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National Guard, Salvation Army Helping People Stranded On Turnpike
CBS Pittburgh ^ | 1-23 | CBSPit

Posted on 01/23/2016 4:02:34 PM PST by tcrlaf

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To: Daniel Ramsey

I grew up 65 mi from Pittsburgh and never got a snow day off in mylife there LOL, and brother I have seen some snow!
I have seen 168 inches in southern Az in a season.


21 posted on 01/23/2016 4:24:55 PM PST by mylife
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To: RegulatorCountry
but the best for snowballs, snowmen and snow forts.

Forts win wars!


22 posted on 01/23/2016 4:25:05 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: RegulatorCountry

Yuppers


23 posted on 01/23/2016 4:25:58 PM PST by mylife
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To: tcrlaf

This morning a young female weekend shift reporter (Melanie something) from WPXI (channel 11) in Pittsburgh ventured to the Bedford TPike exit—she had a bunch of teens, from Nebraska, on air with her. The teens were inspiring—they were already 17 hours on the bus back from DC from the Right to Life March, but they were so upbeat and one young girl said to the affect that she “offered up” her inconvenience of the storm “for the babies to be born.” She was just a faithfilled young woman speaking eloquently. I was impressed that the station and reporter LET them speak in several segments.

And the Duquesne Dukes men’s bball team was stuck too...I was told they were sheltering a couple stranded families on their bus (they had room).

What a mess...the TPike, by Allegheny Tunnels is really an engineering feat when you consider the topography.


24 posted on 01/23/2016 4:28:55 PM PST by PennsylvaniaMom ( Just because you are paranoid, it doesn't mean they aren't out to get you...)
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To: longfellowsmuse

Their parents and your parish should be very proud! They were so upbeat when interviewed. #WellDone!


25 posted on 01/23/2016 4:31:06 PM PST by PennsylvaniaMom ( Just because you are paranoid, it doesn't mean they aren't out to get you...)
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To: tcrlaf

That’s totally awesome. Those kids will remember this trip forever. I’m sure they enjoyed that mass more than any they have had in church.


26 posted on 01/23/2016 4:31:21 PM PST by mia
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To: RegulatorCountry
My poor father couldn't wait for spring LOL

I was the original Calvin when it came to show art.


27 posted on 01/23/2016 4:32:34 PM PST by mylife
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To: mia

Amen


28 posted on 01/23/2016 4:33:17 PM PST by mylife
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To: tcrlaf

The PA Turnpike is ripe for this kind of chaos. For one thing, it runs through higher elevations in the Allegheny Mountains where it snows a lot. To make matter worse, much of the highway was built on a former railroad right-of-way so it is very narrow. I think the longest distance between interchanges is 36 miles, and when you drive along that stretch you have a concrete barrier on your left and lots of hills and ridges on your right.


29 posted on 01/23/2016 4:35:49 PM PST by Alberta's Child (My mama said: "To get things done, you'd better not mess with Major Tom.")
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To: tcrlaf

Broadcastify Turnpike police feed:

http://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/5887/web


30 posted on 01/23/2016 4:36:11 PM PST by tcrlaf (They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
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To: tcrlaf

When reality hits the fan..

Here’s hoping they can minimize casualties. Thank goodness a Siberian express was not attached.


31 posted on 01/23/2016 4:36:37 PM PST by NormsRevenge (SEMPER FI!! - Monthly Donors Rock!!)
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To: mylife
Actually, people in Pennsylvania are quite well prepared for winter. On the ridges, our winters are as bad as anyone's. [And many of these people are heading across the state to other places.]

The problem is, this blizzard was forecast to miss most of PA, affecting mostly areas west of Harrisburg. The Weather Channel's terrible forecast was typical: On Thursday night, when they were predicting "snowmaggedon" for New York and DC, they told us we would get <1 inch, probably a "dusting" sometime on Saturday. Yesterday afternoon, they predicted <1 inch after 10 PM Friday night, and 1-3 inches in the early hours of Saturday AM.

I came back from the Y at 9 PM last night in a complete white-out. This morning, I looked out my windows to see a "dusting" 10 inches deep.

32 posted on 01/23/2016 4:37:20 PM PST by FredZarguna (You did not see what I did there.)
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To: tcrlaf
I am presently texting to a ‘relative’ stuck on a bus on this stretch of highway...
33 posted on 01/23/2016 4:38:02 PM PST by Just mythoughts (Jesus said Luke 17:32 Remember Lot's wife.)
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ABC7 Chicago News

More than two dozen students from Griffith, Ind., are stuck Saturday afternoon on a bus in a blizzard on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, just south of Pittsburgh.


34 posted on 01/23/2016 4:38:16 PM PST by tcrlaf (They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
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Per the scanner, they have finally gotten 3 school buses up to the tunnel, and are loading them now.


35 posted on 01/23/2016 4:41:01 PM PST by tcrlaf (They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
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To: RginTN
Question, why weren’t these highways shut down. All knew a big snow event was coming

Answer: your premise is false. The "big snow event" was not predicted to ONLY skim PA in the far north and far east. My experience [post #32] was very typical.

The most mountainous areas of PA -- described in the article -- were not predicted to have ANY snow AT ALL.

36 posted on 01/23/2016 4:41:42 PM PST by FredZarguna (You did not see what I did there.)
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To: FredZarguna

Indeed! We were supposed to get 1-3 TOTAL...and have about 14 inches (snow stopped around 2pm).


37 posted on 01/23/2016 4:42:53 PM PST by PennsylvaniaMom ( Just because you are paranoid, it doesn't mean they aren't out to get you...)
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To: mylife

Prayers offered up.


38 posted on 01/23/2016 4:43:15 PM PST by Ciexyz
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To: FredZarguna; All
Another pic of the highway mass


39 posted on 01/23/2016 4:45:19 PM PST by tcrlaf (They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
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To: Alberta's Child
Every road in PA that runs East-West more than about 100 miles will run through the higher elevations; the ridges are endless, and most of the time we don't shut down roads for any reason.

NOAA/NWS screwed these people over. You're right about the PA turnpike, but this has nothing to do with narrow roads or bad grades.

40 posted on 01/23/2016 4:45:23 PM PST by FredZarguna (You did not see what I did there.)
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