Inches of Snow Means State of Emergency in NC


	Inches of Snow Means State of Emergency in NC

jamesgrimes

1-20-2009 2:51 PM

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NC's Governor Perdue has declared a state of emergency enabling certain things to happen to help the people of North Carolina get through the weather.

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/ce181d86-ac58-4bec-93c2-b7d77eab2963/020060D0-07FA-47B2-992F-D04A711961D6/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/4351015/" href="http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/4351015/" style="font-size: 11px;">www.wral.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/4351015/"><P><SPAN class="dateline">Raleigh, N.C. — </SPAN>Gov. Beverly Perdue declared a state of emergency Tuesday as authorities struggled to respond to crashes on the state's slick roadways and <A href="http://www.wral.com/news/local/image_gallery/4351843/">children romped in the snow.</A></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/4351015/"><P>By declaring the emergency, Perdue can call on the national guard for help, if need be. Her declaration also activates the state's Emergency Operations Center.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/4351015/"><P>Authorities urged drivers to stay off the roads, which were tricky to navigate in some areas due to snowy and icy conditions. Rural roads, overpasses and bridges were among the most dangerous.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/4351015/"><P>"It's gonna be slippery out there. It's gonna be slick," said Steve Halsey, a maintenance engineer with the North Carolina Department of Transportation.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/4351015/"><P>DOT officials said they are "very concerned" about Wednesday's driving conditions and the possibility of black ice. WRAL traffic reporter Brian Shrader mirrored that sentiment.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/4351015/"><P>"You could run across a slick spot at any point," Shrader said. "The morning commute (Wednesday) is going to be a real mess."</P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/020060D0-07FA-47B2-992F-D04A711961D6/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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