The National Weather Service has issued the following Winter Storm Warning (click for all the NWS briefing slides with details on the storm). Below the NWS statement is an announcement from the Village of Pelham Manor on the weather and changes to garbage collection. The Pelham Union Free School District has called a snow day for Monday.

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service New York NY
355 PM EST Sun Jan 31 2021

Hudson-Eastern Bergen-Eastern Essex-Eastern Union-Southern Westchester-New York (Manhattan)-Bronx-Richmond (Staten Island)-Kings (Brooklyn)-Northern Queens-Southern Queens
355 PM EST Sun Jan 31 2021

…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST TUESDAY…

* WHAT…Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 16 to 22 inches. Winds gusting as high as 45 mph.

* WHERE…Portions of northeast New Jersey and southeast New York.

* WHEN…From 7 PM this evening to 6 AM EST Tuesday.

* IMPACTS…Travel will be very difficult to impossible. The hazardous conditions will impact the morning and evening commutes. Gusty winds could bring down tree branches.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Blizzard like conditions possible late Monday morning and afternoon.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency.

Check local Department of Transportation information services for the latest road conditions.

From the Village of Pelham Manor:

As a result of the coming storm and expected forecast totals, Monday’s normal refuse/sanitation collection schedule will now occur on Tuesday, and Tuesday’s normal refuse/sanitation collection schedule will now occur on Wednesday.  Normal refuse/sanitation collection schedule will occur on Thursday and Friday, as of now.

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for our area. 12 to 18 inches of snow is forecasted with near blizzard conditions anticipated Sunday night thru Tuesday. We strongly urge all Pelham Manor residents to prepare for the storm and once the storm begins, please stay off the roads if you can.

As soon as the storm begins, the Pelham Manor Department of Public Works will initiate its robust salting and plowing operations to keep road conditions as safe as possible. In preparation for our plowing operations, we urge residents to keep their cars off the streets in order to provide a clear path for plows to clear the snow. The sidewalk plow will also be deployed for this storm to assist residents in clearing snow from the sidewalks.

If you have a neighbor who is elderly or homebound and needs assistance, please notify the Pelham Manor Police Department at 914-783-1000.

If you lose power during the storm please contact Con-Ed directly to report an outage using the following link – click here, and then call the PMPD at 914-783-1000, as Pelham Manor has a dedicated officer who is a liaison with Con-Ed.