Remember the infamous 2005 traffic gridlock?

Traffic in Raleigh came to a standstill in 2005 when a little snow fell and everyone headed home at the same time.
Posted 2/13/2014, 1:08:48 AM Updated 7/2/2015, 9:41:04 PM

IT IS HARG ON WRAL TWO.

OVER THE AIR ON 5.2.

>>> LOOK BACK AT 2005.

WHEN I HIT THE ROAD TODAY, THIS

IS WHAT I THOUGHT OF.

I THOUGHT HERE WE GO AGAIN.

THIS IS THE GRIDLOCK THAT WE

EXPERIENCED IN RALEIGH BACK IN

2005.

A LITTLE BIT OF SNOW CAME DOWN.

EVERYBODY TRYING TO LEAVE WORK

AT ONCE, BUT THE DIFFERENCE AT

THAT TIME WAS THAT SCHOOLS WERE

IN SESSION SO WE HAVE KIDS ON

SCHOOL BUSES AND WE HAD PARENTS

TRYING TO GET TO THEM AND WE HAD

SOME SCHOOLS THAT WERE EVEN

STILL HOLDING STUDENTS

OVERNIGHT.

AND IT WAS HOURS AND HOURS AND

HOURS OF PEOPLE BEING ON THE

ROAD AND WE'RE STILL HEARING

REALLY BAD STORIES OF PEOPLE

SPENDING 3, 4, 5 HOURS ON THE

ROAD TONIGHT TRFLING TO GET HOME

BUT -- TRYING TO GET HOME BUT

THIS WAS 12 HOURS AND EVEN MORE,

IT WAS A HORRENDOUS TIME AND IT

IS WHY WE'RE STAYING ON NOW TO

KIND OF HELP PEOPLE KEEP THIS IN

PERSPECTIVE ON HOW DIFFICULT

THIS IS.

AS SOON AS YOU GOT ON THE ROAD

YOU STARTED SLIDING AROUND A

LITTLE BIT.

THE SNOW WAS COMING DOWN SO FAST

AND IT GOT ICY REALLY, REALLY

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