Governor Andrew Cuomo has declared a state of emergency across all 62 counties in New York beginning at midnight ahead of the extreme winter storm expected to bring heavy snowfall and high winds, My Twin Tiers reports.
Gov. Cuomo also directed non-essential state employees impacted by the winter storm to stay home from work on Tuesday.
Twelve to twenty-four inches of snow is anticipated in the Western New York, Finger Lakes, and Central New York regions over a 48 hour period beginning Monday night.