Why no snow emergency?

[studeronomy.livejournal.com]

I've been hearing 4 (or more) inches projected for several days now, and it looks like that's what we'll get. Now I'm curious: why didn't Somerville declare a snow emergency last night? Does it have something to do with the holiday? Does 4 inches need to be declared by a particular forecasting organization? Or have they simply met their revenue projections for January and don't need any more cash?

Comments

[frolain.livejournal.com]

I think the forecast I saw before going to bed was for 1 inch, but maybe I imagined it.

[rmd.livejournal.com]

last nite, i think wunderground was claiming around 5 inches.

[ukelele.livejournal.com]

3-5. I assume Somerville was looking at the 3 end, not the 5 end, but I admit I had been expecting a Tom Champion's dulcet tones on my cell.