The hype about this “Bomb Cyclone Winter Storm Elliot” has been EVERYWHERE.. it’s all anyone has talked about for at LEAST a week. Now that it has arrived.. a great big NOTHING very little snow and temps below zero.. WHOOPIEEEE! big effing deal It was nothing more than another run on supplies in stores, local mom n pop shops closing up and Gov Evers come out with this. .. an “energy emergency”. Such BS
https://www.nbc26.com/news/local-news/gov-evers-signs-executive-order-declaring-an-energy-emergency
That's exactly what I think. The unusually cold temperatures they're predicting could kill a lot of people who are unprepared or alone or don't know what to do. It could be a catastrophe in that respect. This blast of Siberian cold could be a potential disaster even if the snow is minimal.
In all my years I've noticed that a generous percentage of people are adaptable and can overcome some incredible adversity. A small percentage are unable to do so for many reasons. Some never had a chance, some due to circumstance.
Calling something mundane a "Polar Vortex" is at least in part an honest attempt to jolt the minority up to prepare and buy some wood or a jacket.
At least a small part.