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Spring into Snow? It’ll Quickly Wash Away

 

By Al Campbell

RIO GRANDE – So this is spring? Mother Nature had different ideas March 20 as seasons shifted. Snow, predicted to turn to rain later in the day, fell in the morning. Temperatures ranged from the high 30s to the lower 40s.
Officially, it was Winter Storm Ultima that rumbled across the nation dumping loads of white stuff on many, but not much of the sticking kind on Cape May County. Once again it seemed the cape’s geographic location, buffered by ocean on the east and bay on the west, helped to temper the storm’s wrath.
Radar images from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) depicted the storm in varying colors, with blue and green covering Cape May County at about 9:45 a.m.
At the Cape May County Chamber of Commerce meeting March 19, Freeholder Director Gerald Thornton told members the county has about 1,200 tons of salt remaining from the winter. While it sounds like a lot, the county has 210 miles of roads to maintain in safe condition.
NOAA forecast for the weekend is for sunny conditions with temperatures from the mid-40s to low 50s.

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