Winter Storm Watches and Warnings in Texas and Louisiana
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I belong in the South, I love how everything gets shut down over medium-ish storms.
Never mind the instant warm ups, lol sign me up.
Part of the reasoning for that is at least in Texas there isn't enough sanding and salt spreading equipment to take care of the roads. They typically only have enough to spread on the bridges. No plows at all. Of course people don't have the experience to know how to drive in this weather.
It can be a mess. Not at all like it is in your neck of the woods. When I was a kid and lived near Boston, I remember the snow plows going by before the sun came up.
How much ice has accumulated so far? Any power outages?
So far, up to about .1" of ice is being seen. It has caused around 3 dozen wrecks thus far around Corpus Christi, with a few minor wrecks here in Portland. TXDOT was quoted saying they were fully prepared for this event, and evidentally, they are NOT. The ice JUST started here, and we already have MASSIVE road closures, including some off of I-37. Check out this link:
So far, up to about .1" of ice is being seen. It has caused around 3 dozen wrecks thus far around Corpus Christi, with a few minor wrecks here in Portland. TXDOT was quoted saying they were fully prepared for this event, and evidentally, they are NOT. The ice JUST started here, and we already have MASSIVE road closures, including some off of I-37. Check out this link:
Right now, there has been about 4 dozen wrecks. One invoved a multi-car collision up on SH286. One of the cars had a father and a 10 yr old girl in the car. They got out, walked down and embankment, tried to cross a feeder road, and another car slid and struck the little girl. That driver fled the scene by foot, and the father is now at the hospital with his girl who is in critical condition.
They had the Chief of Police on TV urging people not to drive at all. They were currently working on 20 wrecks at that very moment. People around this area DO NOT know how to drive on ice, and even for those who do, its still a dangerous situation. The Chief was saying people were still driving WAY too fast on Interstate 37 which runs through the City. People never learn.
Right now, there has been about 4 dozen wrecks. One invoved a multi-car collision up on SH286. One of the cars had a father and a 10 yr old girl in the car. They got out, walked down and embankment, tried to cross a feeder road, and another car slid and struck the little girl. That driver fled the scene by foot, and the father is now at the hospital with his girl who is in critical condition.
They had the Chief of Police on TV urging people not to drive at all. They were currently working on 20 wrecks at that very moment. People around this area DO NOT know how to drive on ice, and even for those who do, its still a dangerous situation. The Chief was saying people were still driving WAY too fast on Interstate 37 which runs through the City. People never learn.
Ian
That is such a sad story. I hope the little girl is OK.
Something similar happened in Fort Worth years back. There is a tall bridge coming off one of the highways, it was covered with ice, there was a wreck, minor. Guy got out of his car to help someone else and slid and fell over the edge and died from the fall.
I agree, you can't know how to drive on ice, unless your smart enough to know not to drive...
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