The Lake County Commissioners declared a State of Emergency in the response to the winter storm affecting the area.

The Lake County Board of Commissioners held a special meeting Sunday to declare a state of emergency due to the severe winter storm. Emergency Management Director Joseph Busher said this now gives them the ability to work with the county and local communities to share resources,

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine issued a proclamation Dec. 3 declaring a state of emergency in Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga and Lake counties in response to heavy accumulations of lake effect snow and

A State of Emergency was declared for Geneva-on-the-Lake Saturday morning after more than 24 inches of snow fell in 24 hours.

A state of emergency has been declared in several New York counties as Great Lakes communities from Michigan to the Empire State get blasted by another significant lake-effect snowstorm.

Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency for multiple counties in Western New York on Wednesday ahead of the incoming lake-effect snowfall. Erie, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Genesee and Wyoming counties are all under the state of emergency,

"I encourage all New Yorkers to stay alert, stay off the roads if possible, and keep in contact with family and friends as we move through the next 48 hours.”

A state of emergency has been declared in several New York counties as Great Lakes communities from Michigan to the Empire State get blasted by another significant lake-effect snowstorm of the season.

Governor Kathy Hochul declared a State of Emergency in 11 western and northern New York counties this afternoon. The reason for the declaration is two impressive Lake Effect Snow showers coming almost directly east of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.