Environment
The Mid-Atlantic Blizzard Has Craigslist Lovers Heating Up
Something about a big snowstorm makes people not want to be alone.
In the days before a big winter storm, some people buy bread and milk, others spread out rock salt, and a particular few search for … hookups.
A consensus is forming that a blizzard will hit the Mid-Atlantic starting Thursday or Friday, with one-to-two feet of snow possible by Sunday in the I-95 corridor, coastal flooding, and ice accumulations toward the south. The storm could have the power and disruptive effects of historic winter behemoths, according to a bulletin yesterday from NOAA’s Weather Prediction Center (the ALL CAPS are typical):