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Snow Charlotte, NC February 26 2004

Snow likely. Some sleet may mix in. Low 28F. Winds NNE at 15 to 25 mph. Chance of snow 90%. Snow accumulating 4 to 6 inches. 

 Not a good forecast when you are in the trucking business. We closed the office down around noon. There were 9 tractor trailer accidents in Charlotte by that point.  6 on I 77 2 on I 85 and 1 on I77. 

 

 

View from the office at 820am

View at 920am

View at 10:05 am. note how the snow is stickign to the pavement

10:35 am

around noon when we closed the office

Around 12:15

9411 shutting down for the day

Steen left his lights on and we had to jump his car. Unfortuantely the battery is in the trunk and he does not have the key

Curt, one of our new driver's, had a jump box and hooked it to the hot wire to the altenator. Steen got the car started

View of downtown Charlotte on the way home. It took me 2 and a half hours to go 12 miles home