Travel Alert
If you live in areas of moderate winter snowfall, you may not be one to watch road conditions carefully before venturing out. When weather stations issue warnings, you may well save your life by taking a look. There are numerous weather websites, but look for ones taking electronic readings from actual field stations to get the most accurate information on the path you’ll be traveling. A travel alert isn’t something to ignore.
Recently, a woman with an appointment to see an important client in a nearby city, woke up to a winter wonder land! That meant driving out of the valley and over the 4000-foot summit separating her and the important client. This was an account she really wanted, which would gain her a hefty commission on the sale. Then again, the traffic on this particular Interstate bore heavy truck traffic, which often resulted in some nasty accidents in bad weather.
She went online and zeroed in on the mountain pass in question. She was due to leave in a few minutes. Conditions had been updated seven minutes before. At the summit, it was 21 degrees with freezing fog and light snow. Visibility was zero. Snow, ice and sleet were on the roads.
She clicked on