Weather Alert

Why we watch the forecast where our loved ones live.

Photo by Scott Higdon on Unsplash.

It’s snowing up north — a true nor’easter, with more than a foot of snow to be dumped overnight. High winds too.

I’m watching the Weather Channel in my rental house down south, the temperature outside a slightly chilly 57 degrees. On the animated map, I can see the bands of dark blue precipitation edging northwards, their purple-pink edges warning that the…