How many times did you hear the following phrase yesterday: “1-3 inches of snow, starting around midnight.”
OK, forget that. Didn’t happen.
Think ice instead.
Welcome to the ever-changing world of weather forecasting, where you’re never wrong, simply looking for the ever-elusive northern and western suburbs.
I was not exactly surprised to wake up early this morning, glance out the window and see … pretty much exactly what I saw when I went to bed.
Surprise!
No snow. Maybe that 1-3 inches they were calling for “north and west”
meant Illinois and New England.
The only thing I encountered was a sheen of ice that covered the windshield and windows of my car. It was no match for my handy-dandy ice scraper.
The ride in was pretty much uneventful. Apparently that is changing.
Things are starting to ice up. Many school districts in Chester County have opted to go to a two-hour delay.
There is an accident northbound on the Northeast Extension of the Blue Route north of the Lansdale exit that has all lanes shut down.
Here’s my advice for this morning. Don’t turn on your radio or TV. If you do, don’t expect to hear much about that 1-3 inches of snow. That was yesterday’s forecast.
Think ice instead. A light rain is expected to fall throughout the day and likely will freeze on many surfaces.
The rain will continue throughout the day and really start coming down tonight.
Be prepared to hear forecasts of the apocalypse as ice covers the region, bringing down power lines and trees. Especially in the northern and western surburbs. Wherever the hell they are.
I’ll believe it when I see it.
Another day, another forecast. Punxsutawney Phil would be proud.
So would P.T. Barnum. He’s the guy who said there’s a sucker born every minute. No doubt he was listening to the weather forecast on his local TV station at the time.
OK, forget that. Didn’t happen.
Think ice instead.
Welcome to the ever-changing world of weather forecasting, where you’re never wrong, simply looking for the ever-elusive northern and western suburbs.
I was not exactly surprised to wake up early this morning, glance out the window and see … pretty much exactly what I saw when I went to bed.
Surprise!
No snow. Maybe that 1-3 inches they were calling for “north and west”
meant Illinois and New England.
The only thing I encountered was a sheen of ice that covered the windshield and windows of my car. It was no match for my handy-dandy ice scraper.
The ride in was pretty much uneventful. Apparently that is changing.
Things are starting to ice up. Many school districts in Chester County have opted to go to a two-hour delay.
There is an accident northbound on the Northeast Extension of the Blue Route north of the Lansdale exit that has all lanes shut down.
Here’s my advice for this morning. Don’t turn on your radio or TV. If you do, don’t expect to hear much about that 1-3 inches of snow. That was yesterday’s forecast.
Think ice instead. A light rain is expected to fall throughout the day and likely will freeze on many surfaces.
The rain will continue throughout the day and really start coming down tonight.
Be prepared to hear forecasts of the apocalypse as ice covers the region, bringing down power lines and trees. Especially in the northern and western surburbs. Wherever the hell they are.
I’ll believe it when I see it.
Another day, another forecast. Punxsutawney Phil would be proud.
So would P.T. Barnum. He’s the guy who said there’s a sucker born every minute. No doubt he was listening to the weather forecast on his local TV station at the time.
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