HERE TO THE SECOND.
HEADING TO THE MAYOR.
WE'RE GOING TO THE MAYOR IN
MOUNT VERNON.
IN CITIES TO THE SOUTH.
WHEN THE STORM REALLY GETS
STARTED, WE'RE EXPECTING
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH WINDS
IN EXCESS OF 30 MILES PER HOUR
AND ACCUMULATING SNOW AT A RATE
OF A HALF AN INCH OR MORE PER
HOUR.
THIS WILL MAKE CAR TRAVEL IN
BALTIMORE CITY TRESHROUS IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE.
AT THIS TIME WEATHER
FORECASTERS TOLL US TO EXPECT A
TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 18 TO 21
INCHES OF SNOW IN THE CITY.
FOR THOSE TRAVELING NORTH, YOU
SHOULD EXPECT IN EXCESS OF 20
INCHES OF SNOW.
ADDITIONALLY, TEMPERATURES ARE
FORECASTED TO DROP BELOW
FREEZING.
AND WIND CONDITIONS, WE CAN --
AND WITH THE WIND CONDITIONS,
WE CAN EXPECT TO SEE
TEMPERATURES DROP INTO THE
TEENS.
EMERGENCY PERSONNEL HAVE BEEN
CLOSELY MONITORING THIS STORM
AND WE ARE FULLY PREPARED FOR
WHATEVER MOTHER NATURE HAS IN
STORE FOR US.
REMEMBER, WE'VE BEEN THROUGH
THIS BEFORE.
IN ANTICIPATION OF THE STORM,
THE EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTER
WAS ACTIVATED.
AND AS YOU CAN SEE, ALL OF THE
AGENCIES ARE HERE AND WORKING
IN FULL FORCE AND TRYING TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE WORKING
CLOSELY TOGETHER.
BALTIMORE CITY SNOW REMOVAL
OPERATIONS INCLUDED NEARLY SIX
600 PERSONNEL, 250 PIECES OF
EQUIPMENT, 180 CONTRACT
EMPLOYEES AND 180 CONTRACTOR
EMPLOYEES.
THEY'LL WORK IN 12-HOUR SHIFTS
AROUND THE CLOCK AND TO TREAT
OUR STREETS AND WE'VE RESTOCKED
OUR SALT SUPPLIES AND HAVE A
MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF OVER 11
11,600 TONS ON HAND.
AS WE READY OUR FORCES, WE NEED
CITIZENS TO DO THEIR PART.
WE ASK FOR THE FULL COOPERATION
OF MOTORIST AND RESIDENTS
ALAKE.
IN ORDER TO MAKE A SUCCESSFUL
IN CAREERING THE SNOW FROM --
CLEARING THE SNOW FROM STREETS.
RESIDENTS ARE EDGE COURAGED NO
REMAIN INDOORS.
VEHICLES STUCK OB STREETS WILL
OBSTRUCT SNOW EMPLOYEES.
WE'VE SEEN THIS BEFORE.
IT'S FRUSTRATING TO EVERYONE
WHEN WE ARE UNABLE TO TREAT A
STREET BUT IT BECOMES THAT FROM
US RATION IS EXACERBATED FOR
EVERYONE WHEN WE WANT CLEAN THE
STREETS BECAUSE YOU LEFT YOUR
CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF IT.
WE EDGE COURAGE YOU STRONGLY TO
-- ENCOURAGE YOU TO STAY
INDOORS.
VEHICLES ON STREETS WILL
OBSTRUCT SNOW EMPLOYEES AND
HINDER OUR SNOW REMOVAL
EFFORTS.
CITIZENS WHO TRAVEL NEED TO
PLAN AHEAD.
BY PLAN AHEAD, I MEAN IF YOU
KNOW YOU HAVE A CAR THAT'S NOT
READY FOR THE SNOW, DON'T TAKE
IT OUT.
WE ALSO ASK THAT YOU BE
FAMILIAR WITH THE SNOW'S
EMERGENCY PLAN AND IF YOU KNOW
THAT -- AND THAT YOU KNOW THE
EMERGENCY PHASES BEFORE YOU GET
ON THE ROAD.
