The snow returned — and caused short-term traffic problems
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Sharp reminder of record winter
Date published: 04 February 2010
An afternoon of snow showers covered Oldham again yesterday . . . just as streets, pavements and hills finally cleared after the December and January white-out.
Visibility was poor as these pictures taken on Ripponden Road show, and speed limits were down to 40mph on the M62 over the Pennines.
But after Oldham suffered the worst winter weather in 30 years, when temperatures plunged to a record minus 11.7C (11F) in January, yesterday’s afternoon temperature of 2.2 C (36F) was balmy by comparison.
Evening Chronicle weatherman Damian Rodgers said there was no more snow on the way — for a least another week.
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again useless al£ock didnt send the gritters out till it was too late! the snow was reported way before! it started falling at around 3pm. yet when i passed the gritting depot pff lees road at 5.30pm the gritters had only started gritting the immediate roads out of the depot! and the roads showed no signs of grit having been laid!
USELESS!
By fedupoldhamer @ 04/02/2010 12:58:54