Thursday, January 24, 2013
Also, tips from Allegheny County on dealing with severe winter weather.
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- Mike Jones
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Thursday, January 24
The blast of cold air that has engulfed the Pittsburgh region over the past few days will linger a little longer and is now bringing snow showers. The National Weather Service is forecasting snow in the Pittsburgh area on Thursday morning. There is also a chance of snow Friday afternoon. All the showers could bring 1 to 3 inches before the weekend. The temperatures will remain bitterly cold with lows in the single digits on Thursday and wind chill values below 0. The temperatures will remain frigid Friday and Saturday. Thursday: A chance of snow showers, mainly before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 19. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. Low around 9. Wind chill values as low as -1. Friday: Snow showers likely, …
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Frigid temperatures in the Pittsburgh area over the next few days will keep this past week’s snowfall on the ground a little longer. There is also a slight chance of snow showers on Thursday afternoon.
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- Mike Jones
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Wednesday, January 2
Frigid temperatures in the Pittsburgh area over the next few days will keep this past week’s snowfall on the ground a little longer. Wednesday is looking especially chilly with a high expected to be around 25, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures will plummet in the teens overnight with the low expected to reach 12 degrees. There is a slight chance of snow showers for western Pennsylvania on Thursday afternoon. Look below to see the full forecast by the National Weather Service. Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 25. West wind around 8 mph. Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. West wind 3 to 6 mph. Thursday: A slight chance of snow showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. Light …
Monday, November 26, 2012
A small snowstorm moving into the Pittsburgh area overnight could cause problems with the Tuesday morning rush hour commute.
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- Mike Jones
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Monday, November 26, 2012
A small snowstorm moving into the Pittsburgh area overnight could cause problems with the Tuesday morning rush hour commute. Western Pennsylvania is expected to receive between a half-inch to just under an inch of snow by the time most people are waking up to head to work. Dennis Sims, a meteorologist at Air Science Consultants in Bridgeville, said light snow is expected to move into the area around 2 a.m. Tuesday and won’t end until just after the morning rush hour. “It should be just enough to make roads and bridge decks slippery,” Sims said of the Tuesday morning commute. “Just enough to be a pain in the butt.” He is anticipating less snow the farther north you go and more snow in the south and east. Sims said the Uniontown area could …
Friday, December 30, 2011
Crews were able to get more construction work done because of a warm December.
The unseasonably warm weather this month hasn’t just been a nice way to avoid chilly winter temperatures. It’s also giving construction crews a chance to catch up on roadwork before the snow hits. PennDOT spokesman Jim Struzzi said work has ended on major paving projects, but crews still are able to perform work on bridges, install guardrails and put up signs. “It’s been a great December for contractors and PennDOT to get projects done by the end of the year,” Struzzi said. “It’s more construction in December than in recent memory, and that’s good because we had a very wet spring and this lets them wrap things up.” But even when temperatures are nice, rainy days still are not an ideal time for workers to be out on the road, Struzzi said. “…
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
The crew of Edgewood's Department of Public Works tackles everything from plowing to planting
When winter gets ugly, employees from Edgewood's Department of Public Works are ever-present, clearing roads, salting paths and maintaining the seasonal mayhem. But if those workers are easy to miss, it's because there are only four of them—and they do it all, every day of the year. "Being that you have a four or five man crew, you don't have a lot of time for specialists, so they all plow streets, they all patch roads, they all cut grass," said Borough Manager Warren Cecconi. "They pretty much are jacks of all trades." The DPW crew, John Antolovich, Jeremy Kunkle, Bruce Ruffing and Jim Wissman, are responsible for everything from planting flowers and trimming trees to assisting emergency personnel and maintaining Edgewood's sewers. …
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Jim Powers
10:30 am on Friday, January 14, 2011
These men are surly dedicated to their jobs and Borough. I think most DPW workers in most of the communities are very loyal and as dedicated. If it wasn't for these guys "making the difference" most towns would be spending a great deal more without men like them. They are doing the job of double their man power. Show them your appreciation by telling them when you see them. I know they would love… more ›