ALBANY, NY (WUTR/WFXV/WPNY) – Late Friday afternoon, New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a State of Emergency for 36 counties including most of Central New York.
The counties included in the declaration are; Albany, Bronx, Broome, Cayuga, Chenango, Columbia, Cortland, Delaware, Dutchess, Fulton, Greene, Herkimer, Kings, Madison, Montgomery, Nassau, New York, Oneida, Onondaga, Orange, Oswego, Otsego, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Sullivan, Rensselaer, Suffolk, Ulster, Wayne, Westchester and contiguous counties.
The storm is expected to have the heaviest impact downstate. Snowfall rates downstate could be two inches per hour.
The governor also announced Code Blue in the counties within the State of Emergency. Under state regulation, a Code Blue is automatically in effect whenever the temperature and wind chill equal less than 32 degrees. Local social services districts are legally required to take necessary steps to ensure those experiencing homelessness have access to shelter and that shelter hours are extended.
A Snow Emergency is in effect in the cities of Utica, Oneonta, and Little Falls, as well as the villages of Ilion, New York Mills and Whitesboro.
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