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Jackson mail carrier Kim Jackson walks back to her postal vehicle a little bit warmer Thursday. A customer gave her a cup of hot chocolate. (Fred Lynch) |
After Thursday's snow that blanketed the area, residents now have to deal with extreme cold air and below-zero wind chills.
The temperature at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport dropped from 27 degrees at 6 a.m. Thursday to 16 degrees 12 hours later.
The National Weather Service predicts continued low temperatures in the Cape Girardeau area, with lows to approach zero degrees tonight and Saturday night. A wind chill advisory remains in effect through 10 a.m. today for Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Perry, Scott, Stoddard and other area counties. Wind chill values are expected to remain between minus 10 and minus 15 degrees through noon.
The National Weather Service said high temperatures today and Saturday will be in the teens, while Accuweather.com forecast a high in the low 20s today and in the teens Saturday. Both services predict highs will return to the 30s on Monday.
Snow that began late Wednesday night caused several traffic accidents around the area Thursday, including a fatal accident on Highway 25 in Stoddard County that killed a 75-year-old Bloomfield, Mo., woman.
Two warming centers were open in Cape Girardeau at the Salvation Army facility at 701 Good Hope St. and the Osage Community Centre at 1625 N. Kingshighway. As of midmorning Thursday, the facilities reported no one had taken advantage of the service.
 David Moser, left, Greg Priest, and Anthony Plyler, all with Teen Challenge, clear sidewalks early Thursday, January 7, 2009, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. (Kit Doyle) [Click to enlarge] |
The Salvation Army facility will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The Osage Community Centre will be open from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and from noon to 9 p.m. Sunday.
Area stores reported a rush on grocery items, ice melt and shovels Wednesday ahead of the snow but said demand for those products had slowed Thursday.
"With the meteorologists calling for just snow and not ice, there wasn't near the panic as in the past," said Tyler Russom, store manager at Buchheit in Jackson.
Russom said his store sold out of ice melt and shovels by Wednesday afternoon but had replenished its supply later that day. Russom said he had about five shovels as of 8:30 a.m. Thursday and planned on receiving more from the company's headquarters near Perryville, Mo.
 Tom Bowen brushes off sidewalks early Thursday, January 7, 2009, between Academic Hall and the University Center at Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau. (Kit Doyle) [Click to enlarge] |
"Our vendors are really good about stocking us with an ample supply of those items that usually are among the most popular when we have a severe weather event," Marchi said.
Ernie Blevins, assistant manager at Country Mart in Jackson, also reported a high demand on those items.
"We were stocking shelves all day yesterday, it seemed," Blevins said. "When they call for snow or ice, we know what to expect."
Thursday morning's snowfall resulted in slick roads that closed area schools and resulted in at least one fatal traffic accident.
Shortly after 7 a.m. the Missouri State Highway Patrol received a report of a fatal traffic accident north of Advance, Mo. Highway patrol spokesman Sgt. Dale Moreland said that a car overturned on Highway 25, one and a half miles north of Advance. Helen Lee was killed in the accident when the vehicle driven by her husband, 76-year-old Billy Lee, overturned in an icy ditch.
Chris Noles, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Paducah, Ky., said Cape Girardeau had received about 1.5 inches of snow just after 6 a.m. Little snow fell after that. The weather service reported that Marble Hill, Mo., and Carbondale, Ill., received 2.5 inches, and Altenburg, Mo., received 3.5 inches
Charlie Machon was among those clearing snow in downtown Cape Girardeau on Thursday morning.
"I'm just glad it wasn't ice this time," said Machon, sexton at Christ Episcopal Church, as he was sweeping snow off the steps at 38 N. Fountain St.
The Cape Girardeau Police Department reported at 9:15 a.m. nine weather-related accidents since Wednesday night, though none was serious. Jackson police reported no major accidents or problems with roadways.
Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter reported six accidents but nothing serious as of 9:30 a.m.
The weather prompted numerous area schools to call off classes for the day. According to KZIM KSIM radio, schools canceling classes Thursday included Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Nell Holcomb, Oak Ridge, Perry County and Scott City. A full list can be found at the station's website.
 The Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge under a light blanket of snow early Thursday, January 7, 2009, in Cape Girardeau. (Kit Doyle) [Click to enlarge] |
Saint Francis Medical Center's Fitness Plus facility canceled all exercise classes before noon, according to a news release from Saint Francis. Classes after noon were to be held at the discretion of the instructor.
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"I'm just glad it was ice this time," said Machon, sexton at Christ Episcopal Church, as he was sweeping snow off the steps at 38 N. Fountain St.
Huh? Another wonderful misquote by the stellar reporters at the SEM. I'm pretty sure he meant to say that "I'm just glad it WASN'T ice this time".
Keep following those developments, star reporters.
