{"id":10657,"date":"2014-02-04T14:36:20","date_gmt":"2014-02-04T19:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=10657"},"modified":"2014-02-04T14:36:20","modified_gmt":"2014-02-04T19:36:20","slug":"public-urged-to-brace-for-another-winter-wallop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=10657","title":{"rendered":"Public urged to brace for another winter wallop"},"content":{"rendered":"

Urging precautions, officials say ice likely to have most negative impact<\/em><\/span><\/h1>\n
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By Kathleen Brady Shea<\/strong>,\u00a0Managing Editor, The Times<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"IMG_2513\"<\/a>It seems that residents\u2019 collective efforts to wish away another winter wallop have failed, and it\u2019s coming regardless.<\/p>\n

The National Weather Service has updated its advisory from a watch to a warning, predicting that snow will begin late Tuesday night, falling heavily at times, and continuing into Wednesday. The snow is expected to mix with sleet and freezing rain on Wednesday before tapering off Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n

Dangerous travel conditions, especially during Wednesday morning\u2019s commute, are expected from snow-covered roads, reduced visibility, and icing that could bring down tree limbs and power lines. Snow accumulations of 3 to 6 inches and ice accumulations of a quarter of an inch are predicted for the area from Kennett to Honey Brook, the National Weather Service said.<\/p>\n

Kennett Township is asking that residents stay off the roads as much as possible and \u00a0make sure they have buckets of water on hand in case of a power outage due to the expected ice. If numerous power outages occur, the township said it will update residents of shelters that will open in the area.<\/p>\n

The Chester County Department of Emergency Service said it expects the major impact from Tuesday night\u2019s storm will be the ice, which will be compounded by snow, some of which is left from the Feb. 3 storm. Residents are urged to follow these tips:<\/p>\n