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Here's what you need to know about incoming severe cold and heavy snow

DOT Waterford Fleet Facility electronic sign that reads "Ready for winter weather"
Samantha Simmons
DOT Waterford Fleet Facility electronic sign that reads "Ready for winter weather"

With a large portion of the United States preparing for inclement weather, the State Weather Risk Communication Center at the University at Albany is monitoring the forecast. For more, WAMC’s Samantha Simmons spoke with Carson Clonan, a meteorologist from the center about the snowy forecast that has prompted New York Governor Kathy Hochul to declare a state of emergency.

Weekend Edition Host/Reporter.


She covers Rensselaer County, New York State politics, and local arts and culture.

She can be reached by phone at (518)-465-5233 Ext. 211 or by email at ssimmons@wamc.org.