Anonymous
Post 01/13/2019 13:18     Subject: Delay or cancellation tomorrow?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Mocosnow says 75% chance of a delay, 65% chance of cancellation.


How do those add up to more than 100%?

The chance of going to school on time is - 40%?


Sounds about right for MCPS

Seriously! !!?? Ya'll really that clueless?


Can you understand humor? Or is it buried under 6 inches of snow?

Anonymous
Post 01/13/2019 13:16     Subject: Delay or cancellation tomorrow?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Mocosnow says 75% chance of a delay, 65% chance of cancellation.


How do those add up to more than 100%?

The chance of going to school on time is - 40%?


Sounds about right for MCPS

Seriously! !!?? Ya'll really that clueless?
Anonymous
Post 01/13/2019 13:06     Subject: Delay or cancellation tomorrow?
Anonymous wrote:Poolesville roads have been cleared and salted. For once the upCounty is also looking very good.

How are you fairing Bethesda?


Upcountry got less snow this time. Storm had a weird shape and more to the south. Not sure where the line is but from anecdotal evidence from friends, Rockville and olney and poolesivlle got less than we did here inside the beltway in SS.
Anonymous
Post 01/13/2019 13:02     Subject: Delay or cancellation tomorrow?
Anonymous wrote:When will they make the call?


I listened to a podcast with The old superintendent and he explained how difficult it is to make these calls. They get up pretty early in the morning I think around three and start assessing the situation. I think they will have some kind of decision by five or six. I’m fairly confident we will have a two hour delay but who knows about a cancellation.
Anonymous
Post 01/13/2019 13:02     Subject: Delay or cancellation tomorrow?
Anonymous wrote:When will they make the call?


At 5:00 tomorrow morning just to piss us all off.
Anonymous
Post 01/13/2019 13:00     Subject: Delay or cancellation tomorrow?
When will they make the call?
Anonymous
Post 01/13/2019 12:53     Subject: Delay or cancellation tomorrow?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Are you kidding me? There's zero chance this county will have all the roads plowed, school parking lots cleared, sidewalks done by tomorrow AM. Zero. Closure for sure. I'm not an advocate, just a realist.


Totally agree. There goes the last snow day. Potential for a BIG storm next weekend exists; one that could affect schools even though they're already closed for MLK Day Monday 1/21. Spring Break will be but a pleasant memory if that storm, or any other storms in February materialize.

Why Maryland doesn't count hours in school as opposed to days in school ala Virginia baffles me to no end.


Preliminary forecast for Saturday next week says 3-5 inches with a high of 41...that means no snow. Then it gets colder and 1-3 more inches Sunday...sounds like rain Saturday turning to ice and a wintry mix sunday


Last week at this time they were forecasting basically nothing for this weekend. Shoot, the predictions for this storm on FRIDAY were 2-4 inches. Predictions a week out are useless. What they DO see in the models is a BIG storm forming that is aimed at us.
Anonymous
Post 01/13/2019 12:49     Subject: Delay or cancellation tomorrow?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Are you kidding me? There's zero chance this county will have all the roads plowed, school parking lots cleared, sidewalks done by tomorrow AM. Zero. Closure for sure. I'm not an advocate, just a realist.


Totally agree. There goes the last snow day. Potential for a BIG storm next weekend exists; one that could affect schools even though they're already closed for MLK Day Monday 1/21. Spring Break will be but a pleasant memory if that storm, or any other storms in February materialize.

Why Maryland doesn't count hours in school as opposed to days in school ala Virginia baffles me to no end.


Preliminary forecast for Saturday next week says 3-5 inches with a high of 41...that means no snow. Then it gets colder and 1-3 more inches Sunday...sounds like rain Saturday turning to ice and a wintry mix sunday
Anonymous
Post 01/13/2019 12:47     Subject: Re:Delay or cancellation tomorrow?
Anonymous wrote:The southern part of MoCo is expected to pick up an additional 1-3” by the evening. The Department of Transportation for the county has said:

-All of the Road Crews have been out all night. Primary Roads and Emergency Routes are the priority at this time. Secondary Roads and neighborhoods will not be addressed until the snow has concluded (late this evening).

With this information, a closing seems likely


Rockville did our secondary roads at 11 am
Anonymous
Post 01/13/2019 12:43     Subject: Delay or cancellation tomorrow?
Poolesville roads have been cleared and salted. For once the upCounty is also looking very good.

How are you fairing Bethesda?
Anonymous
Post 01/13/2019 12:42     Subject: Delay or cancellation tomorrow?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Mocosnow says 75% chance of a delay, 65% chance of cancellation.


How do those add up to more than 100%?

The chance of going to school on time is - 40%?


They're not meant to add up. They're separate predictions. IOW, he thinks there is a 25% chance school is open on time (updated to a 20% chance because he now thinks there is an 80% chance of a delay). He then thinks there is a 65% chance schools will totally close.
Anonymous
Post 01/13/2019 12:42     Subject: Delay or cancellation tomorrow?
Anonymous wrote:Are you kidding me? There's zero chance this county will have all the roads plowed, school parking lots cleared, sidewalks done by tomorrow AM. Zero. Closure for sure. I'm not an advocate, just a realist.


This is how I see it.
Anonymous
Post 01/13/2019 12:42     Subject: Delay or cancellation tomorrow?
Anonymous wrote:Are you kidding me? There's zero chance this county will have all the roads plowed, school parking lots cleared, sidewalks done by tomorrow AM. Zero. Closure for sure. I'm not an advocate, just a realist.


Yep

Definitely closed because the roads and parking lots/sidewalks will not be clear by tomorrow.
Anonymous
Post 01/13/2019 12:39     Subject: Re:Delay or cancellation tomorrow?
PGCPS announced that school is closed tomorrow.
Anonymous
Post 01/13/2019 12:38     Subject: Delay or cancellation tomorrow?
Anonymous wrote:Are you kidding me? There's zero chance this county will have all the roads plowed, school parking lots cleared, sidewalks done by tomorrow AM. Zero. Closure for sure. I'm not an advocate, just a realist.


Totally agree. There goes the last snow day. Potential for a BIG storm next weekend exists; one that could affect schools even though they're already closed for MLK Day Monday 1/21. Spring Break will be but a pleasant memory if that storm, or any other storms in February materialize.

Why Maryland doesn't count hours in school as opposed to days in school ala Virginia baffles me to no end.