Metro North Shutdown, State of Emergency Declared, Orlena Continues!

(Updated at 3 PM) As the weatherman predicted, it definitely is snowing. Will we get a foot or even more? Your guess is as good as ours.

Here's what you need to know:

-Due to the snowstorm, Metro North is shut down. The last train for Westchester left Grand Central at 3 pm.

-At 1:30 pm, County Executive George Latimer declared a State of Emergency, which reads, "A local state of Emergency is hereby declared in the County of Westchester beginning at one o’clock p.m. on the first day of February 2021, and ending at one o’clock p.m. on the fourth day of February 2021. This State of Emergency shall be in effect for a period of time not to exceed seventy-two hours."

-Vaccination sites at the Westchester County Center and the Westchester County Health Clinic are closed today, Monday February 1 and tomorrow Tuesday, February 2, 2021.

What else:

-Garbage pick-up is on.

-Food scrap pick-up is on.

-School is cancelled.

-The Board of Education meeting, scheduled for tonight, February 1, 2020, is cancelled.

-Scarsdale Village Hall is closed.

The Recycling Center is closed.

-The JCC of Mid-Westchester is closed.

Winds are expected to pick-up and power lines could be affected.

If your power goes off, report it to ConEd either by phone at 1-800-752-6633 or online. Also, review the Con Ed Outage Map for service restoration estimates.