The first snow fall always makes even the most seasoned New England drivers cautious. Weather predictions for November 14 detailed several inches across the state of Massachusetts with less towards the coast.
Cold rain started in the late evening, and changed to a mix of snow in the early morning hours. In Boston, the mix was mostly rain, and the coast can be thanked for that. As such, there was little commotion added to the morning commute within Boston.
Students at Emmanuel College were not affected by the snow, or lack there of. Junior Maura Tuohy was excited to post a picture of the snowy quad on Instagram because of the tweets she saw on Twitter. Even with a lack of snow, Tuohy’s flight to Raleigh North Carolina was delayed by and hour.
Senior Christine Abram was more concerned about the cold than the lack of snow. “I walked from Julie [Hall] to here [the library] and it was very cold. I looked outside and expected it to be like yesterday, and it was warm yesterday…” she said.
For those coming into Boston from suburbs, the commute was filled with spits of snow. Anne Hancock, a librarian at the Cardinal Cushings Library at Emmanuel College said her commute was slowed slightly because of the snow since people were driving slower. Hancock said however that it did not take her much longer than usual to get to work; her commute was still around 40 minutes.
In Boston there was .29 inches of precipitation that fell on Friday, making this first snow fall more of a snow flop.
Abbi Matheson 