Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Winter storm wreaked havoc in Mountain Home

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

by Brian S. Orban

Snow plows were kept busy last Wednesday when the city was buried by the first significant snowstorm of the season. Photo by Brian S. Orban

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A winter storm packing heavy snow and rain triggered a number of vehicle accidents last Wednesday with Mountain Home dodging any significant flooding.

During a 24-hour period that started at 6 a.m. Jan. 18, Elmore County dispatchers reported nine collisions along with 26 vehicles that slid off roadways across the county.

A majority of those collisions and a dozen slideoffs happened between 6 a.m. to noon as the snow started to fall, according to dispatcher Bess Robinson. The three remaining accidents and another 11 slideoffs were reported between noon and 6 p.m.

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I am pleased at the improvement the city has made over the past 2 years in snow removal efforts. If anyone has ideas on ways to improve, I suggest taking them to the City Council. I know when I did, they listened and actually implemented some of the ideas. I applaud the efforts of the workers that are out there in some bad conditions putting up with drivers that should be home.

-- Posted by Old guy on Thu, Jan 26, 2012, at 4:56 PM

Holy Cow you mean to tell me they ACTUALLY plow the roads in Mountain Home. Wow that is insane.

-- Posted by biggin9900 on Wed, Jan 25, 2012, at 12:06 PM

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