New York declares state of emergency after Nor'easter

A large tree lays on the corner of a house after falling over in high winds March 2, 2018 in the Bronx borough of New York. A major winter storm struck the US East Coast on Friday, bringing heavy rain, snow and strong winds and leading to the cancellation of hundreds of flights and closure of federal government offices in Washington. Coastal flooding was possible from New Jersey to Massachusetts with winter weather advisories, winter storm warnings and high wind warnings in effect from the Northeast to the Mid-Atlantic, the National Weather Service said. (Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images)
A person struggles with their umbrella during a large storm on March 2, 2018 in New York, New York. A nor'easter is set to slam the East Coast on Friday, bringing coastal flooding, heavy snow and strong winds to the area. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)
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A bus is covered by a tree that collapsed onto power lines due to a storm last Friday in Bryan Mawr, Pa., Sunday, March 4, 2018. The road is closed until crews can clean the mess.
A snowblower operator cuts in to the heavy snow in Congress Park during a snow storm, Friday, March, 2 2018, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. A major nor'easter packing wet, heavy snow has sent tree limbs crashing down, left more than 150,000 customers without power and closed schools across upstate New York. (Skip Dickstein/The Albany Times Union via AP)
A woman struggles with her umbrella while walking her dog past a foggy view of the Manhattan skyline during a large storm on March 2, 2018 in the Brooklyn borough in New York City. A nor'easter is set to slam the East Coast on Friday, bringing coastal flooding, heavy snow and strong winds to the area. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)
Horses gather for food at Song Hill Farm during a storm, Friday, March, 2 2018, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. A major nor'easter packing wet, heavy snow has sent tree limbs crashing down, left more than 150,000 customers without power and closed schools across upstate New York. (Skip Dickstein/The Albany Times Union via AP)

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PUBLISHED: March 4, 2018 at 5:47 p.m. | UPDATED: March 4, 2018 at 6:07 p.m.

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By Bloomberg News

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency following this weekend’s nor’easter that snarled U.S. East Coast transportation and knocked out power.

The New York declaration covers four counties (Westchester, Dutchess, Putnam and Sullivan) where more than three-quarters of the 182,000 New Yorkers without power live, according to a statement.

New York joins Virginia, Maryland and Massachusetts among states that have declared emergencies since March 2. New Jersey said it activated its State Emergency Operations Center, while Delaware said its similar unit is at “an enhanced activation level” due to the storm.

Strong winds on Friday prompted the federal government to close offices in Washington, temporarily grounded flights at New York’s LaGuardia and John F. Kennedy International airports, and downed trees that disrupted service along Amtrak’s corridor between Boston and Washington. Nine people died as a result of the storm, the Associated Press reported.

In a statement Sunday, Amtrak said that all scheduled Northeast Corridor service along the affected route will operate normally on Monday.