Call it what you want to: the Blizzard of 2016, Winter Storm Jonas, Snowmageddon or Snowzilla. Fact is, the storm hit hard and affected many people from New York to the Appalachian Mountains of Kentucky and West Virginia. This major news event was covered by almost every national media outlet, and on social media last weekend.
One of the best videos to come out of the blizzard Jonas was probably the clip of Tian Tian, the panda at the Smithsonian National Zoo, playing in the snow:
It’s not really a blizzard until people tweet about it. People on social media were all about sharing their snow day secrets, welcoming the storm and sketching the effects on their everyday life. Here’s a short recap:
We’ll be fine if the heat goes out, but if we lose Wi-Fi access and no Netflix, God help us. #snowmaggedon2016 #Jonas
— Tim Keller (@TimKeller522) January 23, 2016
The effects of #Jonas are being felt at the Sutton household: @loganesutton: “omg no internet!! My Kim K game won’t load! …it’s not funny”
— Lauren Sutton (@laurenxeli) January 23, 2016
Spread the word #snow #blizzard2016 #jonas2016 #jonasblizzard pic.twitter.com/pA1eVexN7A
— andrew dallos (@adallos) January 23, 2016
Weather is probably still the most talked about subject in the world. According to a survey, Britons spend, on average, six months talking about the weather. Needless to say, people are most likely to share their comments on weather on social as well.
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