When snow comes to Portland, why is it always like this?

Portland has a long, inglorious history of coming to a screeching halt when it gets much in the way of snow accumulation.

PORTLAND, Ore. — When snow hits Portland, it’s almost predictable. Traffic grinds to a halt. Drivers get stuck on the roads for hours, sometimes without moving more than a mile or two. Many end up abandoning their cars, preferring to take their chances on foot. And the whole mess gets left behind, sometimes for days.

“You’ll notice the abandoned Fed Ex truck, the school bus, several other vehicles as well,” KGW’s Mike Benner reported on Thursday, following the Portland metro area’s unexpected snow accumulations

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