Snow hype

All winter we are deluged with teases of news reports about whether the coming storm will leave a little or a lot of snow. Lots of hype comes with that. In NJ, High Point State Park can often get 6-12" more than Rutgers gets in New Brunswick, which means that the news can regularly announce in advance that some parts of New Jersey could get 9" even though the forecast for Central New Jersey is just a dusting.

Rather than getting worked up by a quick headline on the radio, let me encourage readers to simply check the National Weather Service snow maps for our areas. The maps are regularly updated, easy to read, and not pegged to just wherever the broadcaster or blogger is located. It will be one less thing to stress out about over the spring semester. They are also a nice looking map product.