FHSTheFlash The Flash Volume 54, Issue 3 May 2014 | Page 6

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Bitter Cold Michigan

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Josephine Morenski

Editor-In-Chief

Get out your winter coats and gloves. With dangerous record breaking temperatures that felt like 30 degrees below with the wind, this has been one of the worst
winters Michigan has seen in decades. January has been one of the snowiest
months that broke records in parts of the state. According to The National Weather
Service, the Detroit area saw 39.1 inches of snow in January, which tops the record
for the snowiest month previously set in February of 1908.
Hundreds of schools have closed down and are running out of snow days due to
the bitter weather.
“The decision to close school is always a difficult one. Several factors are taken into
consideration,” Superintendent Dr. Richards said.
Those several factors include temperature, wind chill, snow accumulation, timing
of the snowfall, road conditions for buses and drivers, and potential time students
will spend in the elements while waiting for a bus or walking to and from school.
From there, several communications are made.
“In addition, several communications are made between superintendents of
neighboring districts, our transportation directors, and the consultation of variou 0