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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 2015-01-14, Page 1inline www.Iucknowsentinel.com The 51.50 HST included PM40064683R07656 Lucknow Sentinel www.lucknowsentinel.com Wednesday, January 14, 2015 The Storm that Stayed Valerie Gillies Editor, Lucknow Sentinel Many people got an extended Christmas vacation from Mother Nature this past week. The storm was in full force with snow, the cold- est temperatures of the winter, winds and slippery roads when the work week started on Monday, January 5, 2015. There was some movement on Tuesday, which was the only day that many schools were able to be open. Tuesday night the snows began again and wreaked havoc on almost all of Southwestern Ontario right through into Saturday, January 10 with more of the messy stuff expected on Monday as of time of printing. Valerie Gillies/Lucknow Sentinel During a relatively clear part of the afternoon it was evident by the messy roads and the snow pile in Knechtel's Food Mart in Lucknow that there had been a lot come down in less than 3 days at the beginning of the storm. January 7, 2015. Valerie Gillies/Lucknow Sentinel Most of the area roads were closed on Wednesday, January 7, 2015. This was how it looked in the afternoon looking along Bruce County Road #1 from the north towards the main corner at Hwy #86 in Lucknow. Valerie Gillies/Lucknow Sentinel Visibility was poor most of the first full week of January. Roads were snow covered and slippery. This is Wheeler Street in Lucknow at noon looking east across Bruce County Rd. #1 toward the bridge. January 7, 2015. TA f ii r 'rte. i „.111r' Storm Disruptions The Human Factor inline www.Iucknowsentinel.com The 51.50 HST included PM40064683R07656 Lucknow Sentinel www.lucknowsentinel.com Wednesday, January 14, 2015 The Storm that Stayed Valerie Gillies Editor, Lucknow Sentinel Many people got an extended Christmas vacation from Mother Nature this past week. The storm was in full force with snow, the cold- est temperatures of the winter, winds and slippery roads when the work week started on Monday, January 5, 2015. There was some movement on Tuesday, which was the only day that many schools were able to be open. Tuesday night the snows began again and wreaked havoc on almost all of Southwestern Ontario right through into Saturday, January 10 with more of the messy stuff expected on Monday as of time of printing. Valerie Gillies/Lucknow Sentinel During a relatively clear part of the afternoon it was evident by the messy roads and the snow pile in Knechtel's Food Mart in Lucknow that there had been a lot come down in less than 3 days at the beginning of the storm. January 7, 2015. Valerie Gillies/Lucknow Sentinel Most of the area roads were closed on Wednesday, January 7, 2015. This was how it looked in the afternoon looking along Bruce County Road #1 from the north towards the main corner at Hwy #86 in Lucknow. Valerie Gillies/Lucknow Sentinel Visibility was poor most of the first full week of January. Roads were snow covered and slippery. This is Wheeler Street in Lucknow at noon looking east across Bruce County Rd. #1 toward the bridge. January 7, 2015.