Take it easy Just_Me, if it wasn't for these "star reporters" you wouldn't have any information. Why do people get so bent out of shape on typos and mispelled words on here, get a life...Good job Missourian - If you don't like it go to kvfs12.com....
No surprise. Just spent 2 weeks in Cape and was appalled at the pathetic quality of this newspaper. What does the staff do all day? There is more to the news than regurgitating wire service, printing pictures of everyone's kids in sports, plays, etc. The appeal of print media is the ability to do in-depth coverage of situations that effect the community, or events of great interest to a wide range of people. How often do you read an article and ask yourself "What does XYZ stand for?" (latest unexplained acronym), or "When did it happen?", or "What time does it start?".
In HIGH SCHOOL we learned to always include Who, what, when, where, why and how, and to always give full names and not abbreviate. What do they teach at UNIVERSITY to JOURNALISM majors??? Sheesh!
Sheesh!
-- Posted by teachergloria on Thu, Jan 7, 2010, at 9:01 AM
Sheesh - calm down teach. Hope you take your Zoloft each morning before you teach our kids.
Besides, being a cynical critic is my job!
Y'all missed one in the SECOND-paragraph, too:"...calling for just now, and not ice..."
Hey, I can play this game, too---just at a lower level!
I graduated from the "old-farts" high-school. Back when the term WINDOWS only meant those things in the exterior walls!
Do I miss those days? No, not at all.
Well, maybe the SNOW-days...???
HEY!!! THAT AIN'T FAIR!!! You changed the story!
But it's STILL in there. Just in paragraph SIX, now...!
Wow--give the reporters a little respect. I think they have done a great job! Y'all get a bit testy when it snows?
Oh give me a break, grammar police! LOL :) I think we have brains enough to know what they meant; however I'm sure after they read these comments they may hire a proofreader...
greyhound bus line was suppose to leave tulsa oklahoma at 2a.m coming to cape girardeau and didn't leave till6:10 a.m. and it has no heat on there and they are just know in springfiels mo.
The stye of journalism has changed over the years teach. The who, what, when, when, where that journalism class in highschool taught us all for using in a lead paragraph for hard news doesn't seem to be a pattern used by newspapers anymore. I don't know why that is - I miss it. I suspect it is because people are not interested in hard news anymore and newspapers are trying to target themselves to the less sophisticated.
casey2002...That was random..but thanks for the info..
Reporters work deadline to deadline. As someone who has worked in this field, I know it can be stressful sometimes. Unfortunately, things get missed on occasion.
As for the teacher's comments about not abbreviating, etc., it appears the Southeast Missourian follows Associated Press style, which is prevalent among newspapers. The style dictates what is and is not abbreviated, when you list states with cities, how you incorporate numbers, etc. It goes a heck of alot deeper than high school journalism.
Now to the real point of the story... Shouldn't the lack of utilization for these warming stations be an indicator that the giant Larry Rice homeless shelter is not needed?
Stop making fun and puns about this MAJOR weather 'event', I'm watching out my window for an avalanche.
The 'blanket' of snow over SEMO, Southeast Missouri University, is the lightest blanket of snow to cause so much hysteria by the weather reporters that I've seen. I remember a time when females could not wear pants of any kind, on campus, unless they took them off before entering the classroom. There weren't shuttles. Snows and high winds were faced head on. I digress.
The cold temperatures and wind chill are serious issues to people who still have to work outside, on days like this. Utilities, Highway Dept. workers, and many others are people who need our thanks and appreciation for braving harsh, below freezing temperatures for us, while doing their job.
And yes, this is much better than the ice storms of previous years.
mcoram, but the point is that you shouldn't have to know what the reporters meant to say. For crying out loud, it's their job to proofread!
rivertales, excellent point!!! Do you think government is listening?
Cape's Advocate says: "Why do people get so bent out of shape on typos and mispelled words on here, get a life..."
Because it is their job! They are paid to get it right, to use proper grammar, and to spell correctly. Would you be so cavalier if the mechanic did not tighten the plug on your radiator? Or the doctor forgot to sterilize the scalpel? Would you say get a life? If you are getting paid to do a job you should do it correctly. I don't want to "guess" what you are saying. I have a very difficult time understanding this "half-a** is good enough mentality.
And Why is teen challenge in the paper the maintence dept of southeast missouri hospital did all but a small part that teen challenge did for the picture and the maintence dept did an outstanding job doing it to!!!!!!!!!!!!! this was the first year the maintence staff did it too my hats off to you the grounds staff of the hospital thank you
If anyone figures out what "sunnworshiper03" said in the above quote....Please pass it on.
....and so it goes~~
well -- mo_ky_fellow , teen challenge did a very very very small portion in the hospital clean up and there was not a mention of the hospital maintence staff that was doing it all day long , the teen chalenge people got out of there warm truck and then took the picture all of about 10 min of shoveling time i was there when the picture was taken