Nassau County residents are being warned to take adequate precautions in light of the threat posed by a winter snowstorm according to Nassau County Executive Thomas S. Gulotta. Starting Thursday afternoon with a meeting with County Executive staff and Emergency Management personnel, County Executive Gulotta activated his emergency response plan to the impending storm. Nassau County has 120 pieces of equipment available to cover approximately 2,200 lane miles of county roads, with adequate manpower at its disposal.
All equipment stands ready for an early response to the storm.
Based upon the information provided by the New York Office of the National Weather Service, they feel Long Island can anticipate one foot of snow beginning late Friday night, continuing throughout Saturday and ending late Saturday evening with snow flurries. As the storm makes its approach into the metropolitan area late Friday night, wind gusts of 30-40 miles per hour are anticipated. The Operations Center will coordinate emergency response activity. Residents are asked to monitor local cable channels and radio stations to stay informed of the storm. To further assist residents, the Nassau County Storm Information Center will be opened,should the storm intensify, to take non-emergency calls from residents regarding the storm.