Saturday, February 6, 2010

Snowstorm piles it on Pittsburgh, Western Pennsylvania


Completely off topic but I sure am glad I'm in South West Florida right now!

From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette-

Ideally, you're sitting in the comfort of your home right now, reading your favorite newspaper with the heater working and the refrigerator stocked.

And, if you're following the advice of local authorities, you're just going to hunker down and stay put.

Because of the snowstorm that blanketed the region with a projected 8 to 12 inches during the night, getting around today could be complicated at best and, at its worst, dangerous. A winter storm warning issued by the National Weather Service for Western Pennsylvania remains in effect through 6 tonight. Areas to the south and east of the city were expected to be hit hardest.

"It's coming down thick, and we're going to get it all night," said Dave Bowers, a meteorologist with AccuWeather in State College, Centre County. "If you do decide to go out, you're going to have a lot to dig out of."

Early this morning the Port Authority announced it would offer limited service today because of continuing problems with road conditions. Read more details about the restricted service.

Duquesne Light was reporting about 9,000 customers without power last night due to the storm. Most of the outages were scattered throughout Allegheny and Beaver counties.

Read more:

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10037/1034038-455.stm#ixzz0el24nZ67

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