NEW BALTIMORE, N.Y. (NEWS10) — On Friday crews were gearing up, and travelers were trying to get ahead of Friday’s snowstorm. The New Baltimore rest stop on the New York State Thruway had hundreds of travelers coming in and out. Many of those people were traveling back from visiting family from the holidays.
Travelers who were there spoke with NEWS10’s Tyanna Xavier about where they were heading and how they have been preparing before the snow hits as many came from far away.
“I knew there was snow coming, but I didn’t think it was coming up here. We thought it was coming to New Jersey, is where it said it was coming mostly and we did try to get ahead of it,” said Daren Snyder, a holiday traveler.
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Snyder is from Point Pleasant, New Jersey and was on his way to Vermont to visit his family to continue the holiday season until new year, but for him he was happy to see the snow coming…