Snow Day 1.18...Finally

Good work, Followers of the Flake. Our district was the last one in the county to make the snow day official, but the Super finally made the call at 6:02 am. Enjoy your second snow day of the season and second in the past week. All of your praying to the Snow Gods has paid off.

Do be careful today--the ice could be treacherous later in the day. Check in this evening to see if the ice will prevent us from going to school tomorrow. GSD doubts this will be a two-day event, but with ice, one never knows.

Still Waiting...

All other districts in the Berkshires have phoned in...including Hancock.

Storm 1.18 Update...

The flakes will be a-flying soon, but will there be enough of them? Catskill in NY has already decided to wave the white flag for tomorrow, getting in first with a two-hour delay. Radar shows the leading southern edge of the storm to be in Philadelphia at this hour, which means the snow should be about five or six hours away. Unfortunately, there is so much cold air in place that the storm may have a hard time of working into interior New England by the magic hour of 5:00 am. On the other hand, a look at the radar shows that there may be more moisture with this storm than forecasters originally thought.

Here's what's working for you:

1. Threat of significant icing (up to a 1/3rd of an inch) in the afternoon.
2. Snow falling during the 7:00-8:00 hour.
3. Projected snow of upwards of 8".

Here's what's working against you:

1. We just had a snow day and a holiday.
2. The storm might not start by the time the Super is going to make the decision.
3. Snowfall totals will not be high enough (4" on the low side).

Bottom line: As long as ice is part of the forecast, you most likely will be sleeping in.