每日评论0123 德州大雪紛飛

德州大雪紛飛

一場數十年之大雪於週二清晨降落在德州休斯敦及達拉斯各大城市，由於大雪驟降，把整個城市蓋上了至少四吋至六吋之大雪,機塲學校被迫關閉,許多商店及油站因而停業, 一直到週三下午雪停之後才恢復了交通。

對於處在氣候炎熱之美美南部而言,對於下雪及零下之冷凍天氣非常罕見,而且因整個地區缺乏剷雪車,以致大雪在道路上無法剷除。

休斯敦市長惠特曼及郡長德達哥事先曾聯合舉行記者會，呼吁市民做好萬全準備來應付可能之雪災,並設立十多個取暖中心收容流浪漢。由於事先預防得當,並未造成任何重大損失，最令人欣慰的是百分之九十九之住戶電力並未中斷。

It Snowed Heavily In Texas

After a decade of waiting,  a heavy snow fell on Texas' major cities including Houston early on Tuesday morning. The whole city was covered with four inches of snow, schools were forced to close, airports and many shops and gas stations were closed and traffic did not resume until the snow stopped on Wednesday afternoon.

With the normally hot weather in the south, it was very rare to see snow and  feel the blast of sub-zero freezing weather. And due to a lack of snow shovels and snow removal equipment, heavy snow can’t be easily removed off the roads.

Houston Mayor Whitmire called on citizens to be fully prepared to deal with the snow disaster. The city set up more than ten warm centers to shelter the homeless people.

Because citizens were well- prepared, the snow did not cause any major damage. The most gratifying thing was that in 99% of all Houston households, the electricity was not  interrupted.