{"id":99140,"date":"2019-02-06T12:05:09","date_gmt":"2019-02-06T17:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=99140"},"modified":"2019-02-06T12:05:14","modified_gmt":"2019-02-06T17:05:14","slug":"madison-county-emergency-management-urges-safety-ahead-of-freezing-rain-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=99140","title":{"rendered":"Madison County Emergency Management urges safety ahead of freezing rain event"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/County-Seal.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48019\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/County-Seal.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/County-Seal.jpg?w=226&amp;ssl=1 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Madison County Emergency Management wants to make sure\nresidents are prepared for freezing rain and possible icing conditions. The\nNational Weather Service in Binghamton has issued a Weather Advisory for\nMadison County. Freezing rain is expected to begin at noon today 10 p.m. tonight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The freezing rain is expected to cause icy conditions,\nespecially in the higher elevations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Madison County Emergency Management is urging residents to\nremain safe during this time. Freezing rain can cause hazardous road\nconditions. Remember to look for black ice and to drive carefully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Freezing rain also coats all surfaces, including power lines.\nHere are some tips for you to remember if the power goes out:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Keep a number of working flashlights and extra\nsupply of batteries in your home<\/li><li>Be sure to charge your phone before the storm<\/li><li>If a power outage occurs call the electric\ncompany and report the outage<\/li><li>Never touch downed power lines<\/li><li>Generators used to supply power during an outage\nmust be operated outdoors to prevent the buildup of carbon monoxide<\/li><li>If the power goes out for a length of time\nplease check on elderly family members, neighbors or those who may need\nassistance during the outage<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Madison County Emergency Management wants to make sure residents are prepared for freezing rain and possible icing conditions. The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued a Weather Advisory for Madison County. Freezing rain is expected to begin at noon today 10 p.m. tonight. The freezing rain is expected to cause icy conditions, especially in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":48019,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[32,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-99140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","category-top-story"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/County-Seal.jpg?fit=226%2C226&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p43meu-pN2","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=99140"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99140\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/48019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=99140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=99140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=99140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}