Missed Calls?

While most students in Berkshire County are enjoying a day off today, a few had to go in late, especially in South County. But the good news for them is that their Superintendents seemed to make the right goal, and that's one less day in June for them. Well done. The gamble paid off.

It's hard to fault those Supers who called in the snow day, though. The Winter Storm Warning was in effect, the radar suggesting several more inches of snow, and meteorological outposts (including this one) were predicting more snow. But the intensity of the snow was lacking, which would have made it possible for most students to get to school, as long road crews were doing a good job (which they were doing in and around the GSD Home Office in Williamstown).

As for snow totals, we have 7" on the ground right now, and it's possible we could add another inch if the band of snow over Albany right now (12 PM) pushes eastward. Don't be surprised to see another few hours of light snow especially in the northern half of the County this afternoon.

Light to moderate snow expected for northwest Berkshire County.

It could be a while until our next storm. We'll see a warm-up over the weekend and into next week. The back half of January is supposed to be warmer than average, and a cold snap is expected for early February. Don't forget that February is typically our stormiest and snowiest month. So we have that to look forward to if we have a dry spell over the next few weeks.

(If you didn't see it this morning, there was a piece on GSD in the Berkshire Eagle this morning, expertly written by Felix Carroll. The man featured in the article certainly does work for GSD, but for him to claim that this operation is a one-man show is preposterous. In fact, we're having a staff meeting this very afternoon to talk about what it means to be a team player.)

January 17 Storm: Cancellations and Delays

Light snow continues to fall at the Home Office, and plows have been out all night. We see several more hours of snow ahead of us.

There are some heavier bands of snow making their way northeastward from Pennsylvania and New York that will hit during the morning commute. Once those bands pass through, snow will be generally light and it should taper by the early afternoon.

Heavy snow bands over eastern PA will trek toward us right around the time of the morning commute.

The low-pressure system off the coast is keeping the moisture levels up. Everyone should see at least another 3 inches of snow today, with more likely in South County due to those heavier bands of snow.

Thanks, NWS Albany, for the graphic.

Here's our list of school day delays and cancellations. We'll update as the calls come in this morning.

SNOW DAY:

Berkshire Christian
Berkshire Country Day
Berkshire Community College
Central Berkshire
Southern Berkshire
Gabriel Abbott
Northern Berkshire Vocational (McCann)
Hancock
Emma Miller
BArT
Housatonic Academy
Mount Greylock
Williamstown
Lanesborough
Adams-Cheshire
Pittsfield
North Adams
Bement School
New Lebanon (NY)
Southwest VT Supervisory Union
Farmington River
Mohawk Regional

TWO-HOUR DELAY

MCLA (opens at 10 AM)
Lee
Pine Cobble
Lenox
Richmond Consolidated
Berkshire Hills

Cancellations and Delays: January 17

(For substantive weather information, here's our earlier post.) We said we'd run a list if one district called in its verdict tonight, and here it is:

SNOW DAY:

Farmington River School District