The Shippensburg area was hammered again on Wednesday with more, more, and more snow. It looks right now like the area was pelted with another foot of snow.
Shippensburg area roads did not close Wednesday, despite a steady stream of snow nearing 1 foot.
According to Dr. Tim Hawkins, assistant professor of geography and earth science at Shippensburg University, the area saw 10.7 inches of snow by 1 p.m. Wednesday. Snow started falling at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday and continued steadily.
ShipPet gives a big round of applause to the Shippensburg Borough workers and Penn DOT workers who did an absolutely phenomenal job keeping roads open and as clear as could be. You really don’t know what you got until you experience something different.
Take for instance last Sunday, we had tickets to go see the Capitals/Penguins game. The blizzard snowfall struck Friday and Saturday and we were not quite sure what to expect. Driving down Interstate 81 on Sunday, it was bone dry, not even an ounce of slush. Then we hit State Line, the Maryland border, right at Citibank. Within 200 feet of entering Maryland we hit thick sheets of ice all over I-81 and traffic crawled to 20 MPH. We immediately turned around and went home. Peple can get mad, angry, or whatever at PennDOT, but that made me realize how much better our Department of Transportation and our local municipalities are than many, many areas, even Hagerstown, right down the road. It literally was like crossing state line and entering a state of paralysis.
So think when you get frustrated with our snow removal and just remember you got it lucky.
Kudos to Shippensburg Borough workers for their tons of overtime and dedication to keep our roads as clear as possible. They made it much easier for ShipPet to services our clients, and yes, once again, the storm did not get in our way!
Here is the parking notice for Saturday.
On Saturday, Feb. 13, from 7 a.m. until 4 p.m., Shippensburg Borough workers will be removing snow on Queen, Washington, Prince and Penn streets. In order for this to be successful, the borough is asking that vehicles be removed from those streets during that time.
