NEW YORK (WABC) — Residents on Long Island are bracing for Sunday’s blizzard, which could potentially bring up to two feet of snow across Nassau and Suffolk counties.<\/p>\n
A total of 22 counties are under a state of emergency in New York. Gov. Kathy Hochul is activating 100 members of the National Guard to help with the emergency response.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, utility companies have additional workers to help out in case of power outages.<\/p>\n
ALSO READ: LIVE UPDATES | Blizzard of 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Aside from the snow accumulation, there are also concerns over coastal flooding on Long Island, with the high tide coming just before 11 a.m. Forecasts also say winds could potentially gust at over 60 mph.<\/p>\n “Living down here, you deal with the floods, the snow, you know, it comes in. And being by the water, we worry about the flood more than anything else. The tides, you know, that’s what gets us,” Long Island resident Gary Jones said.<\/p>\n “Like when Hurricane Sandy came, I had 12 feet of water in my house.”<\/p>\n The storm is poised to be the biggest snow-maker to slam the Tri-State area since the storm of January 2016, which was the biggest snowstorm to ever hit New York City on record.<\/p>\n Executives in both Nassau and Suffolk counties have declared state of emergencies in their respective counties.<\/p>\n Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman is ordering that no one go on the roads and travel during the height of the storm unless they are an essential worker. They will have 75 plow and salt trucks ready to go to help with the storm response.<\/p>\n Blakeman is expected to provide a weather update at noon on Sunday. On Saturday, he spoke along with Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine to emphasize the dangerous travel conditions on the roads, with potentially white-out conditions.<\/p>\n Other residents, like Paul Phinney, tell Eyewitness News that while he is used to storm conditions, he is not looking forward to the aftermath.<\/p>\n “It’s challenging, challenging, yeah, because plows come, you get plowed in and you got to dig out, and that’s a lot of work,” Phinney said.<\/p>\n ———-<\/p>\n * Get Eyewitness News Delivered<\/a> <\/p>\n * More Manhattan news<\/a><\/p>\n * Send us a news tip<\/a><\/p>\n * Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts<\/a> <\/p>\n * Follow us on YouTube<\/a> <\/p>\n
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