Blizzard conditions in the Lower Hudson Valley brought more than a foot of snow to areas of the Lower Hudson Valley on Sunday, Feb. 22, through Monday, Feb. 23.
Here’s what lohud’s visual journalists had to say about their experience covering this winter’s latest snowstorm.
Look back at live storm coverage of the blizzard.
Seth Harrison
As winter storms go, this week’s blizzard was pretty extreme. It’s been years since getting out in my car and driving around to cover a storm wasn’t possible due to the conditions. The only way I would be able to gather photos of this storm was to cover it on foot.
I stepped out into the blizzard before dawn and started walking through mostly unplowed streets in my very hilly neighborhood.
After about 15-20 minutes of walking and taking photos of the snow-covered streets, as well as the few passing vehicles that were equipped to travel in such extreme conditions, I photographed a Tarrytown DPW snowplow as it plowed a street a few blocks from my home.
When the driver saw me taking photos, he stopped and rolled down his window to say hello. After we chatted for a few brief seconds, I asked if it would be ok for me to ride with him for a few minutes to see what plowing during a blizzard looked like from the inside of the snowplow.
In the 10 or so minutes that I sat in the passenger seat taking photos, I photographed him as he navigated local streets with very limited visibility. I also produced a short video offering a view from the inside of a snowplow as the driver plowed through a blizzard. After being dropped off in front of my home, I went back inside to edit and publish. Then it was back out for what ended up being two very snowy days of winter storm coverage.
Peter Carr
This last storm had a lot more snow than the storm in January, but that storm a few weeks ago was harder to get around in. The wet snow quickly covered all the dials on my camera as well as the lens. I also had cameras running throughout both storms to capture time-lapse videos as the snow fell. Once the cameras were set up, I just let them run overnight.
Frank Becerra Jr.
I parked my car in my firehouse parking lot at 6 p.m. Sunday and dug it out around 6 p.m. Monday. For the next 24 hours I walked everywhere. At the end of the day, I had over 19,000 steps.
While the blizzard was starting, I took an hourlong walk into the Village of Brewster. There wasn’t much going on, just an occasional plow truck, and some photos of the empty Brewster Train Station. I transmitted some photos and then slept for a few hours.
First thing Monday morning, I took another walk into the village. It was really difficult walking at this point − the wind was whipping and the snow was coming down hard. There was a little more activity, with some businesses starting to dig out and a few brave people walking around. It’s crazy, but people seem to be very friendly in the middle of a blizzard.
After transmitting another dozen photos, I hiked over to the Brewster Metro-North railroad yard, knowing that train service was suspended and all the trains would be in the yard, which would be a big part of our coverage. It was about a mile away and it took me a little over an hour to take that walk in the middle of the storm. That’s when I was able to get a shot of workers using a propane torch to thaw some of the train equipment.
Then I walked back, transmitted more photos, took a little break and then headed back into the village for another hike. I transmitted another dozen photos from that walk, and then it was time to dig out my car and call it a day.
Tania Savayan
The snow was coming down hard and fast early Monday morning while I was covering the blizzard. As I walked through the streets in whiteout conditions, some of which were not freshly plowed, the snow kept sticking to my boots, coat and cameras.
Despite the challenges, it was remarkable being out at that moment, along with a couple of snowplows working hard, in a backdrop of hazy white snow.
This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: See NY blizzard photos, video coverage from lohud’s visual journalists
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