ALBANY – Whether you are in Rhinebeck, Monticello, Mount Hope, Peekskill, the Town of Southeast or Monsey, Governor Hochul has declared a state of

Emergency as a blizzard is expected to dump several includes – in some areas – feet – of snow in the next several hours. The white stuff is expected to fall through Monday evening.

The declaration means vehicles may be on the roads only in the case of emergencies – allowing snowplows, police and emergency services equipment to perform their duties.

Municipal government offices and schools up and down the Hudson Valley and Catskills have announced they will be closed on Monday.

All area utility companies that service the Hudson Valley and Catskills are gearing up for the storm in anticipation of downed power lines out power outrages.