Buffalo, N.Y. — A state of emergency has been declared Saturday by the governor for 11 counties in Western New York and the North Country as heavy lake effect snow moves into those areas this weekend.Oswego, Jefferson, Lewis, St. Lawrence, Allegany, Erie, Cattaraugaus, Chautauqua, Genessee, Herkimer, and Wyoming counties are all under a state of emergency. Gov. Kathy Hochul declared the state of emergencies in a tweet at 2:42 p.m. on X, formerly known as Twitter.