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Monday, January 31, 2000 Page: 3A
WILKES-BARRE – As the second major snowstorm in less than a week bore down
on the Wyoming Valley on Sunday, food shoppers seemed unfazed by the rash of
snowy weather.
At Price Chopper in Kingston an afternoon rush, triggered by the coming
storm and the Super Bowl, was long over by the time the first flakes fell.
“We were really busy today but the rush is over,” said night manager
Todd Rader.
Rader said bread, milk, eggs, “the necessities to tie people over,” were
the big sellers.
Some shoppers said they had seen the worst of Wyoming Valley winters, and
this isn’t it.
“We’ve had it before,” said Sharon Comitz of Hanover Township.
“I just had to get some food for the house but I’m not worried at all,”
said Shane Pabst of Kingston as he shuffled through about 2 inches of new snow
to his four-wheel-drive Geo Tracker.
According to the National Weather Service at Binghamton, the Wyoming Valley
is expected to receive 8 to 12 inches of snow by this morning. Scattered snow
showers are possible. The high temperatures will reach about 30 degrees.
State officials activated a center to coordinate county emergency services
in response to the heavy snow and potential for ice in eastern Pennsylvania.
Gov. Tom Ridge ordered the state Emergency Operations Center to begin a
limited activation on Sunday.