NORWICH – Chenango County braced itself for up to a foot of new snow last night, but the storm only delivered about half of what was predicted.

Chenango County Director of Emergency Management Matthew L. Beckwith said the area saw a wet mix of rain and sleet accumulating to about for or five inches of ice and snow on average. He said the storm started at around 3 a.m. and ended by 6 a.m. Wednesday.

All nine public schools districts in the county closed in anticipation of the severe weather either Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning, and a winter storm warning remains in effect.

Only about half the area schools closed yesterday and Beckwith said crews pulled a Sherburne-Earlville bus from a snowy embankment Tuesday morning. As of 9 p.m. Wednesday, crews had also responded about 15 accidents. Beckwith said there were no serious injuries or power outages reported in the last two days.