Heavy Snow Tomorrow- It’s downright cold right now. Start times for the storm tomorrow are forecast for snow breaking through the dry air in the morning. We’ll start light but quickly ramp up intensity and come midday, 1 – 2” per hour rates will become likely at times. Don’t be caught off guard during this change and be out on the roadways! The heaviest of the snow exits in the evening and it’s during that window (Midday – early evening), when a good chunk of our accumulations are realized. Accumulations of 10.0 to 14.0" of snow is forecasted. We are right along the line of where mixing will progress to, so don’t be totally caught off guard if you start seeing sleet mix in late evening. Either way, we expect much lighter / sleet mix to occur from around Midnight onward, which in the grand scheme of things isn’t going to amount to much. Otherwise, we’re pretty much out of the woods come late morning Monday according to forecasters. However, please allow our North Castle Highway Department crews to fully clear and then treat all roadways before heading out on the roadways.
A warming center/ shelter will be opened at the Hergenhan Center should the need arise due to power outages. If you need this resource, please contact the North Castle Police Department at 914-273-9500. We will update the community with a Nixle message in the event the warming center/ shelter is activated.
Stay warm. Stay Safe. Look out for one another.
Winter Weather Reminders:
- Follow the local weather forecasts as weather conditions may change rapidly. The police desk frequently fields phone calls during and immediately after a storm asking for the conditions of roadways. Please stay off the roadways if possible during these time periods to allow the Highway Department to clear the roads. The police department generally has an uptick in avoidable motor vehicle accidents and disabled vehicle calls during a storm.
- Winter Weather Tips from Westchester County to include information on frostbite and hypothermia, and space heater safety.
- During storms and power outages check on elderly and disabled relatives, neighbors and friends.
- Shovel snow in moderation, particularly if you have any medical condition or you do not exercise regularly.
- After the storm you must clear off your vehicle of any snow. It is hazardous and against the law to deposit snow from your vehicle onto the roadway.
- Do not leave vehicles parked on the street during the overnight hours. Vehicles may be summoned, but likely TOWED if they hinder snow removal: “No vehicle shall be allowed or permitted to be parked, stored or kept unattended on any Town highway or other highway within the Town of North Castle from 1:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. during the period from November 15 to April 1.”
- Please do not shovel or plow any snow from your property onto the roadway. Depositing of snow into the roadway is a violation of Town Code and NY State Law; as well as creating a risk to public safety. If you hire private contractors for snow removal services, we kindly ask you to remind them of this rule.
- Residents must also be aware to not allow fire hydrants to be or remain obstructed. Please ask your snow removal persons to be cognizant of this significant public safety concern.
- If you plan to use a generator in the event of a power outage, make sure that it is being used safely. Do not run a portable generator inside of your home or business; keep it outside and away from the house so that the exhaust does not cause anyone to become sick with carbon monoxide poisoning. Keep combustible materials away from the generator and, when refueling, turn it off and let it cool down. Additional generator safety tips are available HERE.
Con Ed customers can report downed power lines, outages, and check service restoration status at
www.conEd.com or by calling 1-800-75- CONED (1-800-752-6633). Please do not call the Police Department to report loss of power. This potentially ties up telephone lines available for emergencies and you will be referred to contact Con Ed directly
. Treat all downed wires as if they are live. Be mindful that downed wires can be hidden from view by tree limbs, leaves, or snow.
Stay warm. Stay Safe. Look out for one another.
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