Snow Day!! Again!!

Blue Hill Public Schools tops a short list of area schools closed this morning on the names running across the screen of the Television. Silver Lake is also on that list. Many others choose to start two hours late. It seems Blue Hill was the center of the snow storm that hit the area yesterday afternoon. The snow fell on pavement that had been warmed by the higher temperatures of the previous several days, it then melted and refroze, creating a treacherous layer of ice that made travel extremely dangerous. A very serious pile up of vehicles happened on I 80 near Seward and officials in Hastings were very busy taking care of the "fender benders" around the city. Early afternoon, yesterday, there were white out conditions, making just being able to see across the street in Blue Hill nearly impossible. When school was dismissed at around 3:30 p.m. school officials were concerned for the safety of the students and had those students that drove inform parents before they began their trip home. The local motel quickly filled up with travelers who choose not to continue on their way but sit the storm out. With a little Debbie's truck overturned north of town and a Pepsi truck off the road to the south that seemed to many like the thing to do. Some commuters who live in Blue Hill but work in Hastings decided to find a place and just stay in Hastings rather than face the slick roads and dangerous white out conditions. Those that made the trip home shared on facebook details of their white knuckled trips home seeing cars and trucks that had slid off the road. The weatherman has again forecast snow for today. Local roads crews are out now cleaning the snow from the roads but the clouds are keeping the sun at bay, and mother nature may have more in store. The snow is light and a good wind could move a lot of it around.