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Something that hasn't happened for 30 years happened today in the afternoon. That is, ISU closed in the afternoon due to the weather.

Campus Closed
Due to inclement weather, Indiana State University will close offices at noon today, February 13.
All afternoon and evening classes are canceled. Essential
university services, including but not limited to public safety, residence halls and the power plant, will remain in operation.
Supervisors of services designated as essential are responsible for maintaining sufficient staff to keep the operations in service.

It doesn't look so bad in the afternoon actually. Furthermore, I remember having this kind of weather last year when I still had to go to school, when school didn't close because of weather.

According to the weather report, this is what they say:

Statement as of 10:11 PM EST on February 13, 2007
... Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until midnight EST tonight... ... Blowing Snow Advisory in effect until 12 PM EST Wednesday... The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a blowing Snow Advisory... which is in effect until 12 PM EST Wednesday. A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until midnight EST tonight. Winter storm conditions will persist through midnight as the storm system moves across the region. Additional accumulating snow of 1 to 2 inches is expected along with blowing and drifting snow tonight.The heaviest snow should end around midnight. However... light snow may persist through early Wednesday morning and blowing snow will continue overnight.A Winter Storm Warning means significant amounts of snow... are expected or occurring. Strong winds are also possible. This will make travel very hazardous or impossible.A blowing Snow Advisory means that visibilities will be limited due to strong winds blowing snow around. Use caution when traveling... especially in open areas.

I think they're exaggerating. So I went out to do my shopping for milk and band aid and other stuffs. It was my first time to drive in snowy weather. It took time to shuffle off the ice frozen on the car windows, but after that, everything went pretty fast. Except for the driving part though. It has to stay slow. But it was very interesting to drive on snowy and mushy roads. Short distance, it's OK. To Chicago or Indianapolis, I don't think so.



Despite the fact that I think the weather report is exaggerating the weather situation, I think the weather nowadays are getting really weird.