Snow Melts Just in Time for More Snow
As today’s welcomed warm weather this past week’s snow, the visible patches of grass may soon find themselves covered again as snow is forecasted to begin early tomorrow morning.
The National Weather Service, NYC describes a high chance of snow accumulations between 4 and 6 inches, with low chances of 8 inches or more. Forecasts predict the snow will end around the same time as tomorrow’s Super Bowl LV, about 10:00 PM.
NWS Snow Totals: Norwalk 15.9”, Weston 14.1“, Westport: Not Counted
According to the National Weather Service, NYC: the snow totals are in, except Westport.
Norwalk’s trained spotter recorded an official 15.9 inches of snow, with Weston’s recording 14.1 inches.
Westport is not included in the official data set published by the NWS NYC due to the lack of an observer, spotter, or weather center in the community. An unofficial total around town reached between 13 and 14 inches of snow, however the storm brought light to the lack of an official number available to residents.
Snow Day Tradition Continues at Winslow Park as Dozens Grab their Sleds
Dozens of families headed to the Winslow Park hill for an afternoon of sledding.
Westport Public Schools Learning Remotely Today as Town Digs Out
Westport’s Staples High School around 11:00 PM last night as crews began to tackle the task of clearing the expansive property’s parking lots and sidewalks of snow and ice. Westport Public Schools Superintendent announced yesterday that due to “ongoing clean-up efforts by the Department of Public Works and the need for our custodians to spend time clearing the schools”, Westport Public Schools would all be learning-from-home today instead of another snow day.
Today would have been the second day of full-in learning for the district’s elementary and middle school students, something that the Westport Teachers’ Union said they were still against during last night’s Board of Education meeting. President of the WEA cited inability to access COVID-19 vaccinations when describing the teachers’ not wanting to leave the former hybrid model. But with parking lots and sidewalks most likely cleared by this afternoon, tomorrow will start a new chapter in Westport’s pandemic learning model as the first full day of school will greet students and staff members. Superintendent Thomas Scarice reminded families that in order to keep kids in school, kids and adults need to remain socially distant outside of school - where the majority of any virus transmission is being linked to taking place.