Minnesota
Related: About this forumJust got a call from St Paul Public Schools
stating schools in St Paul will be closed on Monday 1/6 due to the extreme cold
it's been years since we've had a cold day
Vashta Nerada
(3,922 posts)azurnoir
(45,850 posts)and Thanks Governor Dayton
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)azurnoir
(45,850 posts)the morning of or the night before
progree
(10,918 posts)... As I gauge the incoming cold wave event, my latest read is that the Twin Cities area will see close to 84 consecutive sub-zero hours starting Saturday night, and lasting into Wednesday morning. Model forecasts vary, but the deepest cold should peak somewhere between -20 and -26 Monday and Tuesday mornings.
As for the emerald ash borer -- its kind of long. In my words, expect a heck of a lot of mortality, but not a total wipe out. Meaning it only slows down the rate of ash borer infestation, not stop it. And what insects do survive will be more cold-tolerant, as well as their children and grandchildren....
dflprincess
(28,082 posts)I hope the wasps they brought in to combat the ash borer survive so they can contiune their work in the spring.
question everything
(47,535 posts)which will be just as cold.
But I suppose Monday being first day after winter break, they were concerned of whether school bus could start.
And... Minneapolis, at least, will have the principals at schools in case some parents, especially where English is a second language, may have missed the announcement.
azurnoir
(45,850 posts)but I'm not sure about the rest of the state but St Paul schools went back to classes Thursday the 2nd
thanks for the info about Mpls schools I wonder too how many parents are scrambling for day care, my SO's employer sent out an email shortly after the school closures were announced reminding folks that just because schools were closed did not mean they were too and people were expected to be at work Monday-and this is not a minimum wage employer either