Binghamton, N.Y. — A winter storm could bring up to nine inches of snow and gusty winds to Central New York beginning Wednesday, weather forecasters say.

Four to nine inches of snow is possible in Onondaga, Madison, southern Oneida and Cortland counties, according to a winter storm watch released Tuesday afternoon by the National Weather Service. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

More than seven inches of snow is possible in Oswego, Jefferson and Lewis counties, the weather service said.

The storm is expected to reach the region Wednesday afternoon and last through late Thursday night.

The Syracuse area got its first bout of snow this week after a powerful lake-effect storm struck Western New York and the North Country over the weekend. About three inches fell at Syracuse Hancock International Airport.