5 Feet of Snow...But No Snow Day!
How much snow does it take to get a snow day?
Today, the Oswego County school system in Oswego, N.Y., announced a two-hour delay for students because of 62 inches of heavy snow over the past three days. That is 5 foot 2 inches of snow! An average adult woman would disappear walking across the front yard. Either Oswego County has the best snow removers in the world or the kids are bussed in on huge yellow snowmobiles.
Growing up in Upstate New York I would get upset if school wasn’t cancelled for slush on the roads. Good luck to the all the teachers who have to deal with dissapointed students all day.
To make matters worse, the snow isn’t even close to over. The radar is bright white with heavy snow setting up right over Oswego once again. The forecast calls for another 2-4 feet by the weekend. This could end up being a histortoric event and there is a good chance that a snow day will happen on Thursday or Friday in the the region. Just don’t get your hopes up in Oswego County where 62 inches only got you an extra two hours of sleep.
Here are a few fun snow facts about this area that I pulled from Wikipedia:
The communities of Redfield, in Oswego County and Montague and North Osceola, in Lewis County, all on the Tug Hill Plateau, average over 300 inches of snow a winter, with more than 400 inches falling during harsh winters. A 24-hour record for the contiguous United States occurred on January 11th-12th, 1997, when 77" of snow fell in Montague, N.Y. A total of 95 inches of snow fell in that storm between the 11th and 14th.
Do you currently live in this area? Have any memories of recent snowstorms? Leave a comment and share your experience with us.
Comments
wow that is alot of snow
Posted by: Anonymous | February 7, 2007 02:39 PM
I grew up in Fulton, NY. I thought having a "bus stop" cave carved into a snow bank by the road was normal. We had to "groom" our sledding hill every day because there was always new snow on our run. I could never figure out who would use a rail sled because they never worked on our hill. I thought walking through narrow paths in deep snow in town was normal. I thought gigantic snowblowers were normal. So many snowy things were normal...then I moved away. I realize now, as I watch the news this week, I grew up in what is a winter dream for most people who love snow. I do wish my boys could have one week of my childhood and experience winter in Fulton. Instead they have a snow day because of 1 inch of snow and are thrilled to go sledding on a hill where there is more grass showing than snow. I am grateful for my snowy childhood and the chance to have lived the Oswego County winter experience for the first 11 years of my life and I chose to live it another 4 years at SUNY Oswego! Oswego County - the place where childhood snow dreams are reality.
Posted by: Bonnie McIntyre | February 7, 2007 11:52 PM
Adam from Roxbourgh.....
I am heading up to Pulaski NY. tonight. I have a friend that owns a home there and he is unable to drive up there and remove all the snow from his roof.
So the nice guy that I am, I want to go see all the snow and help him out all at the same time.
Posted by: Adam Krier | February 9, 2007 03:37 PM
Try being the brother of a meteorologist and a teacher believing you will have a snow day only to wake up in anticipation but not getting the call and then going out into the cold and shoveling the snow off of your car. No pressure!
Will Albany, NY ever see snow this year? Will the dreams of students and teachers of the capital district ever come true?
Posted by: Andy from Albany | February 12, 2007 08:01 PM