Tannersville's economy would probably benefit from the storm, Mcgunnigle said. Tannersville Mayor Lee Mcgunnigle called the storm "pretty significant," and said it created "some heavy work for the municipality," but added that denizens were used to such conditions in the mountainous area. Route 23A, one of two major arteries into the northern Catskills, was accessible, with cars traveling smoothly. The East Durham and Earlton fire departments had lost power, King said, but were still operational. The heavy, wet snow had taken wires and numerous trees down, King said, though the county was not yet experiencing the gusty winds predicted later Tuesday. However, the situation was not dire, with King reporting no car accidents in the county. Motorists in Greene County were urged to stay home "so the road crews could do their work," according to county Emergency Manager Dan King. This was not an airplane skidding off a runway.” 10:45 a.m.: Motorists urged to stay off roads in Greene County In a statement to the AP, Delta said the nose gear of the aircraft "exited the paved surface of a taxiway. No one was injured and the airport remained open." Flight 1718, which was bound for New York City’s LaGuardia Airport, slid into a grassy area north of the runway, forcing 61 passengers off the plane and onto buses back to the terminal, according to airport officials. The Associated Press reports: "A Delta Air Lines plane veered off a paved surface as it taxied for takeoff from a Syracuse, New York, airport Tuesday morning. 11:30 a.m.: Plane slides off taxiway in Syracuse New York State Electric & Gas reports 14,852 outages across the state, with thousands impacted in Columbia, Rensselaer and Saratoga counties.Ĭentral Hudson's outage total in the mid-Hudson Valley stands at 20,997. National Grid, which earlier this morning reported that more than 60,000 customers in the region were without power notes the number is down to 57,000. Utility crews are out making repairs across much of eastern upstate New York. 11:40 a.m.: Utility crews making repairs as outages so far peak at less than 100K Snow is expected to continue through at least 2 p.m., with the highest totals in the Mohawk Valley, southern Adirondacks, and northern and eastern Catskills. Snow totals will be updated throughout the day. The latest updates from the National Weather Service show 7.9 inches in Clifton Park, 11.5 inches in Troy, 16 inches in Knox, 13.5 inches in Hunter and 6.5 inches in Queensbury. But with the continuing snowfall and high winds Tuesday night, he advised staying off the roads until Wednesday. The Berkshires and Green Mountains saw anywhere from 2-to-2½ feet.Ī few more inches are likely through Tuesday, with the snow tapering off around 8 p.m., but Villani doesn't expect it to stick to treated roads and other snowless surfaces due to the late winter sun and temperatures hovering above freezing. The southern Adirondacks, Mohawk and Schoharie valleys and Catskills saw around 10 to 16 inches. The region saw around 5 to 11 inches by around noon Tuesday, with heavier snow in the higher elevations, according to meteorologist Joe Villani with the National Weather Service in Albany.
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