City’s street dept. preps for snow: ‘We are always watching the weather’

Frank Shaw has seen it all when it comes to Amarillo weather – from blizzards to floods to hurricane-force winds. “I was born and raised in Amarillo, so I have pretty much seen it all,” Shaw said. Shaw is a perfect example of the employees in the City of Amarillo’s Street Department, who are just as skilled at monitoring the weather like a meteorologist as they are driving and maintaining massive sand trucks. “We are always watching the weather. Always,” said Street Superintendent Len Hill. Hill has been in Amarillo since 1973 and has almost 20 years of service…..

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