Gov. Carney offers up a snow job during Blizzard of 2018
January 19, 2018
The blizzard of 2018. The bomb cyclone. The bombogenesis. ‘That #@$%! snow.’ Whatever you called the epic storm that roared through the southern portions of the peninsula in early January, you are probably sick of hearing about it.
However, the timeline of the storm deserves a review. Keep in mind the following chart while reading the timeline of the Blizzard, because after reviewing the facts, one can see Delaware’s response was objectively ridiculous:
Blizzard of 2018 comparative analysis: DE v. MD | ||||
Delaware | Maryland | |||
Square Mileage | 1,981 | 12,407 | ||
Area affected by Blizzard (Sq. mi)
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936
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1,478
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610 | Somerset |
400 | Wicomico | |||
468 | Worcester | |||
% of State | 47.25% | 11.91% | ||
Population (2015) | 944,076 | 5,995,000 | ||
Population affected by Blizzard (2015)
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215,622
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179,678
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25,768 | Somerset |
102,370 | Wicomico | |||
51,540 | Worcester | |||
% of Population | 22.84% | 3.00% | ||
Number of Announcements/Alerts/Warnings from State Emergency Management Agency | 1 | 3 | ||
Governor’s first quote in relation to storm (T = 8:30 PM, Jan. 3rd) | Jan. 4th, 2:15 PM
T +17:45 |
Jan. 3rd, 5:30 PM
T -3:00 |
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State’s Emergency Management Agency first release | Jan. 4th, 3:35 PM
T +19:05 |
Jan. 3rd, 5:30 PM
T -3:00 |
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State Emergency Management Agency last release | Jan 4th, 3:35 PM
T +19:05 |
Jan. 4th, 12:42 PM
T +16:12 |
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Driving Restriction emplaced | Jan. 4th 2:15 PM |
Jan. 3rd 9:15 PM
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Driving Restriction lifted | Jan. 5th 12:00 PM |
Jan. 6th 8:00 PM
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Length of driving restriction (hours:minutes) | 21:45 | 70:45 |