New York Governor Kathy Hochul cautioned residents of her state on Sunday afternoon that they are now experiencing the “calm before the storm.”
“The worst is yet to come,” Hochul said at a news conference. “Lives are at stake.”
Hochul said New York City could be in store for one of the “top ten worst winter storms in the last 150 years.”
The Hudson Valley, New York City and Long Island are expected to receive wet snow, which has the ability to take down power lines, the governor said.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – FEBRUARY 17: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks at the site of the Gateway Project Construction on February 17, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
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“Long Island and New York City and lower Hudson Valley are literally in the direct eye of the storm,” Hochul said.
Hochul warned that subway service in New York City could see “some disruptions” due to the storm. Subways are expected to continue running throughout the storm, but mostly on local tracks.
Metro North train service will run on a weekend schedule and Long Island Rail Road commuter train service is expected to be suspended at 1 a.m. on Monday.
“There is no way these predictions are wrong,” Hochul said. “It is coming, and it’s going to be hard felt.”
-ABC News’ Victoria Arancio