NORWICH – Chenango County braced itself for up to a foot of new snow last night, but the storm only delivered about half of what was predicted.

Chenango County Director of Emergency Management Matthew L. Beckwith said the area saw a wet mix of rain and sleet accumulating to about for or five inches of ice and snow on average. He said the storm started at around 3 a.m. and ended by 6 a.m. Wednesday.

All nine public schools districts in the county closed in anticipation of the severe weather either Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning, and a winter storm warning remains in effect.

Only about half the area schools closed yesterday and Beckwith said crews pulled a Sherburne-Earlville bus from a snowy embankment Tuesday morning. As of 9 p.m. Wednesday, crews had also responded about 15 accidents. Beckwith said there were no serious injuries or power outages reported in the last two days.

“I would encourage people to use caution while driving this morning.  As road crews are still out clearing the roadways, and contractors are out clearing driveways, there is a lot of snow-clearing activity,” he said.