You guys get a couple inches and suddenly you scream bloody murder. It's all over the news and social media.
Oh shut the hell up people. Wisconsin, Upper Michigan and Minnesota go through these storms 3-4 times per year.
You guys get a couple inches and suddenly you scream bloody murder. It's all over the news and social media.
Oh shut the hell up people. Wisconsin, Upper Michigan and Minnesota go through these storms 3-4 times per year.
"Wisconsin, Upper Michigan and Minnesota go through these storms 3-4 times per year."
The UP, likely. MN and WI? No.
Where I live, we get more snow than NYC + Wisconsin combined. Shh, kids.
The reason this was all over the news was the forecast (at least for NYC, Boston is getting hit hard, up to 30 inches in some places).
It is more than just amount of snowfall, it was a combination of snow, wind, and believe it or not the tides. Areas in MA have 30 inches of snow, additionally there is some significant flooding (go see some of the pictures on CNN or across the internet), and the forecast for the wind was 65-70 mph, which is huge for a blizzard.
Additionally, you talk about these other states like they get it much worse. While these states on average get more snow, in one day they don't get significantly more than what we are seeing on the east coast today. Take a look below (taken from the .gov websites of the respective states):
Wisconsin:
Record snowfall (1 day): 26 inches
Record snowfall (1 storm): 31 inches
Michigan:
Record snowfall (1 day): 30 inches
Minnesota:
Record snowfall (1 day): 36 inches
Compare that to the original forecast (24-30 inches + winds) you can see why there was all this hype. Additionally, looking at today's totals you see some pretty large numbers (per weather channel):
CT:
30.5 inches in Thompson
MA:
32.5 inches in Auburn
30 inches in Westford
NY
28.5 inches in Orient
Granted, the larger cities haven't had as much snow, but compare the above to the record in the states you listed and you'll understand why this was a big deal (and considering the forecast, it could have been much worse)
Also, forgot to mention, but the number of people in the path of the storm also influences the media coverage (i.e. who is watching the news, how much of an impact will it have on the US - stock market, businesses, etc).
The path of the storm was through one of the most densely populated areas of the US.
Much more people affected than WI, Upper MI, and MN.
New England is no light weight when it comes to snow.
Besides all four cars in Wisconsin have to be shoveled out...right?
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