Originally Posted By: comms
The last couple of days the mid west has been hammered by a snow storm which is moving east to New England and east coast.

Did I hear correctly that some drivers in the mid west were stuck in the snow for 12 hours before rescued along freeways?

I haven't seen anything on here regarding that so figured it was a miss read by me.



In the Winter Car Kits thread yesterday:


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_wintery_weather

Wind hampers efforts to free drivers on Ind. road

By TOM COYNE, Associated Press – 12 mins ago

LAPORTE, Ind. – More than 70 motorists were stuck for hours Monday in biting temperatures on snow-covered highways in northwest Indiana as strong winds hampered snow plow drivers' efforts to free them. By Monday afternoon, most had been rescued safely, but a few were still trapped by drifts.

Authorities said strong winds with gusts up to 30 mph were delaying rescue efforts.

...Others were trapped overnight on U.S. 30, some for more than 12 hours...