24 December 2008
As holidays near, storms make going rough
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(CNN) — Airline schedules in the Pacific Northwest were returning to normal early Tuesday as thousands of travelers stranded by weekend winter storms tried to find seats to reach their destinations by Christmas.
Mia Watson, 7, reads a book at the Seattle-Tacoma Airport while she waits on Monday, December 22.
Airline monitor FlightStats.com showed most flights back on schedule at SeaTac International Airport in Washington and Portland International Airport in Oregon. But with flights heavily booked for the holiday week, long waits were possible for those who missed flights since the weekend storms.
Just getting to the airports was a major problem for many.
Chains were required on vehicles in the Portland area as ice and snow covered roads. The city got more than 11 inches of snow during the weekend and the city of Portland and other localities were almost out of road de-icer, CNN affiliate KOIN-TV reported.
The city of Gresham, Oregon, declared an emergency and called in help from the National Guard, which dispatched six Humvees to get emergency responders through almost impassable roads, KOIN reported.
Multnomah County, which includes Portland, declared a state of emergency to last until January 5. Snow, rain or a mixture of both was in the Portland forecast through Monday, the National Weather Service said.
The forecast was similar in Seattle. Another winter storm was expected to roll into the Puget Sound area Tuesday evening, the weather service said. Another half-inch of snow was expected before changing to rain at lower elevations by Wednesday afternoon.
Seattle’s wet weather was also expected to continue through Monday. The Seattle area got 8 to 12 inches of snow during the weekend.
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Moving eastward, the National Weather Service had a long list of places grappling with more bitter cold, snow, ice or rain.
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A storm warning was in effect until 5 p.m. Tuesday for the Four Corners region — New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and Colorado. Near blizzard conditions are possible in higher terrain.
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