That could hinder efforts to clear ice-covered roads across the region.
About 800 traffic accidents were reported in the city, but there were no serious injuries, officials said. At least five deaths in Alabama and two in Georgia were blamed on the weather. “It’s the most hurtful thing because I don’t know anything that’s going on with my brother.” The storm took a toll on air travel across the region, with more than 2,600 U.S. flights canceled and hundreds of others delayed, according to flight tracking website FlightAware.com. Near New Orleans, sections of major roadways were closed, including the 24-mile Causeway Bridge spanning Lake Pontchartrain, and nearly a full day of flights were canceled at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. The city’s highways became parking lots and thousands of motorists, still stuck 24 hours after the storm hit, were seeking help and food. The storm, which has killed at least seven people, on Tuesday swept over a region of about 60 million largely unaccustomed to ice and snow - stretching from Texas through Georgia and into the Carolinas - and forecasts called for more freezing weather on Thursday. He had spent twenty-four and one-half hours on I-285.My wife drove home around noon — first amazed at the snowfall – but suddenly the roads changed and she witnessed two accidents. The City of Atlanta and the State of Georgia could have done so much better by mandating the cancelling of classes and the shutting down of highways and businesses. The law required him to get some sleep. I was driving on ice. He tried several hotels and they were full. Across the South, winter-weary residents woke up Wednesday to a region encased in ice, snow and freezing rain, with forecasters warning that the worst of the potentially "catastrophic" storm is yet to come. Rachel Richter, 30, said she finally abandoned her car, after sitting in a traffic jam for six hours. I was just glad to have a couple lanes between me and the raucous scene.“Over the course of 12 hours, I saw countless cars stuck on ice, abandoned and crashed after sliding off the road. The one-day snowfall of 2.6 inches ranked as the 20th heaviest in Atlanta, which has recorded a daily snowfall of an inch or more 55 times since 1928, according to the National Weather Service. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman Nothing was moving at all,” she said. Nicole Lynch, 22, a student at Kennesaw State University, was among the Atlanta motorists who found themselves stuck in frustrating traffic snarls. They should have canceled school a lot sooner than they did,” Lynch said. 'Pro-abortion-rights group is all in for Biden but warns about 'gender stereotypes' in VP coverageSearing George Conway Column Shows Trump's Supporters What They Really Believe InTrump Schooled Online After Claiming '1917' Flu Pandemic 'Probably Ended' WWIIBestselling Author: White House Press Should Try This Next Time Trump LiesSTOR14S: Lonnie Chavis reads 'Dragons Like Shiny Things' for new podcastPresident Trump’s news conference interrupted by ‘shooting’ outside White HouseGlobal Thermocouple Temperature Sensors Market Growth and Forecasts 2020-2025 - Rising Security and Surveillance Trends Driving Growth - ResearchAndMarkets.com The traffic was at a standstill.
Snowmageddon (2014): Georgia’s State of Embarassment .
️ Tidbit: Officially, Atlanta’s “worst” snowfall on record was 8.3 inches on January 23, 1940. It was surreal; there was no law enforcement around to get motorists out of this mess.By 1 p.m. on Tuesday, it was obvious the snowfall was too steady for the predicted light sprinkling. A rare ice storm turned Atlanta into a slippery mess on Wednesday, stranding thousands for hours on frozen roadways and raising questions about how city leaders prepared for … He is handicapped so walking home is not an option for him. “It’s a lot of shudda, cudda, wuddas.” A Facebook page called “Stranded Motorists Help Jan 28, 2014” which has more than 10,000 members, amassed entries from frustrated drivers and volunteers trying to come to their aid after the daylong gridlock in the Atlanta metro area. The roads, littered with stranded cars, looked like a scene from the television show “Walking Dead”, said DiCesare, who spent the night in her office with about 100 other employees. Fortunately, he plans for survival and had serious winter clothing in his car.My wife's brother did not have such good luck. “I don’t know if he’s laying out in the snow or what,” she said. We were scrambling to reach him by phone. "It's business as usual today," she said. “It looks like zombies walking on the side of these roads,” she said. This weather event was much worse than three years ago and it’s a shame because the city was promised a change back then. He drives an 18-wheeler. Fortunately, she was able to get home in three hours instead of the 20-plus some Atlanta drivers endured.Public officials are dancing around key concerns of metro Atlanta citizens: What time had workers officially started pre-treating roads with salt? Our house is located off of Mount Paran Road and is very close to Roswell Road. In southern Louisiana, the ice and cold were the worst the region has seen in a decade. Georgia Governor Nathan Deal said all of Atlanta’s school children had been safely returned to their families by Wednesday evening, with help from the National Guard and State Patrol.
