It was a dark and stormy night on February 1, 2011. in Downers Grove. It started snowing heavily by mid afternoon. By 7pm it was a full fledged blizzard with 60 mile per hour winds, thunder and lightning. By 7:30 pm my electricity was off...
Fortunately it was restored by 10:30 pm the same night. Thank you Com Ed!
The next morning it was still snowing. It finally stopped around noon on Feb. 2, 2011. Ground Hog Day! The groundhog did not see his shadow, so we will have an early spring! With 21 inches of snow and drifts several feet high, that was a welcome thought!
I am old enough to remember the famous Chicago Blizzard of 1967. It was the all time record of 23 inches of snow. The 2011 Blizzard just came in third, but I think that it was worse, because of the high winds and power outages. The 1967 snow was a soft blanket compared to this.
I just want to say a heartfelt "Thank You" to the workers of the Village of Downers Grove! I am grateful to live in such a well run community! I continued to receive updates from the village via phone, email and text through their emergency notification system. I must say that getting text messages was very handy when my electric was out. They even sent an update at 4 AM! Someone pulled an All Nighter! It was very comforting to get the updates and know that our public servants were out there doing everything possible to get us through this storm.
The streets were plowed in an orderly fashion. Residents without power were notified of two shelters that they could go to. Residents were reminded to keep their faucets dripping to avoid frozen pipes. More than 1200 residents experienced power outages because of high winds and downed trees. Our Mayor, Ron Sandack, notified everyone of updates via Facebook. Downers Grove came through with flying colors! I don't think that I would want to live anywhere else (except Florida!)
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/downersgrove/features/x170581891/Village-given-high-marks-for-response-to-storm-conditions
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