Nearly 600 traffic police helped to enforce the ordinance. The National Weather Service yesterday displayed it's latest gadget to combat wicked weather, the 786 processor IBM sp. Capital A brief burst of snow surprised residents of Washington D.C. yesterday leaving traffic snarled for miles around the bustling city. Road crews had been unprepared for nasty conditions so falling snow instantly turned roadways into an icy hell. Some commuters that left work at 5PM had not returned home nearly 6 hours later.
More snow is in the forecast for tomorrow.
Arctic Cold Invades Northeast Residents of New England received a harsh taste of winter yesterday as strong winds pushed wind chills into the -50 range in some areas. The frigid cold is expected to last through the week giving residents who had become accustomed to warm winter days a not so gentle reminder that it is January. It is raining fire and ash with a thick heavy cloud of poisonous gas across portions of Guatemala this morning. The volcano known as Pacaya erupted yesterday about 21 miles from the capital of Guatemala City. At least 50 were injured by the blast and several thousand were forced to evacuate.