The City’s Downed Tree Task Force has been placed on alert
January 16, 2022 — The New York City Emergency Management Department today issued a travel advisory for Sunday evening, January 16, through Monday, January 17. According to the latest forecast, light snow is expected in the area beginning around 7 p.m. Sunday, transitioning to rain between 9 p.m. and midnight. Periods of heavy rain and strong winds may reduce visibility and create dangerous travel conditions through Monday morning. The National Weather Service has issued a citywide Wind Advisory in effect from midnight to 8 a.m. Monday for gusts up to 55 mph.
In addition, Coastal Flood Warnings are in effect for Brooklyn, Staten Island, and southern Queens from 4 a.m. to 12 p.m., and for the Bronx and northern Queens from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday. A Coastal Flood Advisory for Manhattan is in effect from 4 a.m. to 10 a.m. The City’s Flash Flood Emergency Plan has been activated to help mitigate potential flash flooding and ensure a quick, effective, and coordinated response to any flash flood events that do occur. The City’s Downed Tree Task Force has also been put on alert to coordinate the response to any potential large downed tree event.
“With a potential mix of snow and heavy rain in the forecast arriving in New York City Sunday night into Monday morning, New Yorkers should prepare for slippery road conditions and potential flooding,” said NYC Emergency Management First Deputy Commissioner Christina Farrell. “We urge New Yorkers to exercise caution. If you must travel, we encourage the use of mass transit and please allow for extra travel time.”
“This is a fluid, changing forecast, and while heavy snow is not likely, DSNY never bets on rain in January. We are ready to respond to whatever comes our way this weekend. I want to thank the Sanitation employees who will be working through the holiday weekend and urge all New Yorkers to give them the space they need to do their jobs tonight into tomorrow,” said New York City Department of Sanitation Commissioner Edward Grayson.
The City’s Sanitation Department is pre-deploying over 700 salt spreaders to pretreat roadways ahead of the first snowflake and will dispatch more than 1,600 plows when more than two inches of snow accumulates.
