WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
148 AM EST SUN DEC 15 2013
…MAINLY FREEZING RAIN ACROSS INLAND AREAS…
…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY
THIS MORNING…
* LOCATIONS…NORTHERN FAIRFIELD…NORTHERN NEW HAVEN…AND
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX COUNTIES IN CONNECTICUT. WESTERN PASSAIC
AND WESTERN BERGEN COUNTIES IN NEW JERSEY. ORANGE…PUTNAM…
ROCKLAND…AND NORTHERN WESTCHESTER COUNTIES IN NEW YORK.
* HAZARD TYPES…SNOW…SLEET…AND FREEZING RAIN.
* ACCUMULATIONS…TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. ICE
ACCRETION OF AROUND ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF AN INCH.
* WINDS…NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES…RISING THROUGH THE 20S.
* TIMING…SNOW…SLEET…AND FREEZING RAIN…WILL BECOME
PRIMARILY FREEZING RAIN BEFORE COMING TO AN END NEAR DAYBREAK.
* IMPACTS…SNOW AND ICE WILL MAKE TRAVELING AND WALKING
HAZARDOUS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL…KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT…FOOD…
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
so the storm came and went.
and now the mess … from leaves mingled into snow plowed piles.
storm drains blocked.
if the town doesn’t have the resources to pick up the leaves and clear the streets in a timely manner (before the arrival of winter storms), then perhaps it is time to rethink the trees. They are large and many (contrary to the town’s belief) are not healthy -infested with carpenter ants, trunks hollowed. Cut the large trees down. Replace with smaller flowering pear trees (this is a type of tree not one that actually grows pears but instead grows in a pear shape) … and if the town can’t afford this – then allow me as a homeowner to do so to the trees (perhaps grant me a tax break for paying myself to remove your tree and replace it) …
something has to give … new ideas. new thinking. because currently, this is a mess.
oh and super tall PSE&G poles – make me laugh. I saw poles and wires down because of TOWN TREES … not because the wind knocked over the poles.
any hoot.
this comment is just meant to get us all thinking outside of the box on how as a town we can manage the leaves, trees, and winter storms so that our streets are safe and aesthetically look good.
they dont have the man power because they have not replaced workers who have been retiring in the past 3 years. and they cut most of the overtime from the dept’s. that is what i herd in the last council meeting, and that was not on the tv.
Maybe they don’t have the right men for the job… in management or on the street.
Did you like the 0% property tax increase. Well what did you expect service to increase.