The latest winter storm exited Columbia and Greene counties on Monday after several inches of snow fell in the some parts of the area and caused dozens of accidents.
The immediate Hudson and Catskill area received a couple of inches of snow, but places to the west, east and north received up to eight inches. The mountaintop region of Greene County got 10 inches or more, local meteorologist Allan Porreca said Monday.
Area police, towing companies, fire departments and rescue squads were kept busy responding to dozens of reported traffic accidents throughout the storm.
While most of the crashes were fender-bender type accidents, with no injuries, about a dozen accidents required fire departments and rescue squads response.
Five crashes were reported on the New York State Thruway in Greene County.
The first was Sunday at about 11:20 p.m., in the northbound lane in Coxsackie, around mile marker 121.
Crews were called back to the Thruway about 1:34 a.m. on Monday, for a crash near Catskill in the northbound lanes around mile marker 117. Another accident occurred in Coxsackie about 4:17 a.m. in the northbound lanes around mile marker 122.
First responders were also on the scene of an accident Monday morning about 7:45. That crash occurred in the southbound lane around mile marker 123. Leeds firefighters were sent to the northbound lane around mile marker 112, after a car rolled over about 11:49 Monday morning.
Other accidents that required an emergency response occurred Sunday night in Jefferson Heights, Catskill, where a car struck a utility pole on Route 23B, on county Route 10 in Taghkanic, where a vehicle rolled over, on Route 23 in Claverack, where two vehicles collided in front of the Yorkshire Motel, on county Route 2 in Livingston, in the area of the Elizaville Post Office, and on Route 82, at Taconic Orchards in Taghkanic.
There were also multiple crashes on the Taconic State Parkway on Sunday night and Monday. All were reported to be property damage only.
The storm, which moved into Greene and Columbia counties Sunday night, formed off the New Jersey coast and tracked northeast, passing over Cape Cod. Slightly colder air wrapped in behind the storm, which changed precipitation from rain to snow. About 200 people in Columbia County lost power due to the storm. Power was expected to be restored by the end of Monday.
“With Monday’s storm behind us, time to start watching another for Wednesday and Wednesday night,” Porreca said.
As of Monday, that storm looks similar to Sunday’s, with a possible 2-3 inch snow accumulation and a changeover to rain as warmer air works in, Porreca said.
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