A major winter storm slammed into the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic states over the weekend, leaving at least 8 dead in weather-related traffic accidents. One of those killed was an Illinois State Trooper. There were flights canceled, power outages as Winter Storm Gia moved from Kansas and Nebraska on Friday east to Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, and Indiana on Saturday. Sunday morning it had moved to the mid-Atlantic. [Note: The Weather Channel named the storm “Gia”].
Illinois State Trooper Christopher Lambert, 34, was killed by a passing car when he stopped to help another motorist on his way home.
An Illinois state trooper was fatally struck by a motorist on I-294 while he investigated a crash he came across on his way home, according to officials.
“He died preventing others from injury,” a spokesperson for state police said. https://t.co/spzhxr3ivD
— Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune) January 13, 2019
According to the Weather Channel,
More than 63,000 Missouri customers and almost 30,000 households in Kansas remained without power Sunday morning, according to PowerOutage.us. In North Carolina, where Gia was coating trees with ice, almost 138,000 customers had lost power. More than 16,000 customers in Virginia had no electricity.
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Missouri was hit hard, with 12 inches in St Louis, and 18 inches in Columbia.
In Columbia, Missouri, a plane slide off the runway. Passengers had to be escorted off the plane a few at a time as the bus came to pick them up.
Plane tipped- wing almost hitting the ground. …I’m on exit row. Bus coming to get us. Stewardess just announced “congratulations on surviving your first plane crash.” pic.twitter.com/56S0wuw5LW
— Rob Quinn (@RobJQuinn) January 11, 2019
Along Interstate 44 in Missouri, troopers stated at one point that the highway was blocked and cars were backed up in waits that could take up to 8 hours. Media reports stated that the highway was virtually impassable due to slick conditions.
Winter Storm Gia continued its siege on the Midwest Saturday after leaving hundreds of motorists stranded on Missouri roads: https://t.co/Dc7iBGeFOG pic.twitter.com/ryWJTkBcfp
— KVOA News 4 Tucson (@KVOA) January 13, 2019
According to the Daily Mail US,
Missouri troopers responded to more than 3,000 calls for help through early Saturday afternoon, including more than 700 crashes and 1,300 stranded vehicles.
Illinois State Police said troopers along the Mississippi River across from St. Louis have responded to more than 100 crashes during the storm.
In central Missouri, officials said about 12,000 households and businesses were without power in Columbia and the surrounding area at one point.
Currently, Winter Storm Gia has officially arrived in Virginia, Maryland, and DC. It is expected to bring 5-10 inches of snow.
Around 4:30 am, units responded to a sand-truck that had overturned on North Kings Highway. Fortunately there were no injuries. The roads are still treacherous at this time – and will be for a while. Please stay off the roads if possible. #FCFRD #snow #fairfaxcounty pic.twitter.com/NBfeBUq6RV
— Fairfax Fire/Rescue (@ffxfirerescue) January 13, 2019
H/T: Uncle Sam’s Misguided Children
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