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Interactions 1 Reading, 4e
Elaine Kirn, West Los Angeles College
Pamela Hartmann, Los Angeles Unified School District

Winter Storm

Narrator: We forecasters are patting ourselves on the back- we've hit this one on the nose. The first blast of winter in the Washington area dumped up to six inches of snow, blending the nation's landmark sites into a blanket of white. Early morning traffic was noticeably lighter than usual, as businesses closed, the federal government dismissed nonessential workers, and area schools shut down for the day.

Girl: OK, watch it!

Narrator: It's a picture replicated in places like Ohio eastward from a storm system that moves so fast we've come to know them as clippers. As it now moves northeast, the storm is expected to drop up to five inches of snow in the New York City area and possibly up to twelve inches in New England. The accumulation poses an especially difficult challenge in New York's Long Island, where hundreds of operators of salt trucks and snow plows called in sick as a protest over stalled contract talks.

Man: That's going to have a dramatic impact on our ability to handle snow and ice on a day like today obviously.

Narrator: And as far south as North Carolina, it's been a mix of rain and snow. They've made a slushy mess so far. And there's a new concern: once the freezing temperatures return, it's going to be an icy and treacherous mess.









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