[Wright is right!]

They closed the schools here in Nashville TN for the second time this week in anticipation of snow. We didn't even get a decent dusting either time. Barely a few flakes this morning.

The problemo seems to be that the schools check with the local TV weather pipple instead of the NWS. The local TV's always hype the snow because snow means more tune-in for the local morning shows. So the school system buys into the hype and closes schools, only to have NO SNOW show up.

Michael

[L`enn]

Acutally around here, it seemed that the news stations would fight to understate the snow, thinking it would make more people tune in to hear a rosier forecast regardless is it was true or not. I remember my father grabbing whatever forecast showed the least amount of inclement weather and running with it.

[meanie monster]

Yeah, they closed sumner as well. Remember last year they didn't close school because it wasn't snowing yet? As soon as my kids got to school the bottom fell out. My son didn't get home till 6pm by firemen and EMP's cause I could not get up the ridge to White House.

[Severa]

You should have seen it earlier this week here in VA Beach. 3 in of snow leads to lots of school and business closings, numerous accidents on the roads. The two biggest cases were: some idjit woman slams on her brakes at a rail crossing. Her car slid partway onto the track, where it was clipped by an oncoming train. She suffered only minor injuries. Then there was the case where the state trooper was working an accident when he gets clipped by a sliding car, he goes flying about 20 ft and lands on his cruiser. Also suffered only minor injuries.