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WEATHER TROUBLES * USA & Canada: Winter Storm Thor causing havoc in wide area
* Truckers need to be extreme careful while traveling highways from Texas to New England
-- Winter Storm Thor is sweeping across the country in what many hope will be the final extreme winter blast storm of the season. As a result, truckers need to be extreme careful while traveling highways from Texas to New England. Below is a round up of Associated Press reports from across the country.
* Texas - Flights canceled, some schools close amid winter storm
(Photo: Push and pull stranded drivers to safety in North Texas on Thursday)
Dallas,TXS -- A late winter storm dumped up to 7 inches of snow, making roads icy... The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for the Dallas-Fort Worth area until midday. Sunny skies broke through Thursday morning, with temperatures expected in the mid-30s by afternoon as the system moves on... High temperatures usually average in the mid-60s in the Dallas-Fort Worth area in early March... The system plunged temperatures into the 20s before dawn Thursday after a night of freezing rain that turned to snow, dropping 2-4 inches... Grapevine, just west of Dallas, had the most snow for the area, recording 7 inches... Austin had freezing rain, which can be treacherous for drivers...
* Delaware - Suggests motorists stay off roads during snowstorm
(Photo: Emergency personnel respond to an accident on southbound Interstate 43)
Wilmington, DEL -- Officials in Delaware are suggesting that drivers stay off the roads during a winter storm, particularly during the heaviest snowfall. Delaware closed state offices Thursday and New Castle and Sussex counties closed county government offices. City of Wilmington offices are also closed. Kent County planned to open on time, but the liberal leave policy is in effect... Gov. Jack Markell warns that roads may be clear during the morning rush, but heavy midday snowfall may mean a tough afternoon commute. Markell suggests drivers who don't need to travel stay off the roads to allow crews to work on clearing snow. The National Weather Service is predicting snowfall of 4 to 8 inches across Delaware. State officials say it is already snowing in northern New Castle County.
* West Virginia - Storm knocks out power, closes roads and schools in
(Photo from DailyMail - Slippery: storm system coming out of Virginia is expected to cause freezing rain Monday morning in Philadelphia, North New Jersey and New York. Above, an icy Interstate 66 near Manassas, Virginia Sunday)
Charleston, W.Va. -- A late-winter storm has left more than 50,000 customers in West Virginia without power and closed roads and schools across the state. The National Weather Service says some areas could receive up to 10 inches of snow by Thursday night. As of Thursday morning, preliminary reports show more than 9 inches of snow in Point Pleasant and more than 8 inches in Parkersburg... High water from heavy rains has closed roads in at least 30 counties...
* Ohio: Snow leads to southern school closures, cancels flights
(Photo from Newsnet5 - Ohio snowplows spreading salt) Cincinnati,OH -- A winter storm has brought heavy snowfall to the Cincinnati area and other parts of southern Ohio, closing schools and creating hazardous travel conditions. Most of southern Ohio was under a winter storm warning until at least midday Thursday. The National Weather Service said some parts of the area would have up to a foot of snow accumulation. The snow was expected to taper off by afternoon...
* Classes canceled in Kentucky, Tennessee as winter storm hits
Memphis,TENN -- Schools are closed and flights have been cancelled as a winter storm drops frozen precipitation in Kentucky and Tennessee. Many areas in both states are under a winter storm warning due to a system that has generated sleet, freezing rain and snow. The precipitation is accompanied by sub-freezing temperatures that can create icy conditions on roads and highways. Motorists are being asked to use extreme caution in driving on slick roads. Emergency officials in both states say trucks will disperse sand and salt to treat icy roads. Officials in both states have warned of flooding and power outages. Some roads in northeastern Kentucky were closed due to flooding...
* Flights canceled as 6 inches of snow hit Central Arkansas
(Photo from Concord Monitor: Motorists stranded on icy eastern Arkansas roads. This March 3, 2014, Ariel photo shows semitrailers filling a truck stops in eastern Arkansas)
Little Rock,ARK -- Little Rock airport officials say 19 flights have been canceled after up to six inches of snow and sleet fell across central Arkansas, hampering travel on Interstate 40, one of the nation's busiest trucking corridors. Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport spokesman Shane Carter said Thursday at the airport is open and the taxiways have been cleared... The National Weather Service reports snowfall in the area should stop by about noon. Freezing temperatures are projected to linger until Saturday afternoon...
New York,NY,USA -The Associated Press/The Trucker - 5 March 2015
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