Gov. Kathy Hochul is asking New Yorkers to remain cautious as snow and storm winds are expected to continue to impact parts of New York state Sunday night into Monday morning.

“We are nearing the home stretch — please continue to exercise caution if you must travel as our work clearing roads continues,” Hochul said in a tweet Sunday afternoon.

According to the governor’s office, as of 3:29 p.m. on Sunday, the Lake Erie snow band was south of Erie County in counties in the Southern Tier. Snowfall totals of up to six inches are expected in these locations with snowfall rates of one to two inches per hour. Sunday night, the band is forecast to travel north again, bringing with it another one to three inches of snow in the city of Buffalo. The governor’s office says gusty winds of up to 50 mph are forecast on Sunday in many parts of the region.

State officials are continuing to urge residents to avoid traveling in impacted areas so that plows and emergency responders can continue to assist where necessary. 

Lake effect snow pushed south of Jefferson County and impacted southern Lewis, Oswego and northern Cayuga counties on Sunday, the governor’s office said, with Oswego County expected to receive two to three feet of snow through Monday morning. Officials say snowfall rates of up to four inches per hour and wind gusts up to 40 mph are possible. 

As of 3:29 p.m. Sunday, the commercial vehicle ban remains in place on Route 219 from Route 39 to I-90 and the road remains closed. On I-81 from Exit 33 to the Canadian border, trucks are still required to use the right lane only.  

 The Department of Transportation has also lifted its full commercial vehicle ban at the following locations:  

• Interstate 190 - Route 62 to I-90  
• Interstate 290 - full length  
• Interstate 990 - full length  
• Route 33 - expressway portion only 
• Buffalo Skyway Route 5 - full length  
• Route 400 - full length 

"Thank you to all Western New Yorkers and our emergency management experts and personnel who continue to show up for each other during this historic winter storm," Hochul said in a statement. "We are working around the clock to keep everyone safe and urge all New Yorkers to stay vigilant and prepared during this potentially life-threatening weather event."

Last week, Hochul issued a State of Emergency for portions of Upstate New York, including the Buffalo area, which went into effect Thursday morning, ahead of the lake-effect snow.

As of 1 p.m. Sunday, as much as 80 inches of snow was recorded in Orchard Park, 73.1 inches in Hamburg, 61 inches in Watertown and 51.3 inches in East Aurora.

Due to the heavy snowfall, Sunday's football game between the Buffalo Bills and Cleveland Browns was moved to Detroit.

In Western New York and the North Country, 484 large and medium plow trucks were pre-deployed, along with 14 tow plows, 98 large loaders and 533 generators, along with 1,056 Department of Transportation and Thruway operators and supervisors, 142 State Police and 150 National Guard members.

The governor is asking President Joe Biden for a federal Emergency Declaration for Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Jefferson, Lewis, Niagara, Oneida, Oswego, St. Lawrence and Wyoming counties. If approved, this would provide access to federal funding for impacted counties to support ongoing response and rescue operations, the governor’s office said.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.