Anybody tired of the "DON'T GO OUTSIDE-YOU'LL DIE!!!" Hype yet? (2014, home)

[Badfish740]

The poor weather forecasters...it hasn't snowed in three days so now they're trying to convince us all that we're going to freeze solid if we step outside tomorrow. If single digit temperatures were that unbearable by human beings, the Upper Midwest, New England, and all of Canada would be uninhabitable The weather guy on ABC7 was going on and on about how quickly exposed skin will freeze in this temperatures... Did anyone see the Green Bay game last night? Did 50,000 Cheese heads faces freeze and fall off during that game or did I miss something? Of course, I'd rather be outside in -10 degree weather than 90 degree weather, but still. Cowboy up New Jersey!

[pinkydapimp]

[TonyStarksNJ]

cant believe they are closing schools for this. All the water from the snow is gone, not sure what they think is going to freeze

[Badfish740]

Originally Posted by TonyStarksNJ

cant believe they are closing schools for this. All the water from the snow is gone, not sure what they think is going to freeze

I will concede that one of the concerns is bussing. Some districts are still running older-than-dirt non-turbo diesels with no glow plugs or intake heaters. They're a b---- to start on 35 degree mornings let alone 5 degree mornings. Of course, they could have started them this afternoon and let them run all night (that's what NJTransit does with their old diesels), but then people would be complaining about the waste of fuel...

[Marc Paolella]

We are so stupid in this area. How about this? Tonight's warnings, followed by the forecast for Jefferson County in New York, northeast of Syracuse (I highlighted the fun stuff in red):

Warnings:

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
523 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014

NYZ007-008-070630-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140108T1800Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0003.140107T0500Z-140107T2300Z/
JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
523 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 PM EST TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* HAZARDS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...MORE THAN 2 FEET TONIGHT...MORE THAN 2 FEET
TUESDAY...10 TO 20 INCHES TUESDAY NIGHT...AND 3 TO 5 INCHES
WEDNESDAY LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 6 FEET IN THE HEART OF THE BAND.

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH.

* WIND CHILLS...AS COLD AS 25 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES.

* VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO
NEAR IMPOSSIBLE WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND FREQUENT WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS DUE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW ALONG WITH
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW BY TONIGHT. ROADWAYS
WILL BECOME PARTIALLY OR FULLY IMPASSABLE FOR A PERIOD OF
TIME. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 81 SOUTH OF WATERTOWN.
DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL POSE A RISK FOR FROST BITE
AND HYPOTHERMIA FOR ANYONE OUTSIDE FOR EVEN SHORT PERIODS OF
TIME. THIS IS A LIFE- THREATENING COLD FOR THOSE NOT IN
SHELTER.






And here is the forecast:

Tonight: Snow with widespread blowing snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around -1. Wind chill values as low as -20. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 19 to 25 inches possible.

Tuesday: Snow with widespread blowing snow. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 4. Wind chill values as low as -25. Breezy, with a southwest wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 15 to 21 inches possible.

Tuesday Night: Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 0. Wind chill values as low as -20. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 13 to 18 inches possible.

Wednesday: Snow showers, mainly before 3pm. High near 15. Wind chill values as low as -20. Southwest wind around 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%

[AnesthesiaMD]

It's so cold out, I actually saw a Democrat with his hands in HIS OWN pockets.



Bah dum bum!

[camaro69]

Holy Cow!

[Huckleberry3911948]

Extreme cold can kill you
Signed a former Chicago resident

[ResearchMom]

I grew up in East Europe in the 70s. The schools would only be closed when the temperature reached -20C (-4F). Other than that, we walked to the bus stop just like any other day. We were soooo frozen, and it wasn't fun, why? Because it was WINTER. I too am so tired of people even mentioning the word "snow". It's winter, and winter is cold! Get some proper winter gear and clothes. Back in the day, as a kid(!) I didn't even have proper snow boots, and snow pants did not exist. I feel for the people with no heat, but when I hear stay at home moms complain about having to bring their kid to school, I can't believe my ears… Toughen up people!

[nybbler]

I remember one particularly bad day when I was in middle school, there was a blizzard and the bus had chains on the tires. All the way to school, thump, thump, thump like riding on a square wheel. I should have skipped that day, it was ridiculous.

I can't remember schools ever closing just for cold, except when the heat failed or there was a water main break.