NY and NJ Governors Announce “State of Emergency” in Advance of Storm
NY Governor Cuomo and NJ Gov. Christie have both announced state's of emergency for parts of their states. For New York the governor has announced a state of emergency for all counties south of Sullivan County and reported that plans are under way to possibly close parts of the New York State Thruway overnight.
Connecticut, which is expected to bear the brunt of the storm, has already announced a statewide travel ban for the overnight hours tonight (Monday).
FOR OUR LOCAL LISTENING AREA this is the latest from the National Weather Service in Binghamton (1:26 p.m.):
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...OTSEGO AND DELAWARE COUNTIES NY. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW...HEAVIEST IN EASTERN PORTIONS OF WAYNE...OTSEGO...AND DELAWARE COUNTIES. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL ESPECIALLY TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY. * TIMING...ONLY LIGHT SNOW TODAY...THEN SNOW BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AS THE STORM STRENGTHENS. * TEMPERATURES...MAINLY MID TEENS TO LOW 20S. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH LATE TODAY INTO TONIGHT...BECOMING NORTH-NORTHWEST TUESDAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE REPORT SNOWFALL AND/OR ICE AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-888-603-1402...OR BY EMAIL AT BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV.