WHEREAS, pursuant to Executive Order Number 209, a disaster has heretofore been declared due to a winter storm affecting the counties of Bronx, Dutchess, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, Sullivan, Ulster, Westchester, and contiguous counties;

WHEREAS, this winter storm is expected cause additional widespread power outages and road closures, travel disruptions, and damage to public and private property throughout the impacted areas and will pose a threat to the public health and safety;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, ANDREW M. CUOMO, Governor of the State of New York, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution of the State of New York and Section 28 of Article 2-B of the Executive Law, do herby amend Executive Order Number 209 to include Albany, Broome, Cayuga, Chemung, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Cortland, Delaware, Essex, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Madison, Montgomery, Oneida, Onondaga, Otsego, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Schuyler, Seneca, Tioga, Tompkins, Warren, Washington, Yates, and contiguous counties beginning on February l, 2021. This Executive Order shall be in effect through March 3, 2021