Storm Diamond and the Wonder Twins

We had to fire our copy editor this morning--just too many errors recently, and he also made audacious claims yesterday about wagering a year of the staff's salaries that we would have no school on Friday. Let's just say the split was less than amicable.

But enough about our inner department problems! You have an audaciously large storm to worry about and you need the 411.

The news is not good, people. The snow will start in the overnight hours but it will be very light. The area to our north could get a few inches but we'll just see a dusting in the Berkshires. Snow could be falling when you wake up. Unfortunately, it will be very light and might even stop for a period of an hour or two in the mid-morning hours.

You'll hear a lot about the phasing of the two low pressure systems. Some of our older readership may recall a certain Saturday morning cartoon duo called the Wonder Twins. By themselves, Zan and Janya were ordinary, run-of-the-mill superheroes (see below--nothing fancy there). But when Zan and Jayna said, "Wonder Twins powers--activate!", they would transform, giving each of them fairly ridiculous powers. Our meteorological Wonder Twins--the north one and the south one--will activate direcly over us some time around 12:00 tomorrow, slide off to the coast, and the superhero/superstorm fury will be released. Bombogenesis (a very good thing) will take place, dumping about a foot of snow on us. If bombogenesis occurs and the storm stalls out on the coast of New England--which some meteorologists are excited about--then we're in for it, as in twenty-four inches of snow. That would easily double our season total so far.

Wonder Twins Zan and Jayna activating. Don't ask where their little blue monkey fits into the analogy.

That all sounds delightful except that our Wonder Twin activation period (a.k.a phasing) is going to take place in the afternoon and into the evening on Friday. We regret to inform you, but our best chance at a weather-truncated school day is the disappointing early release. We've changed the True North Confidence Meter to reflect that reality.

There is still a chance that we could have a snow day similar to the first Sandy day off. State and local officials may not want people out at all tomorrow and will just shut 'er down for the day in a kind of pre-emptive State of Emergency. Then again, there will be those school officials who enjoy playing chicken and will stare Diamond down. Given Diamond's brontosaurian approach, that's a game Superintendents will be willing to play and probably are going to win.

Courtesy of Channel 13.

It's not what you want to hear, but you shan't shoot the messenger. We're holding out hope that we'll have a full day off tomorrow, but you shouldn't neglect to study for that _______________ quiz or test tomorrow.

More to follow.