Pittsburgh Snowstorm - January 11, 2011 - Janurary 12, 2011
Since there’s nothing better to do in Boring Pittsburgh than document the weather, here is a brief summary of the snowstorm of 1-11-11.
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CreationRex over at CMU engaging in an epic snowball battle
While everyone was crying about the blizzard, a little bit of snow wasn’t stopping Creation Rex from having fun. The students at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh were being boring, so he took a stroll all the way over to CMU to see “how the smartypants were doing”. He found fun all right… a massive snowball fight with 15 against 1!
Who do you think won the battle?
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How's My Street road condition map
The snow plows are doing a lousy job of clearing the streets, don’t wait for the news to tell you which streets are ok. CityZenMobile recently launched a free service called How’s My Street that allows you to instantly report road conditions and snow removal progress in Pittsburgh. Perfect timing in light of the blizzard and countless unplowed streets!
How’s My Street was invented by the creators of YinzCam and iBurgh. It’s easy to use and does a great job of spreading the word about which streets are passable or not passable. Just find your street on the map, click, then fill out the report. Your report is sent to Twitter so all of the @howsmystreet followers are automatically notified of local road conditions.
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National Guard called in to help with the blizzard in Pittsburgh
On Monday, the mayor of Pittsburgh welcomed the National Guard to help out in the aftermath of the 2010 Blizzard. About 300 troops were called upon to assist the city’s public safety workers. In addition to lending a helping hand, Humvees have been seen patrolling the streets of city neighborhoods.
This might not be the worst winter storm in Pittsburgh’s history, but it might be the first time the military was called in because of snow. According to the original news report by KDKA, Mayor Luke Ravenstahl said:
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Or should we say the meteorologists in the Burgh are aren’t as funny as Jim Kosek when they deliver the weather report. We thought Pittsburghers were freaked out about the snow! People in Baltimore must be going bananas! Speaking of bananas, just picture Giant Eagle if this guy was forecasting the blizzard on KDKA or WTAE…
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The The Blizzard of 2010, part 2 is on the way… are you ready? We are expected to see a second wave of about 8-10 inches! As if Pittsburgh doesn’t already have more snow than we can handle – the weather is so bad, even the snow plows aren’t coming out.
What are your plans for the next blast of the blizz?
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