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Heavy snow, erce winds cause widespread closures in Tri-County Area Ameren reports thousands of power outages in area, with the majority in Tazewell Rapidly deteriorating driving conditions prove difcult even for plows
Ardis urges patience with cleanup effort
Mayor says people should stay at home if possible
BY JOHN SHARP
OF THE JOURNAL STAR
PEORIA The public should
temper their expectations regarding snow removal, Mayor Jim Ardis said Tuesday . The mayor, speaking during a news conference ahead of announcing County Administrator Patrick Urich as the next city manager, said its important to manage expectations when events like the snowstorm that hit Peoria on Tuesday occur. The city is not properly equipped with manpower and equipment to move two feet of snow in a matter of hours, Ardis said. The cost to have that equipment and maintain it when you only use it once every maybe, 30 or 40 or 50 years , does not make sense. Ardis added, people need to understand it will take time
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Shoppers at the Kroger store in Washington found blizzard conditions when heading to their cars in the parking lot. Snow with high winds began Tuesday afternoon.
hen the sun went down Tuesday in central Illinois, the wind picked up, whipping snow around and making driving almost impossible. The whiteout that resulted led even plow drivers to surrender temporarily . Hours before, schools throughout the region, including District 150 in Peoria, canceled classes and activities and were to
remain closed Wednesday . Weve got blizzard conditions just about everywhere except maybe down in the southeast, where theyve got an ice storm currently , Dan Smith, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service ofce in Lincoln, said Tuesday . We dont need that. Snows bad enough. But the ice is worse. Roughly 9 inches of snow
Blowing snow hampers visibility along War Memorial Drive as Peoria street crews try to keep up with the onslaught of snow Tuesday.
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The snow has got to go somewhere
Snow plow drivers grapple with unusual demands
BY DAVE HANEY
OF THE JOURNAL STAR
Please see SNOW, Page A9
BY JOURNAL STAR STAFF
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See a list of area closures. Page A5 See list of area storm shelters. Page B3
Phil Luciano: Past blizzards in area dwarf the one were experiencing now. Local, B1
2,000 miles: Massive system covers more than 2,000 miles in U.S. Page A5
Snow day: See how some readers spent their day while snowed in. A10
Follow updates on the blizzard throughout the day and see more photos at pjstar.com.
PEORIA If its snowing, Raul Araya of Peoria is either working or sleeping before his next shift. Thats the life of a Public VIDEO REPORT: Works emRide along ployee behind the wheel of a with a plow giant snowplow driver at during winter. pjstar.com. And as the start of what could be more than a foot and a half of snow or more began to fall Tuesday morning, that also Please see PLOW, Page A10
MUBARAK WONT RUN FOR RE-ELECTION
Egyptian president says he wants to nish term and see peaceful transfer of power. NATION, A2
HEALTHY COOKING CLASS
Area woman whose revamped dietary habits were inspired by a movie shares her experience and food ideas in cooking class. TASTE, C1
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