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Published: December 20, 2008 12:47 am    print this story  

WEATHER: Winter hits with a vengeance, causing rough driving



Lockport Union-Sun & Journal

Even though the calendar says winter doesn’t start until Sunday, the season hit with a vengeance early Friday morning, with blowing snow causing headaches for drivers across the area.

The storm hit just as the day was beginning, and school districts throughout the area canceled classes. For most students, Friday was the last day before the holiday break.

By mid-afternoon, the snow was falling at a rate of about 1 inch per hour, according to the National Weather Service.

The Starpoint Central School District, unlike surrounding districts, did not close, but as the weather got worse, classes were canceled and students were bused home starting about 10 a.m.

In Lockport, a driving ban was placed in effect until 12:01 a.m. this morning.

Sheriff’s deputies, city police and local fire crews responded to several reports of disabled vehicles and cars in ditches.

A vehicle off the road at Upper Mountain Road and Route 31 about 5 p.m. caused a traffic backup during the evening commute.

The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for Lockport, including a warning for heavy snow and winds around 26 mph, gusting to 38 mph.

Snow totals were estimated at 8 to 14 inches into this morning.

Northeast winds between 15 and 25 mph were expected across much of the region, especially near Lake Ontario, which raised the risk for blowing and drifting snow.

Today’s forecast calls for a 40 percent chance of precipitation. The storm is expected to taper off, and the National Weather Service forecast a half-inch of snow for the day.

More snow is expected to fall tonight and Sunday, with an 80 percent chance of precipitation Sunday.

Contact reporter April Amadon at 439-9222, ext. 6251.

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Joe Eberle/Staff Photographer Lockport, NY - Lockport resident, Al Edmister, tries to find a spot to pile his driveway snow after the storm hit Friday. None/ (Click for larger image)


Joe Eberle/Staff Photographer Lockport, NY - NY Dept. of Transportation plow does its best to keep up with the nearly one foot of snow that fell on Campbell Blvd. None/ (Click for larger image)


Joe Eberle/Staff Photographer Lockport, NY - Lockport DPW does its best to keep up with the nearly one foot of snow that fell on the area. None/ (Click for larger image)


Joe Eberle/Staff Photographer Lockport, NY - Lockport DPW does its best to keep up with the nearly one foot of snow that fell on the area. None/ (Click for larger image)


Joe Eberle/Staff Photographer Lockport, NY - A snowy walk. Lockport resident, Roy Fry, maneuvers his walker down Main St. among the snow drifts. None/ (Click for larger image)


Joe Eberle/Staff Photographer Lockport, NY - Family affair. Mom, Liz Leshold, center, and her daughters, Sara, 10, and Hannah, 8, make the best of the snow storm at their Elmwood Ave. home. None/ (Click for larger image)


The driver of an SUV struggles to get out of a snowdrift on Lincoln Avenue on Friday. STEPHEN WALLACE/CONTRIBUTOR/ (Click for larger image)


Terry’s Corners volunteer fire crews responded to a cement truck rollover Friday afternoon on Chestnut Ridge Road. The truck was carrying more than 100,000 pounds of cement when it slid off the road. The driver was not injured. STEPHEN WALLACE/CONTRIBUTOR/ (Click for larger image)


Terry’s Corners volunteer fire crews responded to a cement truck rollover Friday afternoon on Chestnut Ridge Road. The truck was carrying more than 100,000 pounds of cement when it slid off the road. The driver was not injured. STEPHEN WALLACE/CONTRIBUTOR/ (Click for larger image)



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