Storm Update: Concerns About Full Snow Days

The heavy bands of snow have finally arrived. We picked up three inches in the last two hours at the Home Office in Williamstown. The flakes are big and sticky, and roads are now very greasy.

We are starting to have some concerns about full snow days for tomorrow. This storm appears to jogged to the east slightly, and it might end sooner than we would like. The blocked flow that we talked about a few days ago is proving to be elusive and might not set up. The Winter Storm Warning is still in effect through tomorrow night, though we will not be surprised to see the Warning cancelled in the middle of the day tomorow.

Thanks, NWS Albany!

As a result, we are going to drop the percentage for a snow day for Thursday. Two-hour delays are still very likely--in fact, Farmington River School District has already called its one in--but the number of full snow days will be hit or miss. We think there will be a few more than today (only 5 schools/districts opted for no school). A clean sweep for the county is less likely.

Don't get us wrong--this is still going to be a big storm, but we're not expecting too many towns to see 20 inches from it. Most towns should hit double digits for snow totals, and we'll have to wait and see what road crews and bus companies have to say about travel tomorrow.