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After-action: Amarillo streets department says forecasts and communications lagged in January storms; $400K+ preliminary cost
Summary
Public Works officials told the council that January’s two snow events exceeded forecasts, driving 24-hour street operations, use of roughly 900 tons of salt-and-sand mix and an estimated municipal response cost of about $400,000.
In a detailed after-action presentation on the city’s January storms, Streets Superintendent Donnie Hooper told the Amarillo City Council that the snowfall exceeded forecasts and revealed gaps in public advisories and interdepartmental communications. “Forecast underestimated the snowfall amount, impacting our preparation,” Hooper said as he summarized operations and lessons learned.
Hooper said crews switched to 24-hour operations as the storm intensified, with up to 26 personnel on duty spreading salt and sand, plowing drifts and working on critical building access. The division…
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