My emphasis was more on the timing of the call. I think the call was premature. Should have reviewed it in the morning, then made the call. I got a notice before 8pm that school was closing today.
In 2011 I was out of town. The shitheads who were "watching the forecasts" delayed school in the morning, then announced it was on -- so students went. Then at 11 a.m. or so when the shat hit the fan they said they were letting out early but no students could leave because of the weather. They were retained in the school. My wife went to the school to get our daughter and was stuck there with her. Their cell phones would not work at the time because of the overload and weather problems. Our son was home by himself because he was sick, and went to a neighbor's house.
Doesn't bother me one iota if they cancel classes 24 or 48 or 72 hours early out of prudent thinking. I'd rather see a delay or cancellation and nothing happen than a storm hit a school full of kids.
It's a no-win for school boards and the weather folks: If they don't do enough they get bitched at for not telling anyone. If they try to be prudent and nothing happens they get bitched at for creating hysteria.
Probably best for a lot of folks to just watch the skies themselves like in the 1800s and then get shitcanned by lightning, tornadoes, hail or wind.
