Nor'easter Is Coming

I get to school today (finally!) and as soon as I walk into class, a student yells at me (psh, weird). They scream my name as I walk down the hallways. This is how the conversation went:
"Hey! Ms. Dame! We don't have school Wednesday!"
"Ummm, false, that's tomorrow. It's Election Day, tell your parents and siblings to vote, especially if you're Hispanic."
"No, Miss, we don't have school Wednesday. There's a storm coming. And I'm 16 I can't vote."
(Sigh) "I know you can't vote but the people that live in your house can. Make sure they do so, minorities will determine the outcome of this election. And what in God's name are you talking about, a storm's coming? The storm has gone. "
"We're getting another one on Wednesday. Hey, you callin' me a minority?"
"Forget about it, just tell your family to vote. I'll have to research this mystery storm you speak of, but I can almost guarantee you that we will have school, whatever it is. Bloomberg would make us come to school in 8 feet of snow now to avoid missing more school days. Don't be ridiculous."

It seems as though I may be wrong. (Not about the minorities thing, that's true.) There is a nor'easter coming our way on Wednesday. It is going to rain in the morning and get heavier throughout the day. There is a serious potential for more flooding across the region. Breaking waves along the city and Long Island will range between 8-14 feet and continue to erode beaches. Local to major flooding could occur at high tides throughout the day on Wednesday.

Winds are going to be between 25 & 35 mph with gusts up to 70 mph. And to make matters worse, it is going to be 40 degrees.

And now I want to you remember that there are still 1.2 million people still don't have power. 9,000 are still living in shelters. There are numerous people, especially on Staten Island, living in houses that are completely flooded with salt water on the first floor but won't leave because of widespread looting.

The sun may be out, but people are still suffering and over the next week, things are going to potentially get much, much worse. Let's hope this storm is a dud.