NO CLASS TODAY, SNOW PROBLEM
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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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VOLUME 123 ISSUE 85
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2011
Lawrence snowed in by massive blizzard
BY LAURA SATHER editor@kansan.com
Snowpocalypse, snOMG, Snowmageddon — whatever you want to call it, it's arrived in Lawrence in full force.
The National Weather Service issued a blizzard warning for 20 Kansas counties, including Douglas, on Monday. And down it came.
NWS put the offical accumulation for Lawrence at 8 inches just before midnight Tuesday, lower than the expected 10 to 13 inches, but still with a forecast of one more inch overnight. A windchill warning of dangerous cold replaced the blizzard advisory.
replaced the blizzard avalanche. In addition, winds gusting at around 35-40 mph blew through the region Tuesday and are expected throughout the day today.
The Lawrence Police Department said officers saw a decrease in car accidents throughout the day Tuesday, even though the number of officers patrolling the city increased. No injury accidents were reported, and only two non-injury accidents occurred between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Tuesday.
But Lawrence's chilly worries represent just the tip of the iceburg — the storm is due to affect more than 100 million Americans throughout the country, with Midwestern cities such as Chicago being the hardest hit, according to the Associated Press.
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The KU Lawrence campus has been closed only 15 times since 1972, including half or partial days. Campus has not shut down for two days in a row since Jan. 30 and 31, 2002.
Feb. 12, 1978 Feb. 25, 1993 Feb. 5, 2004** Feb. 13, 1978 Jan. 27, 1997** March 13, 2006 Feb. 2, 1983 Feb. 9, 2001* Feb. 6, 2008 Feb. 12, 1985 Jan. 30, 2002 Feb. 21, 2008** Jan. 20, 1993* Jan. 31, 2002 Dec. 24, 2009** Source: University Relations
*morning only
**afternoon only
Source: University Relations
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Editor's note:
Editor's note:
Because of weather, today's edition of The University Dally Kansan is limited to:
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- all outdoor racks
- KU Memorial Unions
- Apartment complexes
- Residence halls,
scholarship halls and
Greek houses
Self, Jayhawks earn elusive win at Texas Tech
MEN'S BASKETBALI 8A
The 88-66 victory marked the first time in four tries that coach Bill Self won in Lubbock, Texas.
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