Winter Storm Hercules is headed right for your house if you live in much of the Northeast, and as this week of holidays winds down, people are bracing for what looks to be a big snow event. (Hopefully it’s more hype than hail!)
Over on Twitter, Winter Storm Hercules has begun to trend, and predictions are pretty intense:
NEW NUMBERS: 53 million people under warnings, 91 million people under warnings + advisories associated with Winter Storm #Hercules
— Shawn Reynolds (@WCL_Shawn) January 2, 2014
All the usual social weather suspects have been doing their part to keep Twitter and Facebook users abreast of the situation as zero hour approaches — so if you’ve been waiting, forget bread and milk and stock up on soda and vodka!
For more frequent updates on Winter Storm #Hercules, follow @TWCBreaking or our live blog: https://t.co/EDGVtY2GKF
— The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) January 2, 2014
I don’t know about you guys, but does it feel like Winter Storm Hercules is an attempt to get everyone to be a bit more wary than they were of last year’s Nemo?
We’re apparently about to experience “Winter Storm Hercules”. I honestly don’t think there’s a more intimidating name for a storm.
— Douglas Veney (@WhoIsDo) January 2, 2014
It almost feels like some users are taking Winter Storm Hercules a bit personally:
Winter storm Hercules forecast: Over 100 million targeted in the Midwest, Northeast https://t.co/KDlFYJDcUF #news
— EarthThreats (@earththreats) January 2, 2014
The truly social storm should also be a … social storm, as at least a third of us here in the US will be affected to some degree, it looks like:
Roughly 1 in 3 Americans will see #snow from Winter Storm #Hercules. Latest forecast: https://t.co/CQSoBbXQsC
— The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) January 2, 2014
But not everyone is worried about school closures (often shared on social media) and travel snarls:
Let’s build up winter storm Hercules’ strength! RT if you’re hoping for up to 10″ of fresh POW! pic.twitter.com/R6xB4eWNeG
— Camelback Mountain (@skicamelback) January 2, 2014
Winter Storm #Hercules pic.twitter.com/DQr64jIptF
— Tyler Roney (@TylerJRoney) January 2, 2014
How is your Twitter reacting to Winter Storm Hercules?
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