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Severe winter weather possible for New Year’s Eve- News Release

 

News Release-City of Rochester Emergency Management

Contact: Sergeant Jon Turk, Deputy Director

Emergency Management Division

Day Phone: 507-328-2823

Email Address: jturk@rochestermn.gov

For Immediate Release

New Year’s Eve Winter Weather — 12-30-2010, 2:30 PM

Rochester, MN, December 30, 2010— The City of Rochester Emergency Management Division, Fire Department, Police Department, Public Works Department, Rochester Public Utilities, City Attorney and the Mayor’s Office participated in a conference call with the National Weather Service at 1:30 PM to receive a briefing on the approaching winter storm and the potential impacts to the City.

City of Rochester Situation Report

Department/Agency

 

 

Status

 

 

Additional Items

 

 

Building Safety

 

 

Normal operations

 

 

Emergency Management

 

 

Monitoring weather conditions

 

 

Fire

 

 

Normal operations

 

 

Park and Recreation

 

 

Normal operations

 

 

Police

 

 

Normal operations

 

 

Rochester Public Utilities

 

 

Normal operations

 

 

Crews on standby.

 

 

Public Works

 

 

Normal operations

 

 

All sand and salt trucks are being loaded.