Chicago, get food now.

[tzikeh]

Blizzard, with whiteout conditions, and winds up to 35mph. Warning in effect from right now until noon tomorrow. And it's already started snowing.

Also, today was my first day back to campus for the Spring semester, and we got a BOMB THREAT. Yes, that's right, the library at NEIU received a bomb threat. (Frankly, if they blew that fucking thing up, it could only be good news; the insurance would cover buying some books that were published after 1980. [I'm kidding. Mostly.])

So the moral of the story is, go get food, and avoid university libraries. Huh. That sounds like most college students' motto, doesn't it.

Comments

[bkwyrm.livejournal.com]

Bomb threat? WTF? Someone pissed off about a grade?

I can't bring myself to get worked up about the snow. We'll see if the blizzard impresses me later tonight.

[tzikeh.livejournal.com]

I'm hoping it does snow like a motherfucker. I could use a break. One whole day of school! I'm exhausted!

(I know not everyone wants the snow like I do. But shrift's employer sent everyone home with their laptops in expectation of nothing moving in the city tomorrow. The Trib says travel may be (and I quote) "impossible".

[kirbyfest.livejournal.com]

Holy crap. I had no idea it was expected to be so lousy. I may reschedule a training session I have tomorrow afternoon if it's that hard for people to get in. (Which would be fine, as I'm not ready for it anyway.)

Poor Dog of Wonder. The snow is already higher than she is.

[tzikeh.livejournal.com]

Here's the latest:

Blizzard warning for Chicago: Yes, you see it correctly. There is a blizzard warning in effect for Chicago. It goes into effect tonight at midnight central time and lasts until noon on Tuesday.

The same storm system we mentioned at the 11:01 am ET update will track east today move into Illinois and Indiana by tonight. The snow will not be tremendous with this system (especially for Chicago standards) but the winds will be ferocious. As the snow falls and the system pulls farther to the east, winds on the backside of the storm will begin to crank out of the northwest.

As stated earlier, the winds will not only blow around the falling snow but will kick up any freshly fallen snow on the ground. It goes nearly without saying that visibility will be very poor.

Along with the winds and the poor visibility comes the brutal wind chills. The winds will be ushering in an arctic air mass so that factor combined with high winds means that it will feel like it's 10 to 20 degrees below zero tonight. Definitely a night to crank the heat or light your fireplace and stay indoors!

Traveling tonight is highly discouraged on both local roads and interstates. Prepare now for the upcoming dangerous weather conditions.