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Nor'easter: State Of Emergency Declared For Nassau, Suffolk

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has declared a state of emergency on Long Island as several inches of rain and whipping winds are expected to impact the area.

PSEG Long Island crews worked to make repairs around the clock.

PSEG Long Island crews worked to make repairs around the clock.

Photo Credit: PSEG Long Island

Hochul issued the declaration late on Monday, Oct. 25, and it is expected to last through early on Wednesday, Oct. 27 as rainfall topping four or more inches are likely incoming, with some areas seeing more than an inch of rain per hour, creating potential flash flooding concerns.

Outside of Long Island, the declaration covers all of New York City, Westchester, Broome, Chenango, Delaware, Greene, Montgomery,  Orange, Otsego, Putnam, Rockland, Schenectady, Schoharie, Sullivan, Tioga, and Ulster counties.

Hochul said that in advance of the storm, the New York State Department of Transportation enlisted additional assistance, including:

  • 1,408 large dump trucks;
  • 300 large loaders;
  • 77 tracked and wheeled excavator;
  • 72 chippers;
  • 20 graders;
  • 16 vacuum trucks with sewer jets;
  • 14 tree crew bucket trucks.

“I am proactively declaring a State of Emergency to ensure we can provide the necessary resources to respond to this storm and protect lives and property in regions where the forecast is calling for significant rainfall,"  Hochul said. 

"I am encouraging New Yorkers to prepare now for inclement weather expected over the coming days and urging commuters to take precaution ahead of heavy rainfall expected tomorrow morning."

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