"A "dangerous" midwinter blizzard bringing 65 mph wind gusts and up to two feet of snow is expected to slow Long Island to a crawl Monday morning into the evening. Gov. Kathy Hochul and the county executives of Nassau and Suffolk counties declared an emergency for the region as the heavy bands of snow and high winds make travel nearly impossible."
""For a winter that started out so quiet and mild, this one is turning out to be a real beast," Newsday meteorologist Bill Korbel said. "This one has all the makings of a really bad one, a dangerous storm for a number of reasons." Korbel said that a combination of low visibility and high winds, difficult to impossible travel conditions and coastal flooding could make this the worst snowstorm in years."
A dangerous midwinter blizzard will produce 65 mph wind gusts and up to two feet of snow across Long Island, slowing the region Monday morning into evening. Gov. Kathy Hochul and the county executives of Nassau and Suffolk declared an emergency as heavy bands of snow and high winds make travel nearly impossible. Nassau and Suffolk banned nonessential vehicles from roads until 9 a.m. so snow plows, emergency vehicles and essential workers can travel. Schools across Long Island and New York City will be closed or operating remotely, and state and federal courts declared a snow day. Many volunteer fire departments will keep firefighters on duty overnight to respond to fires, downed trees, power lines and stranded residents.
Read at Newsday
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]