Juno: A bust in Western Massachusetts
This winter the Northeast was supposed to be hit with one of the biggest snowstorms that they had seen in quite sometime. The storm devastated the coast, but it missed Manhattan and New York City, the two locations that the National Weather Service warned would get hit the hardest. At three in the afternoon on Sunday January 25th the NWS issued a statement calling this storm “crippling” and “historic”, telling New Yorkers to be prepared for 20-30 inches of snow.
By the time the clouds had cleared the snowfall in the city only totalled seven and a half inches. The highest reported total in the state of New York was only 13 inches. It was not much different here in South Hadley. As the storm approached on Monday, the NWS was warning to be prepared for over two feet, but we only got six inches. This drew mixed emotions from students at South Hadley High School. Junior Jeff Page said, “it was over exaggerated, but a day off is a day off.” Some members of the high school were upset that the snow was not as bad as predicted. Senior Bobby Ismael-Davis said “I was expecting another October storm. I was disappointed because I couldn’t play in the snow.” Math teacher Gary Hall was also disappointed. “We need more snow to ski,” he said. Not all members of the high school were disappointed about the outcome. Junior James Foley said, “I was happy that it wasn’t that bad because I hate snow.”
Whether you are happy about the amount of snow or not, the facts are certain. Winter storm Juno was a big bust in Western Massachusetts, it was just like a typical storm.
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