From an all-campus e-mail from BA Resident District Manager Michael Strumpf:
We will be unable to open the Daniel Family Common for lunch today, Monday, March 2nd. The weather conditions have caused a high number of employees to call out and we are unable to staff the operation. Also, Summerfields will be closed for lunch today for the same reasons but will open for dinner as scheduled at 5:00pm.
If you're on campus, you may notice that snow fell overnight. Most of it's washed away by the rain, but the first signs of winter have finally come. Frosh, get ready to slide your ass off down Foss hill.
A mess of papers, exams, and classes isn't the only thing standing between you and Thanksgiving Break. Mother Nature also wants to get in the way. Tomorrow's supposed to be pretty nasty, with gusty winds, thunderstorms, and a 100% chance of rain.
Be careful on your commute home!
Stay near your basement, and away from dangling metal blades!
In addition to today's High Wind Advisory, the National Weather Service has issued Tornado Watch 937, in effect for Middlesex County until 2:00 AM. It looks like we're in for some squalls coming up out of New York and New Jersey.
As of 6:58 PM, the radar shows the storm closing in:
It is 72 degrees and the only thing in today's sunny skies is a whole lot of cirro-cumulus... which means only one thing: legitimate shorts weather!
Go outside, throw something around, just don't spend all day in your room/SciLi!
The good news: we're supposed to get another inch or two of snow tonight.
The bad news: It's supposed to be followed by sleet, freezing rain, and/or normal rain.
Connecticut winter strikes again!
... Winter Weather Advisory in effect from midnight tonight to
1 PM EST Sunday...
The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a Winter Weather
Advisory... which is in effect from midnight tonight to 1 PM EST
Sunday.
Snow is expected to develop across the area late this evening.
Then as warmer air moves in aloft... the snow will mix with and
then change to sleet late tonight... and then change to freezing
rain by early morning Sunday. Freezing rain is expected to
continue through early afternoon... before changing to plain rain.
The period of heaviest precipitation will be Sunday morning
through Sunday afternoon. 1 to 2 inches of total combined snow
and sleet accumulation are expected before any changeover... and
then an additional 2 to 4 tenths of an inch of ice accumulation is
possible before precipitation changes to rain.
In addition... northeast winds could gust as high as 30 mph Sunday
morning into the afternoon. The gusty winds could knock down some
ice covered power lines and overhanging limbs... resulting in power
outages.
A Winter Weather Advisory means that periods of snow... sleet... or
freezing rain will cause travel difficulties. Be prepared for
slippery roads and limited visibilities... and use caution while
driving.
Get out your booties, Wes -- heavy rain is predicted until late Tuesday night. According to the New York Times, in the New York area this storm is going to be the worst since 1992. Yesterday was wonderful, at least.
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