The poster who put up the thread was probably not as sensitive to nuance as one might wish in the way he headlined the article. When I read the thread this AM, I checked CNN asap, typed in "snow" in the search box, and came up with the actual story. Aren't I industrious?
Except that the story you posted ... which is the one I am reading in various news venues, says something entirely different than the one the poster put on this thread.
I'm wondering why FR mods did not correct the title ... especially after so much confusion and the rules about posting original titles.
The links are worthless as well.