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德州大雪纷飞

一场数十年之大雪於週二清晨降落在德州休斯敦及达拉斯各大城市，由於大雪骤降，把整个城市盖上了至少四吋至六吋之大雪,机塲学校被迫关闭,许多商店及油站因而停业, 一直到週三下午雪停之后才恢復了交通。

对於处在气候炎热之美美南部而言,对於下雪及零下之冷冻天气非常罕见,而且因整个地区缺乏剷雪车,以致大雪在道路上无法剷除。

休斯敦市长惠特曼及郡长德达哥事先曾联合举行记者会，呼吁市民做好万全準备来应付可能之雪灾,并设立十多个取暖中心收容流浪汉。由於事先预防得当,并未造成任何重大损失，最令人欣慰的是百分之九十九之住户电力并未中断。

It Snowed Heavily In Texas

After a decade of waiting,  a heavy snow fell on Texas' major cities including Houston early on Tuesday morning. The whole city was covered with four inches of snow, schools were forced to close, airports and many shops and gas stations were closed and traffic did not resume until the snow stopped on Wednesday afternoon.

With the normally hot weather in the south, it was very rare to see snow and  feel the blast of sub-zero freezing weather. And due to a lack of snow shovels and snow removal equipment, heavy snow can’t be easily removed off the roads.

Houston Mayor Whitmire called on citizens to be fully prepared to deal with the snow disaster. The city set up more than ten warm centers to shelter the homeless people.

Because citizens were well- prepared, the snow did not cause any major damage. The most gratifying thing was that in 99% of all Houston households, the electricity was not  interrupted.