{"id":110293,"date":"2026-01-23T21:18:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T21:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/110293\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T21:18:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T21:18:15","slug":"state-of-emergency-for-new-york-due-to-cold-and-winter-storm-local","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/110293\/","title":{"rendered":"State of Emergency for New York Due to Cold and Winter Storm | Local"},"content":{"rendered":"

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UTICA, N.Y. — Extreme cold and a major winter storm are expected to bring dangerous weather and heavy snow to much of New York State.<\/p>\n

Gov. Kathy Hochul issued a state of emergency, as temperatures are forecast to drop into the negatives Friday and Saturday night, with a large storm arriving Sunday morning and lasting through Monday.<\/p>\n

The governor’s office stated that the Mohawk Valley, North Country and parts of Central New York could see 12 to 18 inches of snow.<\/p>\n

Snowfall rates could reach two inches or more per hour in the heaviest bands, which will make driving dangerous and reduce visibility.<\/p>\n

The governor advised New Yorkers to avoid travel during the storm due to the risk from both the snow and extreme cold.<\/p>\n

For more NEWSChannel 2 coverage of the upcoming cold weather, click on the linked stories below.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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As temperatures are expected to drop sharply, a longtime Utica plumber is sharing advice on how to protect homes from frozen pipes.<\/p>\n

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Otsego County officials are preparing for dangerously cold weather that could bring wind chills near or below -20\u00b0F.<\/p>\n

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Experts acknowledge that cold weather can be hard for\u00a0electric vehicles<\/a>. But they say with some planning and a little adjustment, owners should be able to travel pretty much as normal.<\/p>\n

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As temperatures drop, first responders in Utica adjust their routines to handle the extreme cold.<\/p>\n

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Local shelters are providing a safe place for people who need warmth during freezing weather.<\/p>\n

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Oneida County is opening its office building as an overnight warming center to help residents stay safe during extreme cold.<\/p>\n

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Mohawk Valley Residents are being urged to get ready for winter weather that could bring snow and dangerously low temperatures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"UTICA, N.Y. — Extreme cold and a major winter storm are expected to bring dangerous weather and heavy…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":83992,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[32638,1984,9,11,10,49,51,50,8555,1080],"class_list":["post-110293","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-cold","tag-hochul","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news","tag-new-york-state","tag-new-york-state-headlines","tag-new-york-state-news","tag-snow","tag-state-of-emergency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110293","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=110293"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110293\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/83992"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=110293"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=110293"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=110293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}