OT - Just Snow Chatter - Another 2ft
Actually 24.3" yesterday on top off all that was already there. 122" for
the season so far.
AHR related (weakly):
Blocked vents causing alarms to go off.
Few more inches planned for Thurs turning ot, uh oh, rain. Roof test
time!
Burlington, VT Weather Advisories, Watches & Warnings
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
....RECENT SNOWFALL COULD POSE SOME HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS...
THE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACROSS MOST OF VERMONT AND NORTHERN NEW YORK HAS
ELEVATED SEVERAL HAZARDS.
FIRST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REMINDS YOU
TO KEEP HOUSE VENTS CLEAR OF SNOW AND ICE. ANY VENTS THAT ARE OBSTRUCTED
CAN CAUSE A SHUT DOWN OR MALFUNCTION OF HOUSE APPLIANCES OR BLOCK HEATING
VENTS...WHICH COULD LEAD TO A DANGEROUS BUILDUP OF CARBON MONOXIDE.
ALREADY...VERMONT EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HAS REPORTED THAT FIRE DEPARTMENTS
THROUGHOUT VERMONT HAVE RESPONDED TO NUMEROUS CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS ON
MONDAY. PLEASE KEEP VENTS AND CHIMNEYS CLEAR OF SNOW AND ICE AND MAKE
SURE YOU HAVE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS INSTALLED IN YOUR HOME.
SECOND...LARGE SNOW PACKS ON ROOFS...ESPECIALLY FLAT OR SHALLOW PITCHED
ROOFS...COULD POTENTIALLY LEAD TO STRUCTURAL FAILURES DUE TO THE WEIGHT
OF THE SNOW. ALREADY...A FEW WEAK BARN ROOFS HAVE FAILED WITH THIS STORM
AND DOZENS OF FAILURES WERE REPORTED IN FEBRUARY AFTER A SERIES OF
STORMS.
THE FORECAST FOR LATE WEEK IS FOR MILDER AIR AND RAIN WHICH MEANS ADDING
WATER AND MORE WEIGHT TO AREA ROOFS. IF YOU FEEL YOU HAVE AN UNSAFE
ROOF...CONSIDER REMOVING SNOW FROM THE ROOF DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS...IF
YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. OTHERWISE...CONSIDER HIRING A ROOFING PROFESSIONAL
TO ASSIST YOU.
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