The National Weather Service in Binghamton has received reports of downed trees and power lines. The Broome County Public Library, senior centers, Meals on Wheels and county parks are closed as well. No significant injuries were reported, county officials said.Īll schools in the county remain closed. “We’re prepared for this, but the fact it’s going to be warming up is also very positive,” Hochul said Tuesday.ĩ11 operators in Broome County received more than 1,700 calls Tuesday morning. In an interview Tuesday morning on WNBF, Governor Kathy Hochul said she will travel to Broome County to assess the situation and assist. The county has sent out crews with chainsaws to remove the trees from roads so that NYSEG workers can safely travel and restore power. The snow Broome County received was significantly heavy, the county executive explained, which caused more trees to fall than any other time in recent memory. “This is a multi-day response type of an event that we’re looking at.” This is going to take a long time,” Garnar continued. “It’s not going to be fixed and resolved today. It’s unclear when power will be restored. In a statement on social media, Garnar said if someone has an emergency and is unable to call 911, they should go in person to the Deposit Fire Station.ĭeposit residents are asked to conserve and boil water if needed. There is a widespread power and telephone outage in the Village of Deposit in Broome and Delaware counties. More than 42,000 NYSEG customers were without power across Broome County as of 4 p.m.Īn additional 57,000 customers throughout NYSEG’s service area are experiencing outages, including 15,000 in Chenango County. Beds and services will be available at the Trinity Episcopal Church in Binghamton and at the Deposit Fire Station.Ĭounty Executive Jason Garnar said roughly half of all Broome County residents were experiencing power outages as of Tuesday morning.
They still urge residents to limit unnecessary travel and use caution when out.Īmerican Red Cross shelters for those affected by storm-related outages will open at 5 p.m. (Tom Magnarelli/WSKG News)īINGHAMTON, NY (WSKG) - Broome County is in a State of Emergency, as an April storm has dropped over a foot of snow and left thousands without power.Ĭounty officials lifted a ban on all non-essential travel Tuesday afternoon. Wow! tree branches around downtown Binghamton. #NYwx /siT9nzD7PCĤ1’’ of snow in Binghamton, New York as of 7 am. Snow totals have topped 40 inches in Binghamton and Endicott! New York and Pennsylvania have both reported over 3 feet so far this morning with snow still falling. Steady, wet snow continues to fall in Seneca Falls shortly before 6 PM /U1DAdK13DtĬheck out this impressive snowfall that took place in/around Binghamton, New York where over 40 inches of snow fell and at points during the storm it was snowing 4-6 inches AN HOUR! #NYwx /YHyMDkxpnZĬrazy… #Blizzard2020 #Binghamton /O9wan945ok Winter storm continues to blanket the Finger Lakes with just 8 days 'til Christmas /ea4HHidBjA Ed Traphagen December 17, 17° final report is 8” in Penn Yan still some light snow falling #weather #flx #snow /xcHMYPwPfL #Keukalake #fingerlakes #Yatesflakes /kVxFSKrb9C About another 1.5 inches making it 10inches here 7:15am. One of our forecasters doesn't want to think about digging out her car later, and instead captured a very nice video of the heavy snow falling on us here at NWS Binghamton. If you have time, check out some of the impressive snowfall totals coming out of Binghamton, NY! Our complete list of snowfall can be found here : #NYwx /vAjbYLsEw7 Thank you to all those who have provided us with snowfall reports. Local Weather Cancellations | FL1 Weather Center | Thruway Travel Alerts It wasn’t the biggest snow storm the Finger Lakes or Western New York has seen, but snowfall totals were impressive in the Southern Tier, and even Central New York. While parts of the region saw pretty significant snowfall - the epicenter of the nor’easter was in the Binghamton-area, which saw some incredible snowfall totals. The winter weather alerts issued by the National Weather Service have expired.
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