New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is declaring a state of emergency for the state's first big snowstorm of the season.She warns it could bury towns near Lake Erie and

Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency in multiple Western New York counties due to severe lake effect snow. The affected areas include A

The State of Emergency started at 3 p.m. Friday, and it includes Allegany, Erie, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Genesee, and Wyoming counties.

Kathy Hochul on Friday issued a state of emergency for nearly a dozen counties in New York due to several feet of lake effect snow predicted to fall through Monday evening. "This is a very serious storm,

Officials upstate New York are preparing for a major snowstorm that is forecasted to drop over two feet of snow.

The National Weather Service has issued lake effect snow warnings for several counties in upstate New York, predicting significant snowfall through the weekend.

Governor Kathy Hochul declared a State of Emergency in 11 western and northern New York counties this afternoon. The reason for the declaration is two impressive Lake Effect Snow showers coming almost directly east of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.