Posted on 05/03/2008 2:48:07 PM PDT by rdl6989
Rapid City mayor Alan Hanks is telling residents to stay home and be safe today, and authorities in the Northern Hills and Rapid City closed off traffic completely except for emergencies. Please, stay off the roads until the weather clears. The wind is still gusting to 50 mph with heavy snow, he said. There are very few businesses that are going to open, so take a day off and enjoy it.
Meanwhile, police said they would cite any motorists who got stuck in the numerous drifts citywide and were traveling on any non-essential business.
Wind gusts in Rapid City were clocked in excess of 65 mph and are expected to continue at least through the morning and likely into the afternoon.
Some city snowplows were already on the roads. The plan is to clear main arteries, major intersections, emergency routes and other hazardous areas.
We will be working on Rushmore Road, Omaha and Fifth St., Hanks said.
Private snow removal contractors out in the snow said the high winds and heavy snow made removal efforts near futile.
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You know the game is rigged when the scorekeepers turn into cheerleaders.
At this rate Florida will become polar bear habitat soon.
My daughter and I visited Mount Rushmore yesterday, then drove up to Rapid City and got onto the interstate - and off of it, as quickly as we could. What an adventure for folks from Georgia!
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