Governor Hochul announced her plans to issue a State of Emergency Thursday morning ahead of a winter storm forecast to impact portions of upstate New York with intense lake effect snow through Sunday.
The major snowstorm hitting the western and northern parts of New York is closing a number of roads to commercial traffic including the Thruway and I-81.
A long duration high impact lake effect snow event will have an impact on metro Buffalo starting later tonight. A yardstick will be needed to measure the snow in parts of Western NY.
Press Release Governor Kathy Hochul today announced a State of Emergency was issued Thursday morning for 11 counties as a winter storm is forecast to impact portions of upstate New York with intense lake effect snow through Sunday. The most significant snowfall is expected Thursday and Friday with accumulations of up to four feet of snow possible in the Buffalo area and up to
Buffalo could see 4 feet of snow from a major snowstorm that will take place through Sunday. The forecast prompted the NFL to move Sunday's Bills-Browns game to Detroit.