Town Of Seekonk: Weather Related Closure

Press release from the Town of Seekonk:

February 4, 2022 - 6:57am

Town Hall, Human Services, and Animal Control will be closed today (2/4/22). We apologize for the inconvenience. 

We encourage all residents to avoid travel when possible today as a flash freeze is anticipated which may cause treacherous road conditions. Public works is monitoring the event and will begin sanding operations as soon as weather allows. 

From DPW Superintendent: Roads cannot be pre-treated due to rain. Motorists are advised that extreme caution shall be used traveling on untreated residential streets as they attempt to get to a main or secondary street. Unnecessary travel should be avoided for safety reasons.

The National Weather Service (NWS) is predicting a wintry mix of sleet and freezing rain across Massachusetts that will result in hazardous travel conditions during both the morning and evening commutes. Rain will transition to a period of freezing rain early Friday morning, spreading southeastward during the morning commute and lasting several hours before changing to sleet. Sleet will continue to fall through the afternoon and may change briefly to snow before tapering off by early Friday evening. A flash freeze is expected as temperatures drop sharply Friday. Freezing temperatures will persist through the weekend.

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