Originally Posted by
Anglo Large Clawed Otter
Heck, just a weather forecast predicting
any snow might be enough to shut down IAH for 24 hours. Panic and bedlam in the streets as the confused residents of the city flee white death from the sky

Yep, that sounds like what used to happen in Nashville for the couple of winters I lived there. All it usually took was a possibility of 1" or more of snow for the following day, and schools and businesses would close, people would like up in grocery stores to buy bread and milk, and general chaos would ensue. It's all in what you're used to....