Trucking in Lake effect snow

               

I remember when I was in training for truck driving, and I was driving with my trainer up on I-90 in New York.  It was at night and the roads were perfectly clear and visibility was as far as my headlights could reach.  My trainer, Michael, was in the passenger seat next to me.

                All of a sudden, it became white out conditions.  A Lake Effect snow squall hit us hard.  My windshield became covered in snow almost instantly.  Michael scrambled to help clear it for me.  The wipers were no help.  Michael managed to get a small spot opened up down low in the window.  All I could see were the warning tracks on the side of the road covered in snow.  I could make out the ridges enough to follow them.  I drove that way for what seemed like forever.

                Then it ended.  The road cleared and there was not even a snowflake on the road.  We worked on getting the rest of the windshield cleared off and finished the drive for the night. Didn’t see any more snow for the rest of the night.