IN ANTICIPATION OF THE
PREDICTED HEAVY SNOW PHASE TWO
OF THE BALTIMORE CITY SNOW
EMERGENCY PLAN WILL GO INTO
EFFECT AT 6:00 P.M.
THIS EVENING.
AGAIN, IN ANTICIPATION OF THE
PREDICTED HEAVY SNOW, PHASE TWO
OF THE BALTIMORE CITY SNOW
EMERGENCY PLAN WILL GO INTO
EFFECT AT 6:00 P.M.
THIS EVENING.
THIS REQUIRES ALL VEHICLES TO
HAVE SNOW TIRES, ALL WEATHER
RADIAL TIRES OR SNOW CHAINS
WHEN TRAVELING THROUGH THE
CITY.
IT ALSO MEANS PARKING WILL BE
REDIRECTED ON SNOW EMERGENCY
ROUTES.
THOSE ROUTES ARE POSTED WITH
SIGNS AND WE URGE MOTORISTS TO
PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THESE
SCENES.
IF YOU DON'T ADD HEAR TO THE
SIGNS YOUR VEHICLE WILL BE
RELOCATED.
THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION IS WORKING WITH
THE AUTHORITY TO ALLOW THEM TO
PARK IN SELECT PARKING GARAGES
FREE OF CHARGE.
IT WILL BEGIN AT SIX THIS
EVENING AND WILL REMAIN
AVAILABLE UNTIL 6:00 A.M.
MONDAY MORNING.
I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT BEFORE
I TURN IT OVER TO THE OTHER
AGENCIES TO HIGHLIGHT A NEW
PROGRAM WE'VE LAUNCHED THIS
YEAR.
OUR NEW YOUTH SNOW PROGRAM TO
ASSIST ELDERLY AND DISABILITIED
RESIDENTS.
IN LAUNCHING THIS INITIATIVE,
WE DID NOT ANTICIPATE THE FIRST
TIME WE WOULD USE IT TO BE A
BLIZZARD.
OUR CITY YOUTH PAR PACE TATE --
PARTICIPATING ARE DESIGNED TO
SHOVEL DRIVE WAYS FOR THOSE WHO
SEENED UP LAST FALL.
STUDENTS ARE TRAINED TO SAFELY
SHOVEL SNOW AND RECEIVE THE
NECESSARY EQUIPMENT INCLUDING
SAFETY VESTS, GLOVES AND
SHOVELS.
I WANT TO AGAIN URGE EVERYONE
TO HAVE PATIENCE.
WHILE WE HAVE THIS NEW SYSTEM,
THIS NEW INITIATIVE IN PLACE,
THEY CAN'T START TO DO THEIR
WORK UNTIL THE SNOW HAS
FINISHED.
I WANT YOU TO ALSO USE THAT
SAME AMOUNT OF PA CHESAPEAKE
WITH OUR SNOW EMPLOYEE -- PA
CHRISTIANSON WITH OUR SNOW
EMPLOYEES UNDERSTANDING THAT
THERE COULD BE CONDITIONS THE
EMPLOYEES CAN'T GO OUT IT'S
UNSAFE FOR THE WORKERS.
THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF
SNOW.
ONCE THE SNOW STOPS FALLING,
IT'S GOING TO TAKE TIME TO
CLEAR IT.
WITH HIGH WINS, WE ASK
RESIDENTS ES -- RESIDENTS TO BE
PATIENT.
WE HAVE CREWS ON STANDBY TO
ADDRESS POWER OUT ONLY QUICKLY
BUT AS WE HAVE -- OUTAGES
DRESSED QUICKLY.
WHEN IT'S BAD, IT HAS TAKE TIME
FOR THEM TO RESPOND.
FOR ENTIRE INFORMATION DURING
INCLEMENT WEATHER WE ASK YOU TO
LISTEN LOCAL NEWS OR SNOW ON
THE CITY SNOW PACKAGE.
THAT'S SNOW DID IT BALTIMORE
CITY.GOV.
RESIDENTS CAN CALL FOR
INFORMATION THANKS TO OUR
DEDICATED EMPLOYEES WE WERE
ABLE TO KEEP 311 OPEN.
SO IT WILL BE OPEN AROUND THE
CLOCK.