When you think about this type of “precipitation in the form of flakes of crystalline water ice” you think of a wintry landscape concealed by layers of white – ultimately leading to a relaxing snow day. (Wikipedia) Just last weekend, weather forecasters anticipated and then foretold that we would be in a “historic blizzard” Monday evening to Tuesday morning, and that snow totals in our area would reach 12 to as high as 30 inches.
Consequently, students prepared for a snow day - maybe even two. Many adults and parents prepared by buying lots of salt and other equipment for the upcoming storm. Eventually, due to the barely changing forecast, school was cancelled on Tuesday. The roads were even shut down at night. Children went to sleep awaiting piles of snow when they woke up the next day.
When everyone arose Tuesday morning, they found that the snowfall was far from historic. Only a few inches of snow fell overnight, and children were disappointed that they would most likely have school on Wednesday. The forecasters were incorrect about our area, and instead, our northeast “neighbors” in Massachusetts got much of the snow.
While many people were disappointed in the forecasters for causing so much excitement and eagerness in New Jersey citizens, there were some good aspects of this “storm.” First and most importantly, for us, there was a snow day. We got a much needed break from school and therefore had time to do other things. Along with this, many of the unfavorable and negative outcomes and consequences of a large snowstorm were avoided. Instead of being stuck at home for multiple days, and having power outages, like a large storm would have caused, normal life was able to get up and running quickly. Also, the low amounts of snow in this area allowed children and teens to earn some money by shoveling snow. If there were two feet of snow like expected, those children and teens would have had a difficult time getting the snow off the driveway, and would have gotten tired easily. In the end, while the snow forecast was severely incorrect for our area and disappointed many, sometimes, too much is not so good.
By: Andy B.
Consequently, students prepared for a snow day - maybe even two. Many adults and parents prepared by buying lots of salt and other equipment for the upcoming storm. Eventually, due to the barely changing forecast, school was cancelled on Tuesday. The roads were even shut down at night. Children went to sleep awaiting piles of snow when they woke up the next day.
When everyone arose Tuesday morning, they found that the snowfall was far from historic. Only a few inches of snow fell overnight, and children were disappointed that they would most likely have school on Wednesday. The forecasters were incorrect about our area, and instead, our northeast “neighbors” in Massachusetts got much of the snow.
While many people were disappointed in the forecasters for causing so much excitement and eagerness in New Jersey citizens, there were some good aspects of this “storm.” First and most importantly, for us, there was a snow day. We got a much needed break from school and therefore had time to do other things. Along with this, many of the unfavorable and negative outcomes and consequences of a large snowstorm were avoided. Instead of being stuck at home for multiple days, and having power outages, like a large storm would have caused, normal life was able to get up and running quickly. Also, the low amounts of snow in this area allowed children and teens to earn some money by shoveling snow. If there were two feet of snow like expected, those children and teens would have had a difficult time getting the snow off the driveway, and would have gotten tired easily. In the end, while the snow forecast was severely incorrect for our area and disappointed many, sometimes, too much is not so good.
By: Andy B.