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Greene, Columbia counties dig out after storms
Roger Hannigan Gilson reports in the Register-Star Austerlitz received 18.5 inches of snow, Catskill and Chatham received 18 inches, Norton Hill received 22 inches, and Greenville received 23.5 inches, all since Thu., Feb. 9, according to unofficial observations published by the National Weather Service. Meteorologist Joe Villani with the National Weather Service in Albany said this year stands in stark contrast to last year, the third-least snowy year on record for Albany. Snow emergencies were declared for both the village of Catskill and the city of Hudson. City officials reported that 95 vehicles were towed for disobeying city parking rules during the emergency. In Catskill, Department of Public Works Highway Superintendant Michael McGrath said at 3 p.m. Monday his department had to clear West Bridge Street, but he expected the roads to be cleared and the snow emergency to be lifted by 8 p.m. There were only a couple disabled cars towed during the snow emergency, McGrath said. The village of Catskill will clear snow from its two municipal lots until noon Tue., Feb. 14. All cars must be removed from the lots before then, according to the Village of Catskill Police Department. Read the full story in the Register-Star.