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UPDATES: Winter Storm Warning Issued for East Haven
"Travel will be extremely dangers due to significant show and ice accumulations," the National Weather Service cautioned in their report.
Town of East Haven Offices will be open to the public beginning at noon. The Mayor's Office notes that due to the changing weather conditions — including a possible ice storm — town officials "will re-evaluate the situation later this morning and will extend the closing only if necessary."
Other East Haven storm-related reminders:
- All East Haven Schools will be closed
- East Haven Senior Center will be closed
- Parking ban will remain in effect until further notice
East Haven school officials have closed all pubic and parochial schools for Wednesday in anticipation of tomorrow's storm.
Update at 7 p.m.
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's office announced a short time ago that he will partially activate the state’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) at midnight tonight to monitor storm conditions across the state and prepare for the heavy snow forecasted to begin overnight and continue into the late afternoon Wednesday.
“After speaking with emergency management officials and assessing the current forecast, I am calling for the partial activation of the EOC tonight to better coordinate a rapid response to any problems that may arise during the height of the storm,” Malloy said. “Beginning early tomorrow morning, this storm is forecasted to produce very heavy snow, sleet, freezing rain and rain causing low visibility and deteriorating driving conditions. I am urging everyone to exercise caution if they must travel tomorrow.”
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The National Weather Service has issued an updated winter storm warning for tomorrow's "significant winter storm" that calls for a another round of up to 8 inches of heavy snow, as well as one-quarter of an inch of ice.
The warning will go into effect midnight and run through to 7 p.m. Wednesday.
The snow is expected to begin shortly after midnight and then mixing with with and changing over to sleet and freezing rain late Wednesday.
"Travel will be extremely dangers due to significant show and ice accumulations," the meteorologists stated in their report.
They added that the combination of snow and ice could knock down tree limbs and power lines.
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