Wyoming County under travel advisory; Wyoming and Genesee counties under state of emergency

WYOMING COUNTY, N.Y. — All of Wyoming County is under a travel advisory on Thursday due to blowing snow, making for poor visibility on the roads.

The Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office made the announcement, saying “residents are urged to limit travel to commuting to and from work, as well as any other bare necessities.”

In addition, Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency for Genesee and Wyoming counties for Thursday for snow and strong winds. Hochul has also declared a state of emergency for the counties of Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Franklin, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego, and St. Lawrence.

The governor’s office says state crews are ready to help counties deal with the snow. The DOT has over 3,500 supervisors and over 1,600 plow trucks ready to help, in addition to large loaders, snow blowers, tracked excavators, and traffic signal trucks.

The Department of Transportation has issued a tandem and empty trailer ban for these areas of the Thruway:

• NY Route 5 from NY 179 to I-190 (Erie County)
• US 219 from I-90 to I-86 (Erie and Cattaraugus counties)
• NY Route 400 from I-90 to NY 16 (Erie County)

You can see the latest forecast from the First Alert Weather team here.