‌The warning will be in effect until Thursday evening, the NWS reported. The impacted counties are Cayuga, Oswego, Jefferson and Lewis counties, located on the southern side of Lake Ontario just east of Niagara Falls. Higher amounts of snowfall are expected east of New York City and in New England, including Boston. Areas west of New York City are expected to be spared significant snow. Article continues below“New York City metro areas are looking at one to three, and if you head west of New York City, the chances of seeing anything closer to three at this moment looks to be on the lower side,” Roys told The Independent.