Nuisance Snow or More for Friday 1.21

Four or five inches of the dry white powdery stuff for Friday and, sadly, the chances of an MSE are dwindling. Given the week we've had, the buses will roll on Friday morning. People are going to complain and the roads won't be that great, but the Super's just going to tell everyone to man up and get to school. Period. The end. (The timing is really good, though, but the volume will be wimpy.)

GSD is really liking the storm that's looming for Tuesday/Wednesday of next week. It's not going to be a Redbox. It's not going to be a Netflix. It's going to be a Blockbuster, baby! (At least that's what we're saying now.)

Wednesday 1.19 Possibility...

I suppose tomorrow does need to be addressed as the coastal storm is still hanging on, more light precip is headed our way from the West, and our temps are supposed to dip back down beneath freezing. It's certainly a possibility that school could be canceled again tomorrow. GSD is confident the towns' snow crews will git 'er done by the morning commute, but funnier things have happened.

We're locking in at 25% for tomorrow. If the district had a two-hour delay protocol, we'd be putting all of our chips in that pot but we don't so you can fuggedaboutit. You will see many districts tomorrow with a delay.

Check in at GSD in the morning before school just in case, but keep your eyes open for Friday and next Wednesday.

Storms, Storms & More Storms Through February

GSD couldn't have picked a better year to make its presence know on the web. The storm season has been shockingly active, and except for the first two storms, we've been hit hard and we will be continue to be hit hard at a storm a week clip.

Do NOT get too excited about Friday. Even if the storm brings 4-6" inches, which it probably will, there will be a lot of community and parental pressure to have school. You just can't use up three snow days in the first part of January. You know it. GSD knows it. And the Super knows it. But as Lloyd from Dumb and Dumber might say, we're telling you there's a chance.

All you weather watchers should not despair about the very brief dearth of storms. The long range forecast is for this lively weather pattern to continue. Here is all the evidence you need from Senior Meteorologist Alex Sosnowski [love the middle syllable of the last name--ed.]:

We have had two storm tracks [this winter] thus far. One modest track brings storms in from the Pacific and cross-country over the Upper Midwest. A second track has had storms forming along the Gulf coast then tracking up the Atlantic Seaboard.

Usually you get one or the other to dominate. However, it seems we have been flipping back and forth between the two. The result has been light to moderate snow events over the Midwest and episodes of heavy snow along the Atlantic Seaboard.

Going on through early February, this pattern will continue. There is also the potential for the duo-storm track to phase along the East Coast, raising concerns for a couple more "blockbuster" storms through that period.

Get us a paper bag because the GSD Staff is officially hyperventilating. We all just need to stay calm, enjoy the day off, and then get ready to ramp it up again next Wednesday for the next MSE. But don't you dare sleep on Friday's storm just yet.