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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 2001
Page
6
In Syracuse a snow day unfolds with a sleepy morning scene. A narrator wakes amid fresh powder, watches a neighbor shovel toward a buried street, and notes the stillness of a school parking lot as signs of a rare pause in routine. The account hints at a personal memory yet ends with an unresolved thought from childhood.
Syracuse residents woke to a snow day as schools paused for a second straight morning. columnist Sean Kirst notes one teen almost hit by a skid and shares scenes of kids, dogs, and neighbors enjoying the quiet, with Dr. Fred Rovers and Ant reflecting on resilience and community amid snowfall.
A slow moving winter storm dumped 19 inches on Syracuse and up to 26 inches in Oneida County, sparing the blizzard conditions seen elsewhere. Central New Yorkers faced a first snow free day since February 20 with many districts delaying or canceling classes. The storm set a season total near record levels at Syracuse Hancock Airport while driving dangerous roads and closing Oswego, Cortland, Madison and Cayuga counties. Local officials weighed forecasts before deciding on school closures and delays.
The Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell reports Syracuse leads winter snow totals, with Buffalo and Rochester close behind as of Tuesday. Syracuse has reached 177.3 inches this season, while Buffalo holds the regional record at 199.4 inches since 1920, Lake Ontario lake-effect snows drive the pattern.
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