CHESTERTOWN — Grabbing the opportunity before snow transitions to the catch-all “wintry mix,” some folks ventured outside mid-morning Sunday, Jan. 25 to clean off their vehicles and shovel sidewalks and driveways.
Pictured here is Tom Clark of Kent Street in Chestertown blowing the snow off his car, a scene that brings to mind the scientists in the 1984 comedy classic “Ghostbusters” who start a business of ghost removal in New York City.
When asked what tool he was using, a snow-blower or a leaf-blower, the affable Clark replied, “a sneaf-blower.”
According to the Kent County Office of Emergency Services, snow, heavy at times, continued through daybreak before mixing with sleet during the mid- to late-morning. Sleet may mix with or transition to freezing rain this afternoon before tapering off tonight.
The forecast is snow/sleet accumulations of 6 to 8 inches by mid-morning Sunday, and ice accumulations of 0.1 to 0.2 inches.
Even if temperatures reach freezing at the surface, temperatures will quickly fall below freezing Sunday night. This means any snow, sleet and/or ice will remain on roadways, power lines and trees.
Dangerously cold conditions are expected to persist through this week, prolonging impacts.
What you should know.
• Non-essential travel should be avoided. Due to subfreezing temperatures, roadway impacts will likely linger through this week.
• Possible power outages due to a combination of snow and ice accumulations and breezy conditions on Monday.
• Extreme cold and subzero wind chills, increasing the risk for frostbite and hypothermia on exposed skin through this week.
• Increased risk for frozen pipes due to prolonged subfreezing temperatures.
“Please stay safe, stay warm and continue to monitor the Kent County website and social media pages for updates, protective actions and emergency information,” the Kent County Office of Emergency Services’ Facebook page states.
— Photo by Trish McGee
