As flakes fall all around, a snowplow on Tuesday clears a portion of Interstate 787 in Albany. Forecasters predicted a nor’easter could drop up to 8 inches of snow on the Capital Region.
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A man reads the specifications on a container of ice melt at Robinson Ace Hardware on Monday in Guilderland. The Capital Region’s first major winter storm of the season is expected on Tuesday.
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Central Warehouse lurks in the background as snow is cleared Tuesday from a state parking in downtown Albany. (Will Waldron/Times Union)
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Traffic moves slowly across the Interstate 787 overpass Tuesday morning near Albany’s Skyway park. (Will Waldron/Times Union)
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Snow is cleared from a state parking lot between Quackenbush Square and I-787 on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, in Albany, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)
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A state Department of Transportation snowplow clears the I-787 overpass through the city on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, in Albany, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)
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Get ready to clear some snow. The Capital Region and the Hudson Valley are expected to receive the first significant snowfall of the season on Tuesday. In this photograph, a woman uses a snowblower to clear her driveway during a nor’easter snow storm on Feb. 2, 2021, in Guilderland.
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As snowflakes fall, a Colonie police officer stops traffic Tuesday morning on Wolf Road and Albany Shaker Road so an ambulance can get to the Northway.
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Dennis Mason loads up his car with rock salt and ice melt he just puchased at Robinson Ace Hardware to bring to McKownville Fire Department’s temporary fire station on Monday in Guilderland. The Capital Region’s first major winter storm of the season is expected on Tuesday.
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Dennis Mason loads up his car with rock salt and ice melt he just puchased at Robinson Ace Hardware to bring to McKownville Fire Department’s temporary fire station on Monday in Guilderland. The Capital Region’s first major winter storm of the season is expected on Tuesday.
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As snowflakes fall, a Colonie police officer stops traffic Tuesday morning on Wolf Road and Albany Shaker Road so an ambulance can get to the Northway.
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The initial flakes of the first significant snowstorm of the season to hit the Capital Region and Hudson Valley before sunrise on Tuesday.
Tendrils of lake-effect snow bands showered much of the Albany area with a dusting last week, but forecasters say a nor’easter could dump up to 9 inches of snow on parts of the area before moving out of eastern upstate New York.
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A winter storm watch was in effect until 1 a.m. Wednesday for most of eastern New York and western New England.
10:43 a.m.: The town of East Greenbush declared a snow emergency Tuesday morning, forbidding parking on public roads from noon to 6 a.m. Wednesday.
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Town officials said vehicles parked within four feet of public roads may be ticketed or towed. Trash cans and other refuse containers should be kept four feet from the edge of the pavement. — Mike Goodwin
10:28 a.m.: A truck carrying propane flipped over Tuesday morning on Route 67 near Hunt Road in Hoosick. Rensselaer County Director of Public Safety Jay Wilson said the tractor-trailer was near power lines and had snapped a telephone pole.
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He had just arrived at the scene and said no one had been injured in the crash and that nothing had leaked from the truck. He said he expected the section of Route 67 in northern Rensselaer County to be shut down for “a long time.” — Patrick Tine
Live tracker: Road closures and incidents across New York
8:50 a.m. Down in the Hudson Valley, Kingston started seeing snow about a half hour ago, and there is now a coating on the ground. The rain-snow line of the nor’easter is south of the mid-Hudson Valley, with New York City seeing rain, and a thin line of mixed precipitation in Westchester County, according to radar. — Roger Hannigan Gilson
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8:15 a.m.: Meteorologists and police warned that a nor’easter could mar the morning commute and so far that prediction is correct. At least three crashes were reported on the Northway between Exit 11 in the Round Lake/Malta area and the Twin Bridges, which connect Albany and Saratoga counties.
Two of the wrecks occurred on the southbound side, but the crash near the bridges occurred on the other side of the highway. Traffic was moving slowly on both sides. — Mike Goodwin
7:46 a.m.: Two crashes are being reported on the Thruway between Exit 25, which connects the highway to Interstate-890, and Exit 25A, which connects the highway to Interstate 88.
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Both crashes are on the eastbound side of the highway. Traffic is moving slowly in the area.
At 7:53 a.m., a crash was reported on the southbound side of the Northway in Round Lake. The crash happened just before Exit 11, closing the shoulder and slowing traffic in the vicinity. — Mike Goodwin
7:20 a.m.: Albany, Shenendehowa, Saratoga Springs, Schenectady, Troy and nearly every other school district in the region closed for the day. The morning started with some districts delaying the start of classes, but by 7 a.m., delays turned into cancellations as district opted against sending out school buses during a storm that was expected to cause problems during the morning and afternoon commutes.
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Also closed were Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, Russell Sage College in Troy and Albany, and Adirondack Community College locations in Queensbury, Saratoga and Glens Falls. — Mike Goodwin
6:31 a.m.: Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple urged drivers to add extra time for Tuesday’s commute. Drivers, he said, should also check tires before hitting the road and then allow extra space between vehicles once on the road. If possible, he said, avoid travel during the periods of heaviest snowfall.
“This storm is expected to impact travel, and we historically see a rise in motor vehicle accidents during the first snow event of the year. Please take a moment to prepare,” Apple said. — Mike Goodwin
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6 a.m.: Even before the storm’s arrival, schools around eastern upstate New York, Vermont and Massachusetts delayed or canceled classes. Hudson Valley Community College was among the institutions that were closed.
Bethlehem Central School District leaders said they were postponing Tuesday’s vote on a $60 million construction project that would update elementary schools, replace roofs, add air conditioning as well as gymnasium and library space to schools. A make-up date has not been announced. — Mike Goodwin
6 a.m.: Meteorologists say roads, especially bridges and overpasses, could become slick and hazardous during the storm. Travel could be difficult and the National Weather Service warned the morning and evening commutes could be made hazardous by the precipitation.
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Capital Region lowlands are slated to get at least 6 to 8 inches of snow from the storm, according to the National Weather Service.
Some portions of the mid-Hudson Valley, including Orange County, could get 3 to 4 inches of snow — the first large-scale accumulation in the region so far this season outside of the Catskills. The entire region, excluding Putnam, Rockland and Westchester counties, was under a winter storm watch as of Sunday afternoon.
Forecasters on Tuesday predicted outlying areas, including Cobleskill and Hunter, could get close to 8 inches of snow.
The storm is expected to track along the East Coast on Tuesday. — Mike Goodwin
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Tracker: Regional storm totals
6 a.m.: Local governments and the state prepared Monday to confront the first significant snowfall of the season.
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And while officials were getting ready to send out fleets of snowplows, hardware stores were bracing for an influx of customers looking for shovels and other items needed to clear driveways and sidewalks.
Employee Rodney Garrison assembles snow shovels on Monday at Robinson Ace Hardware in Guilderland. He said, “These shovels will fly off the shelves tomorrow.” The Capital Region’s first major winter storm of the season is expected on Tuesday.
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“These shovels will fly off the shelves tomorrow,” Rodney Garrison, an employee at Robinson Ace Hardware on Western Avenue in Guilderland, said Monday as he assembled the devices. — Lori Van Buren