About 800 traffic accidents were reported in the city, but there were no serious injuries, officials said. At least five deaths in Alabama and two in Georgia were blamed on the weather. “It’s the most hurtful thing because I don’t know anything that’s going on with my brother.” The storm took a toll on air travel across the region, with more than 2,600 U.S. flights canceled and hundreds of others delayed, according to flight tracking website FlightAware.com. Near New Orleans, sections of major roadways were closed, including the 24-mile Causeway Bridge spanning Lake Pontchartrain, and nearly a full day of flights were canceled at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. The city’s highways became parking lots and thousands of motorists, still stuck 24 hours after the storm hit, were seeking help and food. The storm, which has killed at least seven people, on Tuesday swept over a region of about 60 million largely unaccustomed to ice and snow - stretching from Texas through Georgia and into the Carolinas - and forecasts called for more freezing weather on Thursday. He had spent twenty-four and one-half hours on I-285.My wife drove home around noon — first amazed at the snowfall – but suddenly the roads changed and she witnessed two accidents. The City of Atlanta and the State of Georgia could have done so much better by mandating the cancelling of classes and the shutting down of highways and businesses. The law required him to get some sleep. I was driving on ice. He tried several hotels and they were full. Across the South, winter-weary residents woke up Wednesday to a region encased in ice, snow and freezing rain, with forecasters warning that the worst of the potentially "catastrophic" storm is yet to come. Rachel Richter, 30, said she finally abandoned her car, after sitting in a traffic jam for six hours. I was just glad to have a couple lanes between me and the raucous scene.“Over the course of 12 hours, I saw countless cars stuck on ice, abandoned and crashed after sliding off the road. The one-day snowfall of 2.6 inches ranked as the 20th heaviest in Atlanta, which has recorded a daily snowfall of an inch or more 55 times since 1928, according to the National Weather Service. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman Nothing was moving at all,” she said. Nicole Lynch, 22, a student at Kennesaw State University, was among the Atlanta motorists who found themselves stuck in frustrating traffic snarls. They should have canceled school a lot sooner than they did,” Lynch said. 'Pro-abortion-rights group is all in for Biden but warns about 'gender stereotypes' in VP coverageSearing George Conway Column Shows Trump's Supporters What They Really Believe InTrump Schooled Online After Claiming '1917' Flu Pandemic 'Probably Ended' WWIIBestselling Author: White House Press Should Try This Next Time Trump LiesSTOR14S: Lonnie Chavis reads 'Dragons Like Shiny Things' for new podcastPresident Trump’s news conference interrupted by ‘shooting’ outside White HouseGlobal Thermocouple Temperature Sensors Market Growth and Forecasts 2020-2025 - Rising Security and Surveillance Trends Driving Growth - ResearchAndMarkets.com The traffic was at a standstill.
Snowmageddon (2014): Georgia’s State of Embarassment .
️ Tidbit: Officially, Atlanta’s “worst” snowfall on record was 8.3 inches on January 23, 1940. It was surreal; there was no law enforcement around to get motorists out of this mess.By 1 p.m. on Tuesday, it was obvious the snowfall was too steady for the predicted light sprinkling. A rare ice storm turned Atlanta into a slippery mess on Wednesday, stranding thousands for hours on frozen roadways and raising questions about how city leaders prepared for … He is handicapped so walking home is not an option for him. “It’s a lot of shudda, cudda, wuddas.” A Facebook page called “Stranded Motorists Help Jan 28, 2014” which has more than 10,000 members, amassed entries from frustrated drivers and volunteers trying to come to their aid after the daylong gridlock in the Atlanta metro area. The roads, littered with stranded cars, looked like a scene from the television show “Walking Dead”, said DiCesare, who spent the night in her office with about 100 other employees. Fortunately, he plans for survival and had serious winter clothing in his car.My wife's brother did not have such good luck. “I don’t know if he’s laying out in the snow or what,” she said. We were scrambling to reach him by phone. "It's business as usual today," she said. “It looks like zombies walking on the side of these roads,” she said. This weather event was much worse than three years ago and it’s a shame because the city was promised a change back then. He drives an 18-wheeler. Fortunately, she was able to get home in three hours instead of the 20-plus some Atlanta drivers endured.Public officials are dancing around key concerns of metro Atlanta citizens: What time had workers officially started pre-treating roads with salt? Our house is located off of Mount Paran Road and is very close to Roswell Road. In southern Louisiana, the ice and cold were the worst the region has seen in a decade. Georgia Governor Nathan Deal said all of Atlanta’s school children had been safely returned to their families by Wednesday evening, with help from the National Guard and State Patrol.