Governor Cuomo Declares State of Emergency in Eighteen Counties as Winter Storm Dumps up to Two Feet KINGSTON, N.Y. â Itâs beginning to look a lot like Christmas, and one National Weather Service meteorologist predicts itâs likely to stay that way, at least until Dec. 25. Christina Speciale of the National Weather Service said the norâeaster that pounded Ulster and Dutchess counties, and continued to ravage much of the Northeast into the morning on Thursday, left roughly 20-23 inches of snow in the region, with a high of 28 inches reported in Saugerties. - Advertisement - Early on Thursday, the National Weather Serviceâs Brett Rathbun said that drifting makes it difficult to get an accurate measurement.