Residents spotted the first flakes late Saturday morning and by noon the season's early snowstorm was beginning to stick, covering leaves on the group and the few flowers that had made it to late October.
If the National Weather Service is correct, as much as a foot of snow could fall in the greater Cornwall area, with the storm picking up later in the afternoon and into the evening hours. Heavy bands of wet snow is expected to fall through at least 5 pm, bringing down trees and damaging powerlines. Power outages and dangerous driving conditions are anticipated.
At noon, Cornwall-on-Hudson's DPW superintendent Dave Halvorsen said that the village's snow equipment is all ready to go and that his crew of six is on standby to come in to work as needed. Halvorsen said that he starts checking the roads as soon as there is any accumulation and will do a pre-treatment of select areas with sand and salt.
The weather service cautions that heavy snow and wind will make the roadways hazardous and advise driving only in an emergency. If driving cannot be avoided, drivers should bring a flashlight, food and water.
