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Using TST for weather events


Problem

  • Where: On Interstate 90 along the Erie Lake (USA);
  • What: Lake effect (snowstorm created by North wind blowing on the lake);
  • Occurence: average of seven time during winter (November to April);
  • Severity: Traffic delayed up to 12h.

Source: Google Earth


Solution

This event has been taken into the TST of all routes going through the I90. TST = +12 hours during this period of the year.

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