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nasty weather
Jan. 14th, 2009 11:09 pmPeople like to complain about below zero temperatures around here, but I don't think that's so rare that it should be making news. It's been news here for the last couple of days, and the temps have been above zero in the daytime. We've had colder than that this winter already.
Today was a mess, though. We actually had snow along with this cold. That's rare. It was only about an inch, but it was hell for the morning commute. The problem is that the price of salt doubled this year, so municipalities have been cutting back. On top of that, it was so cold that a lot of the road salt wasn't working, so the roads were icy. Lots of cars in the ditches, and commute times across the region were doubled or tripled.
We'll probably still have that problem tomorrow morning, but the big problem is the wind chill. Tomorrow won't break zero, and the wind will be high. They're predicting morning wind chills of 30 to 40 below.
Today was a mess, though. We actually had snow along with this cold. That's rare. It was only about an inch, but it was hell for the morning commute. The problem is that the price of salt doubled this year, so municipalities have been cutting back. On top of that, it was so cold that a lot of the road salt wasn't working, so the roads were icy. Lots of cars in the ditches, and commute times across the region were doubled or tripled.
We'll probably still have that problem tomorrow morning, but the big problem is the wind chill. Tomorrow won't break zero, and the wind will be high. They're predicting morning wind chills of 30 to 40 below.
