The Snowpocalypse has struck and Portland is currently in full panic and “abandon your cars” mode. Traffic is at a standstill, thousands of cars are reportedly stranded, school buses are unable to pick up kids in certain areas, and people are getting home in any way possible. Here’s what’s going on at the moment:
Traffic update (6:44 p.m.): Do. Not. Travel. #pdxtraffic #pdxsnow #pdxtst pic.twitter.com/Sd5aizAHvr
— KATU News (@KATUNews) December 15, 2016
4 hours to get home (PSU to Beaverton). Abandoned my car safely in a parking lot and walked the last 1.5 miles. #pdxsnow #pdxtst
— Liz Shatzer (@LizShatzer) December 15, 2016
North Clackamas School District spokeswoman says that hundreds of middle school students are still stuck in classrooms. #PDXsnow
— Brian MacMillan (@BMacTV) December 15, 2016
Wow. Video from viewer Kathryn King shows school bus sliding down a hill in SW Portland, slamming into another vehicle.#pdxsnow #pdxtst pic.twitter.com/YQUP6WTD6l
— KATU News (@KATUNews) December 15, 2016
Behold the parking lot that is W. Burnside from downtown to well past 23rd. #pdxtst #pdxtraffic #pdxsnow pic.twitter.com/jppHsa3cTJ
— Grant Butler (@GrantButler) December 15, 2016
Related: In Case You Forgot What Snow in Portland Looks Like…
Heading black to #PDX —205 traffic back up to NE 181st exit-brutal. Semis parked w/ hazards on, cars spinning out. #koin6news #pdxtst #snow pic.twitter.com/egDATetod0
— Emily Sinovic (@EmilySinovic) December 15, 2016
The @lyft price gouging continues as a ride from city hall in the snow shoots up 550 percent. #pdxsnow #pdxtraffic pic.twitter.com/522SwrIdDe
— Mike Bivins (@itsmikebivins) December 15, 2016
All showings of ARRIVAL tonight are cancelled, as is the late screening of MOONLIGHT. And there’s no pizza. Thanks a lot, weather. pic.twitter.com/vIWsF5NIJB
— Hollywood Theatre (@HollywoodTheatr) December 15, 2016
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Current conditions on #Hoth. #pdxsnow #snowpocalypse #snowday #Portland #pdxtst #RogueOne #KeepPortlandWeird #StarWars #unipiper #pdxtraffic pic.twitter.com/W0fImmUy2K
— The Unipiper (@TheUnipiper) December 15, 2016
ALERT: If your car is legally parked in a city meter district you can leave it there without penalty until noon tomorrow #pdxtraffic #pdxtst
— PDX Transportation (@PBOTinfo) December 15, 2016
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