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Wednesday, January 19, 2000
Snowstorm Causes Accidents, Delays Across State
From the N.C. Outer Banks
to Burlington, snowfall
caused hundreds of schools
and businesses to close.
By Courtney Hathaway
Senior Writer
Mother Nature showed a rare side to
North Carolinians on Tuesday, dumping
as much as a foot of snow in parts of the
state and leaving behind a trail of car
wrecks and closings.
And worries might not be over, as
officials feared Tuesday that overnight
temperatures would make for a danger
ous morning commute.
Meanwhile, forecasters are still track
ing the possibility of another snowfall
early Thursday morning.
I'his prompted hundreds of business
es, schools and local governments to
close their doors again today.
Tuesday’s brush with Old Man
Winter was the first significant snowfall
since a major storm in 1996 that para
lyzed the state under a blanket of snow
and sheets of ice.
Phil Badgett, meteorologist at the
Raleigh National Weather Service, said
Winston-Salem reported 6 inches of
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get rather slick, especially overnight,”
Yeaman said. “We should start seeing
some improvements, though, by the
afternoon.”
Chapel Hill emergency management
officials worked around the clock
Tuesday in an attempt to improve icy
road conditions, but they warned that
roads were still unsafe to drive on
overnight.
In preparation for the possible re
freezing of many road surfaces, Public
Works Director Bruce Heflin said crews
had been working since the first flakes
hit Chapel Hill.
"Everybody is trying to help each
other out,” he said. “We are spreading
sand and salt on the primary streets and
then gradually working our way to sec
ondary roads.”
Lt. Marsha Gale of the Chapel Hill
Police Department said police, fire and
public works officials were keeping each
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snow, while Stokes County reported 10
inches and Yadkin County and Surry
County both reported 7 inches.
Closer to home, he said there were 3
to 4 inches of snow in Burlington and 1
to 3 inches in both Wake and Durham
counties.
“The most reported snowfall was in
the northwest (part of North Carolina},”
Badgett said.
“Even at the coast they were hit.
There was less than an inch at Cape
Hatteras, which is pretty unbelievable.”
The storm resulted in hundreds of
closings and delays around the state.
N.C. Central
University, UNC-
Wilmington and
UNC-Greensboro
all closed Tuesday
Although the
N.C. DOT urged
residents not to
drive Tuesday, a
large number of
accidents were
reported in Wake
“Even at the coast they were
hit. There was less than an inch
at Cape Hatteras, which is
pretty unbelievable. ”
Phil Badgett
Meteorologist
County.
Raleigh police Officer C. D. Smith
said there had been too many accidents
and collisions to track.
He said there had been at least 150
accidents reported in Wake County by
other updated on the status of road sur
faces susceptible to ice.
“We have been physically checking
bridges and keeping progress of the
roads,” she said.
“But traffic accidents always rise in
these situations.”
By Tuesday afternoon in Chapel Hill,
Gale said several minor wrecks had
occurred, but only one accident
involved injury.
“We recom
mend that no one
go out (on the
roads),” she said.
Capt. John
Butler of the
Carrboro Police
Department said
Carrboro had dealt
with few automo
bile accidents
“We have been checking bridges
and keeping progress of the
roads ... accidents always rise
in these situations. ”
Lr. Marsha Gale
Chapel Hill Police Department
Tuesday.
“A few cars got stuck, but we knew
this was coming,” he said.
“There were no major accidents dur
ing the day because it was mainly snow.”
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State Wakes Up to Snow
noon Tuesday.
Although the weather would be clear
ing, he said the low Tuesday night was
expected to be about 20 degrees.
Badgett said warmer conditions today
would produce quite a bit of melting.
“There’s a 40 percent chance of light
rain (tonight),” he said. “But it doesn’t
look like we’ll have a repeat.”
Doug Hoehler, meteorologist at the
National Weather Service in
Wilmington, also said conditions were
likely to improve.
“There may still be some light freez
ing rain,” Hoehler said. “But the signifi-
cant part of the
storm is over.”
He said
Wilmington
received 1.1 inches
of snow.
Although many
people seemed
surprised, he said it
was less than the
average of 2
inches.
“It’s not out of the ordinary,” he said.
“But when it happens, it seems that
way.”
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Butler said he was mostly concerned
with roads becoming icy at night, but he
said he was hopeful that they would
become more passable Wednesday
afternoon.
Transporting Chapel Hill-Carrboro
schoolchildren to classes was not a prob
lem Tuesday, as they already had the
day off because of a regularly scheduled
teacher workday.
Despite the pos
sibility of
improved road
conditions this
afternoon, school
officials decided
late Tuesday to
cancel classes for
students on
Wednesday.
Assistant
Superintendent
Steve Scroggs said Tuesday’s frigid tem
peratures kept roads unfit for cars and
buses to travel to area schools.
“I drove around and checked the
roads out myself (on Tuesday after-
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UNC junior Matt Crawley launches a snowball Tuesday morning during one of many campus battles.
Although classes remained in session, students across campus found time to play in the snow.
noon),” he said.
“There just wasn’t enough slush off
the roads.”
While school buses will not be run
ning today, Chapel Hill Transit employ
ee Scott McClellan said certain city bus
routes would be open, although the
buses had experienced problems early
Tuesday morning and some routes had
been closed all day Tuesday.
“Our key concern is being able to
operate the buses safely,” he said. “We
are expecting delays (today), but I think
people understand that.”
McClellan said problems similar to
Tuesday’s slushy mess would most like
ly inhibit bus service.
“We know when it’s not safe,” he
said.
“Hopefully people realize that buses
are not going to have an easier time
(compared to other vehicles).”
The City Editor can be reached
at citydesk@unc.edu.
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in Hillsborough in lieu of a $125,000
secured bond.
Brittian’s first appearance in court
was scheduled for Tuesday, but weath
er conditions caused courts to close and
the hearing to be delayed, so a trial date
has not been set.
Cousins said the rape occurred on the
east side of Chapel Hill, but police were
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UNC student Kevin Leder tubes through the snow at Ridgehaven
Townhomes on Tuesday. He was unable to get to campus for class.
not releasing any information concern
ing exactly where the rape took place.
Cousins said police charged Brittian
with two counts of first-degree kidnap
ping because although the victim was
not taken anywhere, she was still held
against her will.
“We are not releasing many details
about the victim except that she was not
physically injured during the attack.”
The City Editor can be reached
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occasional student who ended up pros
trate on the slick bricks.
At several times during the day,
snowball fights erupted outside of the
library as students used the rare weath
er to jokingly pummel passers-by.
But the muddy slush on the streets
was too much for some public transit.
Public Safety Assistant Director Ray
Magyar said some Chapel Hill buses and
the U-bus experienced delays Tuesday
morning; resuming operation by mid
day. UNC does not run the buses.
As of Tuesday night, UNC was oper
ating under Condition 11 of the adverse
weather policy. This policy states,
“Critical employees should report to
work. Other employees should consid
er campus conditions and law enforce
ment reports of road conditions before
deciding to come to work.”
Students can find updates on UNC
media.
No matter today’s conditions, students
appreciated the presence of the seldom
seen powder. Courtney Quinn, a junior
from Virginia Beach, used the opportu
nity for a few extra winks. “I really
enjoyed sleeping late,” she said. “But I
almost fell down on the way to school.”
The University Editor can be reached
at udesk@unc.edu.
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