PennDOT prepares for winter storm, urges people to limit travel
WGAL News 8 Updated: 7:01 PM EST Jan 29, 2021 By Tom Lehman
WGAL News 8 Updated: 7:01 PM EST Jan 29, 2021
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Show Transcript WGAL NEWS 8’S TOM LEHMAN HAS MORE ON THAT FROM HARRISBURG. ,TOM: PENNDOT WORKERS SPENT A GOOD PART OF THEIR DAY PUTTING PLOWS ON TO PLOW TRUCKS SO THAT WHEN THE WINTER WEATHER COMES, THEY WILL BE PREPARED TO HANDLE WHATEVER COMES THEIR WAY. ROADS MAY LOOK CLEAR TODAY. BUT PENNDOT CREWS ARE PREPARING FOR MUCH WORSE CONDITIONS STARTING THIS WEEKEND. , PEOPLE NEED TO THINK ABOUT WHAT THEIR PLANS ARE FOR MONDAY. TOM: PENNDOT SPOKESMAN DAVE THOMPSON TELLS ME A SLOW MOVING STORM COULD MEAN PLOW TRUCKS WILL BE VERY BUSY OVER THE COURSE OF MULTIPLE DAYS. PENNDOT WANTS DRIVERS TO STAY HOME WHILE THEY CLEAR THE ROADS. IT MAKES IT EVEN MORE DIFFICULT WHEN THERE ARE CARS ON THE ROAD OR PEOPLE ARE PASSING THEM OR DRIVING TOO CLOSE TO THEM. TOM: PENNDOT SAYS
woo! talk about a snow job. this philadelphia reporter getting whacked with a wall of snow as the plow truck drives by. he maintained his composure. i would have been out of here. the reporter never really fell down. was able to resume his reporting. meantime, attention passengers you flight is not cleared for takeoff. more than 80,000 flights cancelled this winter and the number climbing as the travel nightmare continues for folks traveling. rich? good afternoon. we haven t had it snow for the last couple of hours here. didn t get that much accumulation but enough to close the federal government, shut down congress, and create a mass in the travel system. reagan national airport was basically closed throughout the
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plow truck is already working mountains of snow to be out here in port jefferson, about 20 inches of snow has fallen, to the west of us in a community called setauket, they had 28 inches of snow. i spoke to a woman who is a member of the fdny, drove out here from new york city. maybe 40, 45 miles. took her four hours to get here, and and she was absolutely giddy because she made it through the minefield of blowing snow and stranned cars. like this through much of the day. a lot of work ahead for the plows and payloaders to clear everything out of the way. hey, greg. i m getting a look at your satellite truck there. are you not going anywhere, any time soon. my goodness. no, we are not. you guys are stuck. we ll come back and speak with you. talk about hunkering down. hawk about hunkering down. you are there. are you hunkered, that s it.
much of the same is expected now this morning in new england. winter storm warnings are posted in more than a dozen states. we begin with abc s alex perez. reporter: strong winds whipped around fast-falling snow in indianapolis and made getting around by foot or car nearly impossible. david mathis struggled just to keep up with the shoveling. you saw no snow and then, within a couple of hours, what did you see? basically whiteout conditions. you looked out the window and couldn t hardly see outside. reporter: the massive storm leading to blizzard warnings in at least eight states. 30-mile-per-hour wind gusts in parts of indiana and ohio. slippery roads and poor visibility across the heartland blamed for the deaths of at least six people. in oklahoma, icy roads forced some frustrated drivers to follow a plow truck just to have a clear path. in little rock, freezing temperatures snapped power lines, leaving many in the dark. my friend is out of electricity and out of heat. i come