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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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![]() "Red Green" wrote in message ... 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! SNIP I live in the banana belt of Colorado. Had a big snow storm last night. One half inch of fuffly snow. WW. |
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