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| Topic Started: Dec 21 2006, 01:18 PM (157 Views) | |
| Loveandbeloved | Dec 21 2006, 01:18 PM Post #1 |
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Colorado Blizzard Strands Thousands By KIM NGUYEN, Associated Press Writer 2 hours ago Traffic along southbound Interstate 25 toward Denver at the ... DENVER - The Denver area was motionless for a second day Thursday. City streets were empty, nothing moved at the airport but the thousands of stranded travelers, long stretches of highway were impassable, even the mail couldn't get through after a powerful blizzard dumped 2 feet of snow on the region. "It feels like I'm a refugee," said Lisa Maurer, a University of Wyoming student who was stuck at the Denver airport as she tried to make her way home to Germany. Some 4,700 people hunkered down with her overnight at Denver International Airport after all flights there were canceled. The runways weren't likely to reopen until Thursday night, airport spokesman Steve Snyder said. More than 30 inches of snow fell in the mountains, and up to 2 feet fell in the Denver metro area Wednesday and early Thursday. A snowstorm also dumped up to 18 inches on parts of New Mexico, glazing roads with ice and forcing some schools to close Wednesday, and the National Weather Service warned that another storm was taking aim at the state Friday night and Saturday. Denver, Colorado Springs and other cities along the Rocky Mountain Front Range remained virtual ghost towns Thursday morning after workers slipped and slid their way home on Wednesday and stayed there. The wind-whipped snow was finally expected to taper off in Colorado on Thursday afternoon. Parts of Nebraska and Kansas were also getting snow and ice, but farther east, warmer temperatures meant even Chicago was only forecast to get heavy rain as the storm moved through. In Colorado's socked-in eastern half, though, few travelers were going anywhere. The Colorado Springs airport reopened and some airlines were flying, but getting there was nearly impossible. Bus and light rail service in a six-county region around Denver was suspended. The State Patrol reported a rash of collisions but no fatalities. Gov. Bill Owens declared a state of emergency and activated the National Guard, which assisted dozens of motorists on the highways around Denver and delivered diapers, formula and bottled water to the airport. more at link.. http://www.comcast.net/news/national/index...qh=itn_blizzard
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| simple simon | Dec 23 2006, 09:30 PM Post #2 |
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We heard about this here in britain - ffor several days we've had fog chaos, with hundreds of flights cancelled, and our TV news used the blizzards in Colorado as a way to show us that there are others worse off! Thankfully all is now OK here, and hopefully eveyone will get to where they want to be for Xmas. Simon |
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| Miss Scarlett | Dec 24 2006, 01:42 PM Post #3 |
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Hey Everybody All I could think of when I saw the storm in Denver was how awful it would be to be stuck in that creepy airport for a couple of days Hey Simon Purpleaura is in the UK right now visiting her family. Maybe you'll run into each other! If you hang around places like Stonehenge and Glastonbury you just might see her. I wish you all a very Merry Christmas (am I allowed to say that? ) and a healthy and happy 2007!
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| simple simon | Dec 24 2006, 04:23 PM Post #4 |
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Thanks Miss Scarlet. I send greetings for happy holidays and all the best for 2007 to you too. Glastonbury and Stonehenge are something like 4 hours drive away from here. Although I like visiting them it is very unlikely that I will be doing so over the next few weeks. I only have a few days off work, basically Xmas day, Boxing Day, New Years Day and possibly the Friday between them too. I arranged things at work so that I *must* go in on Wednesday, and probably on Thursday too. As much as I dearly want the time off because my boss does not pay me for days I am away I had to do my 'bakers' impersonation (aka: kneed the dough LOL) and make sure that I get at least one more day's pay over the holidays by arranging a specific job for me to be done on the Wednesday, instead of rushing to complete it last week. I have a tax bill due at the end of January, and I need every penny I can earn to make sure I have the funds to pay it. Shame really, as otherwise a 10 day period off work would have been nice! (10 days including weekends). Ah well, maybe next year - when it will probably be 11 days, as Xmas day & New Years Day are on Tuesdays. Happy Holidays! Simon |
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| Loveandbeloved | Dec 29 2006, 04:10 PM Post #5 |
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Holy smokes, that area got clobbered again... Denver Gets Blitzed by Another Snowstorm By CHASE SQUIRES, Associated Press Writer 5 hours ago DENVER - The second major snow storm in a week pounded Colorado on Friday, burying the foothills under another 2 feet of snow, shutting down highways and forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights at the Denver airport. The storm stretched across the Rocky Mountains into the western Plains, where the National Weather Service warned that the gusting wind could whip up blinding whiteouts. Colorado Gov. Bill Owens again declared a statewide disaster, putting the National Guard on standby as areas west of Denver got 28 inches of snow Thursday and early Friday. In the city, more than a foot of snow had fallen by morning and another foot was expected. United Airlines and Frontier Airlines, the largest carriers at Denver International Airport, canceled 513 flights starting Thursday through Friday morning, trimming their schedules to ease congestion from weather delays. "Right now, we're planning to operate a full schedule starting at noon," United spokeswoman Robin Urbanski said early Friday. While last week's blizzard dumped nearly 2 feet of snow in about 24 hours, making it impossible for airport and highway plows to keep up, snow from the new storm was expected to stretch over about three days. The metro area's light rail trains, buses and public transit all planned to run on their regular schedules Friday. Maintenance crews covered Denver streets with deicer, but offices still closed early and residents stocked up on groceries. Interstate 70, the main east-west highway through the state, was closed early Friday between Denver and the Kansas line. Greyhound canceled all trips out of Denver on Friday and more cancelations could follow. With memories fresh of the 4,700 stranded holiday travelers and backed up flights around the country last week, New Year's travelers jammed the airport Thursday trying to get out of Colorado while they still could. Managers at the nation's fifth-busiest airport drew up snowplowing plans, and airlines urged ticket-holders to get early flights or wait until after the storm. Chris Malmay of San Diego hoped to spend a long holiday with family in Colorado, but because of the first storm, he couldn't reach Denver until Christmas Eve. On Thursday, his flight back to California was canceled because of the second storm. "It's been crazy," Malmay said as he waited to board a plane Friday. "I'm saying, 'Please let me go back where it's sunny. You won't get snowed in, I promise.'" The airport and airlines called in extra workers, and security lines moved relatively quickly. But long lines formed at ticket counters as travelers tried to adjust their plans. The Frontier line snaked across the cavernous terminal, weaving behind the lines of ticket counters on the other side of the building. Frontier waived its usual change fee to encourage passengers to catch earlier flights. "Let's try and get as many people out ahead of the storm as we can," Frontier spokesman Joe Hodas said. After running out of bedding for stranded passengers during the first storm, airport managers lined up cots and blankets and urged food vendors to ensure they had plenty of supplies on hand. In New Mexico, Interstate 40 remained closed Friday morning from Albuquerque to Santa Rosa, with numerous crashes were reported after a storm swept through. Residents of Cheyenne, Wyo., also braced for another snowstorm. Heavy snow began falling around dusk, and forecasters said up to a foot was expected. In California, a powerful winter storm left tens of thousands of people without power as winds gusted to near-hurricane force. Forecasters warned of dangerous winds, with gusts over 70 mph, through Friday morning in the valleys and mountain passes. ___ Associated Press writers Dan Elliott and Don Mitchell contributed to this report. ***Hope everyone is safe and secure. |
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| simple simon | Dec 29 2006, 06:35 PM Post #6 |
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yes well its become very windy in parts of Britain again - especially those areas which were very windy a couple of weeks ago. Looks like a stormy New Years Eve is on the cards. Simon |
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