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Residents Across Area Brave The Bitter Cold

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Jan 14, 2009 1:25 pm US/Eastern

Residents Across Area Brave The Bitter Cold

(KDKA) The temperatures in Pittsburgh have plunged and all across the area residents are bundling up to deal with the bitter cold.

Despite the frigid temperatures, it wasn't too cool for school today in Mount Lebanon.

At 7:30 a.m., the temperature hit about nine degrees and Mount Lebanon High School kids hit the road on the way to hit the books.

"I checked my computer for a delay today. I was bummed out. It is really cold," said student Kevin Scheiferstein.

Mount Lebanon does not have district-wide busing, so when it gets cold and there is school – the students walk, ride and gear up - but they don't whine.

"It is not bad. I walk to school every day. So it has been colder," said student Ashlein Fisher.

KDKA's Ross Guidotti spoke to a few parents dropping their kids off and they didn't seem to have a problem with the district ringing the school bell despite the bell possibly being frozen solid.

"It's cold, but maybe Friday they'll get a day off cause it's gonna be really cold," said parent Patty Walsh.

A spokesperson for the Mount Lebanon School District says the criteria for closing school is really based on Allegheny County's Health Department.

Essentially, though, officials say it comes down to wind chill factor, extremely low temperatures and whether or not there is snow on the ground.

And today, it just didn't cut it, so there is school.

Meanwhile, in addition to the very cold temperatures, parts of the area also saw some more snow overnight.

KDKA's Trina Orlando reports that she talked to people all over the county this morning, and while some said they saw three to four inches of snow this morning, other people said they saw just an inch or maybe even less.

The hardest-hit areas seem to be in the western part of the county toward Irwin and North Huntington.

Many of the residents in that area spent their morning shoveling their sidewalks and driveways and others spent it spreading salt for when the much colder weather moves in later today and tonight.

The good news is that no major problems were reported along the roads, but officials are advising everyone headed out today to take it slow. 


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