“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. Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont are also reporting thousands of outages.įorecasters said the worst of the weather should exit the region by early Wednesday.Fallen tree branches around downtown Binghamton. Pennsylvania has about 46,000 customers without power, according to. New York is not alone in feeling the effects of the winter storm. It’s not something you typically see around here.” “We’re pretty much prepared for everything, but I have to say, that it was kind of surprising to see a storm like this right after Easter. Garnar said Broome County is no stranger to extreme weather, but this storm feels a bit different. We’ve got probably half our county residents without power.” Binghamton received some of the highest snowfall from the storm. This snow was not a bad storm - only 10, 12 inches - but that snow was so heavy, it’s brought down so many trees and so many power lines down throughout our county. “I’ve never seen this before in our county’s history,” Garnar said. Garnar said crews with chainsaws have been dispatched across the county, but both the travel ban and power outages will last at least a couple of days. They’re under a boil water alert, state of emergency, travel ban - the whole nine yards.” “We have one town that has no services at all, in the eastern part of the county,” he said. Fox Weather A travel ban is in effect until roads are cleared.
A tree snapped over a truck following the snowstorm in Binghamton, New York. Garnar said a state of emergency has been declared, and a travel ban is in effect until crews are able to clear felled trees from roads. That’s the biggest issue that we have is the trees.” It’s been like that throughout the whole county. “I mean, I was going over trees, under trees. “Trees everywhere,” Garnar said during an interview with FOX Weather. Jason Garnar, the executive of Broome County, said the heavy snow has brought down trees and power lines across the county. According to, more than 40,000 customers are without electricity. Some of the highest snowfall reports are centered near Binghamton, where as much as 15 inches of snow has been reported to the northeast of the city.īroome County, where Binghamton is located, also seemed to have the highest number of power outages being reported. Radar estimates show the heaviest snow fell in a swath from the Binghamton area in the south to near the Lake Placid area in the north. Nearly 200,000 people in New York are without power Tuesday after a nor’easter dumped heavy snow on a large part of the state. Possible waterspout wreaks havoc on dock in Washington Nor'easter brings snow, gusty winds to Maine North Dakota horses saved after rancher battles blizzard
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