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Odd February weather shakes campus, Mount Pleasant
By: Erich T. Doerr
Issue date: 2/8/08 Section: News
Wednesday's snowstorm may not be the last batch of inclement weather CMU gets this month.
Mount Pleasant could see another storm as soon as next week, said meteorologist John Kowaleski of the National Weather Service in Grand Rapids.
"We're looking at another one for next Tuesday that has the potential for more snow accumulation," Kowaleski said.
The most recent snowstorm deposited between 10 to 14 inches of snow, slightly more than the predictions of six to 12 inches.
The weather patterns are affecting Mount Pleasant in more ways than just closing CMU's campus.
The Isabella County Road Commission's budget is tightening, said Directing Manager Tony Casali.
About 80 percent of the $950,000 winter operating budget already has been spent on the upkeep of the 1,200 miles of county roadways, Casali said.
Because of the storms, the commission's salt is starting to run low. To save salt for possible ice storms, the commission is switching from a salt and sand mixture to one of sand and brine.
Mount Pleasant could see another storm as soon as next week, said meteorologist John Kowaleski of the National Weather Service in Grand Rapids.
"We're looking at another one for next Tuesday that has the potential for more snow accumulation," Kowaleski said.
The most recent snowstorm deposited between 10 to 14 inches of snow, slightly more than the predictions of six to 12 inches.
The weather patterns are affecting Mount Pleasant in more ways than just closing CMU's campus.
The Isabella County Road Commission's budget is tightening, said Directing Manager Tony Casali.
About 80 percent of the $950,000 winter operating budget already has been spent on the upkeep of the 1,200 miles of county roadways, Casali said.
Because of the storms, the commission's salt is starting to run low. To save salt for possible ice storms, the commission is switching from a salt and sand mixture to one of sand and brine.
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michmediaperson
posted 2/08/08 @ 8:03 AM EST
CM LIFE should call Al Gore and ask that nut where all this global warming is at.
There's no such thing as man-made global warming.
I hope the snow and cold is proving this to everyone at CMU. (Continued…)
Nick Withrow
Nicholas Withrow
posted 2/08/08 @ 12:13 PM EST
Right, a couple of freak snow storms that have occurred in Michigan has completely disproved the theory of global warming. After all, it's perfectly logical to take a small scale local event and blow it up to global proportions. (Continued…)
Nick Smith
posted 2/08/08 @ 9:34 PM EST
At least you guys only have snow in Michigan. Here in Ohio where in live (Tiffin) us and the srrounding communities are having Round 2 of the floods the region experienced in August, including the city about the size of Mt. (Continued…)
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