Travel on portions of Route 66 are being hampered by not one, but two winter storms. According to KRQE in New Mexico, the Land of Enchantment is reporting heavy snow, especially on 66 around the Grants area. Snowfall is forecast to range as high as 10 inches there. Much of the Texas Panhandle is under … Continue reading Double whammy
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Here we go again
Route 66's midsection is being hit by its third major winter storm in less than two months. According to the National Weather Service, winter storm warnings have been issued from the New Mexico-Arizona line to just east of Oklahoma City. Winter storm watches stretch from about Tulsa to just west of the St. Louis area. … Continue reading Here we go again
Route 66 on ice
The Lope took a bunch of striking photographs after the terrible ice storm that struck the Route 66 town of Joplin, Mo., and other cities in eastern Oklahoma and southwest Missouri. He calls the post "Beautiful Disaster," which seems appropriate. The photo shown here is one that Ace shot, and even better ones are at … Continue reading Route 66 on ice
Power outages begin
The National Weather Service has issued ice storm warnings from the Oklahoma-Texas Panhandle border clear into central Illinois. That means that power outages are almost inevitable. According to various newspapers and wire services: The St. Louis region has about 120,000 customers without power Saturday morning, mostly north and west of the city. Springfield, Mo., reports … Continue reading Power outages begin
More bad weather
I'm told that many Japanese tourists travel Route 66 in January. If so, they picked the wrong weekend for a road trip. According to the National Weather Service, a winter storm is causing problems all the way from central Illinois to northern New Mexico this weekend along or near the Mother Road. Nearly all of … Continue reading More bad weather