Officials warn approaching snowstorm could bring several inches
(Photo by Tyler Murphy)
CHENANGO COUNTY – A winter storm warning was issued for the Chenango County area with the potential for approximately a foot of snow tonight, and officials are suggesting residents avoid driving if possible.
According to Chenango County Emergency Operations Manager A Wesley Jones, snowfall is expected to start between 3 and 5 p.m., with heavier snow beginning sometime after 5 p.m.
Jones said the total snow accumulations are anticipated to be somewhere between seven and twelve inches depending on where in Chenango County a resident resides.
“So originally we were only expecting a few inches, but it's gotten closer to here since the models have moved further north off of the New Jersey coast,” said Jones. “That 50 miles is going to make a huge difference between just a few inches and a foot or more in some areas.”
“It’s still going to be location dependent, so again the southern part of the county is likely going to see more snow than the northern part of the county.”
Jones said there will be periods during the late night and early morning hours where there will be one to two inches of snowfall per hour. He said that the majority of the storm should hit late Wednesday night into Thursday morning.
“The nice thing about a storm overnight is that there’s a lot less traffic overnight,” he added. “That being said there will be less road crews working overnight, so if people could avoid driving during that time it would be best.”
“We’re hoping the snow will taper off, and that we can get a majority of it cleared off in time for the morning commute.”
Jones said the cold air will be locked in pretty well, and it shouldn’t be a heavy wet snow, so while other places have warnings for major power outages that may not be the case here.
“With a cold ground, the snow will accumulate on the roads from the onset, resulting in rapidly deteriorating travel conditions shortly after the snow arrives,” he added. “East to northeast winds at 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 25 mph, especially at higher elevations, may cause some blowing snow and isolated power outages.”
“Uncertainty still remains regarding where the northern edge of the heavy snow will be which will result in a very sharp cutoff in snow totals.”
According to Chenango County Emergency Operations Manager A Wesley Jones, snowfall is expected to start between 3 and 5 p.m., with heavier snow beginning sometime after 5 p.m.
Jones said the total snow accumulations are anticipated to be somewhere between seven and twelve inches depending on where in Chenango County a resident resides.
“So originally we were only expecting a few inches, but it's gotten closer to here since the models have moved further north off of the New Jersey coast,” said Jones. “That 50 miles is going to make a huge difference between just a few inches and a foot or more in some areas.”
“It’s still going to be location dependent, so again the southern part of the county is likely going to see more snow than the northern part of the county.”
Jones said there will be periods during the late night and early morning hours where there will be one to two inches of snowfall per hour. He said that the majority of the storm should hit late Wednesday night into Thursday morning.
“The nice thing about a storm overnight is that there’s a lot less traffic overnight,” he added. “That being said there will be less road crews working overnight, so if people could avoid driving during that time it would be best.”
“We’re hoping the snow will taper off, and that we can get a majority of it cleared off in time for the morning commute.”
Jones said the cold air will be locked in pretty well, and it shouldn’t be a heavy wet snow, so while other places have warnings for major power outages that may not be the case here.
“With a cold ground, the snow will accumulate on the roads from the onset, resulting in rapidly deteriorating travel conditions shortly after the snow arrives,” he added. “East to northeast winds at 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 25 mph, especially at higher elevations, may cause some blowing snow and isolated power outages.”
“Uncertainty still remains regarding where the northern edge of the heavy snow will be which will result in a very sharp cutoff in snow totals.”
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