Syracuse is expected to hit a record-high 70 degrees today, for the second day in a row -- in late February. And within hours, winter will roar back with damaging winds and lake effect snow that could last through the day Thursday. In one thin strip, nearly a foot of snow could fall, the National Weather Service says. “There is a risk of near-blizzard conditions at times in the heaviest snow bands.,” the snow warning said. The high wind warning starts at 2 p.m. today; the lake effect snow warning runs from 10 tonight until 7 p.m. Thursday.