In the beginning of January, they closed the Louisville, KY and southern Indiana schools because they PREDICTED snow (We never got any).
In 1971, our GOP mayor sold all the snowplows and equipment, and salt storage silos, and anything with a blade on it.
His reason: "God brought the snow, God will take it away."
He moved to Florida when he left office, by the way.
The city only a few years ago, finally recovered from that particular move. We now have snow plows, yet, not really enough to adequately clear the streets. They will delay school when they believe it will snow heavily. Someone was several hurt a couple years back when their car, on the way to school, slid off the road on a day when they did not delay or close the schools. The family sued.