3 New York Counties Declare Emergency Ahead of Solar Eclipse

The expected surge of visitors for the historic event on April 8 has prompted declarations in several states and counties in ’the path of totality.’

A graphic visualization with no text of the path of totality and partial contours crossing the U.S. for the 2024 total solar eclipse occurring on April 8, 2024. NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio

Three New York counties located along Lake Ontario—Oswego, Jefferson, and Wayne—declared or will declare a state of emergency due to the upcoming total solar eclipse on April 8.

This comes as other U.S. counties and states have done the same.