with snow still falling, so they expect at least 10 inches, but we're within a few hours of the end of the snow. My friend got home, but he had to walk from the closest major artery; even the road that he lives off of, which is a snow route, was snow covered, and the bus driver wouldn't go up it. Neither of us is sure of what to do for tomorrow. He may have to walk back to the same bus stop if it's still as bad, and he doesn't have winter boots--tennis shoes don't do so well in this. I may be taking the bus myself, because I suspect the roads will still be difficult at best.
Fortunately most people are staying off the roads at this point. The authorities have asked people to not go out on the road unless it is absolutely necessary, particularly as it gets dark and visibility will be even worse. As it is, you can't see the lanes on the circle around Lexington, or on the interstates, and a lot of people have gotten stuck and had to hoof it out of there. Tomorrow should be cold, but after that temperatures are going to plummet. We're looking at -11 degrees Fahrenheit (air temperature, not wind chill) Thursday morning, for example. So it's not like the snow is going to melt, and the road treatments are less effective as the temperatures go down.
The airport has had all flights cancelled. Our governor has declared a state-wide emergency. About the only good thing about this snow is it is a high-ratio, powdery and light, so it's not impacting trees and power lines. So I haven't heard of electricity outages at least. Since midnight, the police have been called to over 30 accidents, five of which sent people to the hospital, and assisted over 300 cars stuck and that sort of thing. We're not at an emergency level yet. All city offices are shut down tomorrow. They are discouraging those who don't have to drive tomorrow to do so.
I don't think I'll be driving tomorrow. We'll see if I can make it to work.
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