Updated- 3:28 p.m.:The National Weather Service has again ramped up its forecast of snow accumulations in the Long Island region.
Accumulations of 18 to 23 inches are now expected, the weather service said in an updated blizzard warning this afternoon. Travel should be restricted to emergencies only, the weather service said.
The blizzard warning remains in effect until 6 p.m. Monday. A coastal flood warning also remains in effect tonight from 10 o’clock until tomorrow at 6 a.m.
Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine has declared a state of emergency and issued a ban on all travel in Suffolk County, excluding essential workers and plow operators, beginning 9 p.m. tonight through 9 a.m. tomorrow.
Riverhead Supervisor Jerry Halpin issued an updated emergency order, suspending all non-essential, non-emergency travel in the town.
Parking remains prohibited on any street in the town for the duration of the emergency order.
Violation of emergency orders is a class B misdemeanor under state law, punishable by a fine up to $500 and/or up to 90 days in jail, Halpin’s emergency order said.
Gov. Kathy Hochul yesterday declared a state of emergency for New York City, Long Island and more than a dozen upstate counties. She also ordered 100 New York National Guard troops to be staged across Long Island, New York City and the Lower Hudson Valley.
Suffolk County Transit bus service is suspended systemwide at 4 p.m. and will remain suspended Monday, Romaine said. Service will resume on Tuesday with an anticipated delayed 10 a.m. start, he said.
Service on the Long Island Railroad is suspended beginning at 1 a.m. Monday, the MTA announced this afternoon.
Source: RiverheadLOCAL
