Pacitalia
27-11-2006, 06:25
From PNN.pc
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In a surprising weather phenomenon, average
temperatures in southwestern Pacitalia dropped low
enough to induce mass snowfall. The inclement
conditions made driving dangerous, compounded
by Pacitalians' inability to drive in snowy weather.
Freak snowstorm dumps record 35cm fall on Timiocato
Emergency crews respond to traffic accidents, and cardiac arrests from snow shovelling,
while power crews work to restore electrical feed to 9,5 million customers
TIMIOCATO -- The odds of Pacitalia experiencing the fall of even one snowflake in a calendar year are probably close to one in a million. But residents of Pacitalia's capital city and its surrounding metropolitan region are cooped up in their homes tonight, staring wonderingly out their windows at the product of a freak snowstorm that has dumped nearly 35cm of wet snow on Timiocato since early Saturday, paralysing the city and leading the regional authorities to declare Pacitalia's first-ever "snow day" for Monday.
The odd storm, which was, according to the Pacitalian Meteorological Service, supposed to be a major third-degree rainfall lasting at least sixty hours, turned into an unusual dump of fresh, white snow as temperatures dropped sharply from the influence of a polar front off northeastern Foringana. The intensely cold airflow dropped overnight temperatures to -5*C, their lowest in Timiocato since January 1982, and stayed below freezing for much of Saturday and Sunday, allowing the snow to proliferate on the ground.
Businesses, government services, schools and tertiary education institutions will be closed Monday, and only the emergency rooms of hospitals will remain open, as crews work to clear snow from roadways, reopen the capital region's three international airports and restore electricity to 9,5 million customers in north and east Timiocato.
Transport for Timiocato told PNN.pc staff it had recorded an all-time high for one-day traffic accidents. TfT had dispatched emergency services to 1,292 traffic accidents in the capital region, including a 59-car trail fender-bender on the A7 northbound. TfT shut down their at-grade rail lines and recalled bus service until at least Tuesday and said crews were salting and sanding freeways and major arterials to allow cars to continue utilising those routes through the next forty-eight hours.
As mentioned, flights were grounded at Timiocato's international airports leaving international and Pacitalian travellers stranded.
"We were supposed to go to Krytenia for our brother's wedding," said Andrew Handel, aged 35 of Nova Graecia. "Our flight [out of Timiocato Santo Ragazzo International Airport]'s been cancelled and PNAPacitalian said they would put us up in one of the hotels nearby but didn't want to give us a timeframe as to when we would get on the flight to Krytenia. We have to connect through Everton City to Wroxham."
Handel added he was just glad the wedding was not until Saturday and thus gave them at least a few days to find an alternative exit from Pacitalia or wait for a flight to be booked by the airline.
Meanwhile, the massive amount of snow shovelling required led to 91 calls for ambulary assistance, for victims suffering cardiac arrest from overexertion. Timiocato hospitals have so far, fortunately, reported no fatalities from the cardiac arrest incidences.
Temperatures are expected to return to seasonal levels by Tuesday, with the Pacitalian Meteorological Service forecasting a high of 20*C for Timiocato. Monday's high will remain unseasonably low at 11*C, with a low of 4*C. The sharp increase in temperatures will bring a quick melt to the snow but prolong treacherous road conditions as icy slush remains on some routes, especially less-utilised roads.
http://www.digitalsnowboard.com/news/media/1/20050207-AUT_1034-1.JPG
In a surprising weather phenomenon, average
temperatures in southwestern Pacitalia dropped low
enough to induce mass snowfall. The inclement
conditions made driving dangerous, compounded
by Pacitalians' inability to drive in snowy weather.
Freak snowstorm dumps record 35cm fall on Timiocato
Emergency crews respond to traffic accidents, and cardiac arrests from snow shovelling,
while power crews work to restore electrical feed to 9,5 million customers
TIMIOCATO -- The odds of Pacitalia experiencing the fall of even one snowflake in a calendar year are probably close to one in a million. But residents of Pacitalia's capital city and its surrounding metropolitan region are cooped up in their homes tonight, staring wonderingly out their windows at the product of a freak snowstorm that has dumped nearly 35cm of wet snow on Timiocato since early Saturday, paralysing the city and leading the regional authorities to declare Pacitalia's first-ever "snow day" for Monday.
The odd storm, which was, according to the Pacitalian Meteorological Service, supposed to be a major third-degree rainfall lasting at least sixty hours, turned into an unusual dump of fresh, white snow as temperatures dropped sharply from the influence of a polar front off northeastern Foringana. The intensely cold airflow dropped overnight temperatures to -5*C, their lowest in Timiocato since January 1982, and stayed below freezing for much of Saturday and Sunday, allowing the snow to proliferate on the ground.
Businesses, government services, schools and tertiary education institutions will be closed Monday, and only the emergency rooms of hospitals will remain open, as crews work to clear snow from roadways, reopen the capital region's three international airports and restore electricity to 9,5 million customers in north and east Timiocato.
Transport for Timiocato told PNN.pc staff it had recorded an all-time high for one-day traffic accidents. TfT had dispatched emergency services to 1,292 traffic accidents in the capital region, including a 59-car trail fender-bender on the A7 northbound. TfT shut down their at-grade rail lines and recalled bus service until at least Tuesday and said crews were salting and sanding freeways and major arterials to allow cars to continue utilising those routes through the next forty-eight hours.
As mentioned, flights were grounded at Timiocato's international airports leaving international and Pacitalian travellers stranded.
"We were supposed to go to Krytenia for our brother's wedding," said Andrew Handel, aged 35 of Nova Graecia. "Our flight [out of Timiocato Santo Ragazzo International Airport]'s been cancelled and PNAPacitalian said they would put us up in one of the hotels nearby but didn't want to give us a timeframe as to when we would get on the flight to Krytenia. We have to connect through Everton City to Wroxham."
Handel added he was just glad the wedding was not until Saturday and thus gave them at least a few days to find an alternative exit from Pacitalia or wait for a flight to be booked by the airline.
Meanwhile, the massive amount of snow shovelling required led to 91 calls for ambulary assistance, for victims suffering cardiac arrest from overexertion. Timiocato hospitals have so far, fortunately, reported no fatalities from the cardiac arrest incidences.
Temperatures are expected to return to seasonal levels by Tuesday, with the Pacitalian Meteorological Service forecasting a high of 20*C for Timiocato. Monday's high will remain unseasonably low at 11*C, with a low of 4*C. The sharp increase in temperatures will bring a quick melt to the snow but prolong treacherous road conditions as icy slush remains on some routes, especially less-utilised roads.