The Ulster County town of Woodstock declared a state of emergency at 10am on Monday.
A press release issued by the town declares that there are no road closures at the moment, and urges residents to tune into WDST for updates:
Pursuant to Woodstock's declared State of Emergency as of 10:00 am Monday October 29th the Emergency Response Team advises the following:
1. WDST FM (100.1) will be giving info every hour at 20 minutes after the hour.
2. STAY HOME when possible.
3. TO PROLONG CHILL IN YOUR FREEZER: FILL some plastic containers with water and set you freezer at its highest setting.
4. IF YOU HAVE WELL WATER, fill containers with water for drinking and washing.
5. Call Emergency Dispatch 679-2422 ONLY FOR AN ACTUAL EMERGENCY.
6. WATER IS AVAILABLE at Fire CO #1 (242 Tinker Street) and Fire CO#3 ( 4123 Route 212, Lakehill).
7. We are not expecting temperatures to fall below 50. Blankets and sweaters should be enough to keep warm. 8. If you have MEDICATIONS THAT NEED REFRIGERATION, bring them to FAMILY OF WOODSTOCK, 16 Rock City Road (679-2485 or 338-2370) in a brown paper bag with your name and address written on the outside.
9. THERE ARE NO ROAD CLOSURES AT THIS TIME and NO MANDATORY EVACUATIONS AT THIS TIME. THIS MAY CHANGE.
10. PLEASE DO NOT report flooded basements, and other non-life threatening conditions until AFTER this weather event.
11. MEDICAL TRANSPORT WILL ONLY BE PROVIDED TO KINGSTON HOSPITAL.
The town is posting emergency updates on its Facebook page. A recent update stated that municipal water supply would not be affected by a power outage. The town has backup generators to pump water into the standpipes in the event of a power failure.
