. High pressure across southern and eastern Canada resulted in a low level flow of cold air. Freezing rain and sleet spread across northern New York by noon and continued into the evening. Roads became very slippery with a state of emergency declared in Franklin county. Numerous accidents were reported, especially across northern St Lawrence county and all of Franklin county. Several tractor trailers jack-knifed on Rte 11.