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Winter Storm’s Bring Snow, Ice and Southern Hospitality to the South

Winter Storm Maximus has passed through the United States dumping snow, ice and southern terror. But it’s not over, Winter Storm Nika also came through the U.S. and the storm brought weather warnings for the Midwest, East Coast and the South.

Maximus was named the 13th storm to hit the United States this winter season. It passed through the Midwest Saturday and hovered over the South until Monday evening.

“I think the storms themselves have been crazy. We haven’t had a winter this bad in so long,” freshman Ashley said. “It has disrupted our lives a little because if it’s too bad we obviously can’t drive to the places we typically go to day-to-day.

Unlike the north, which is prepared to handle winter weather, the snow storms took a toll on the southern states.

“It’s terrible that they had to go through something like that it’s kind of funny how they reacted to such a little amount of snow because it’s so rare for them,” freshman Ashley’s last name here said.

Southerners in places like Atlanta, Ga had to drive over bridges to make it home and some did not making it home at all.

Senior Doug Morris said he was unaware about the effects of the storm in the south but he said he knew they received two inches of snow. “If that’s true they probably need to man up.”

Nika hit the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic region Tuesday evening and into Wednesday. The winter storm brought snow and wind chill of negative 18 in some places.

According to the Weather Channel, Storm Nika dropped the most significant swath of snow on Tuesday and it spread from the front range of Colorado and Wyoming to the northern Texas Panhandle, northwest Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and northern Missouri and into portions of the Great Lakes region.

“I think that the recent snow storms are nature and there isn’t a way to avoid them and I don’t hate snow buy I prefer the sun,” junior Cassie Swanson said.

As for the St. Louis area, snow fall occurred Tuesday and another storm is hovering toward the Midwest this weekend.

About the Contributor
Tatum Secor
Tatum Secor, Staff Writer
Tatum Secor is a senior at Edwardsville High School and was born July 3, 1995 in Huntsville, Alabama. Although born in the South, she was raised in the St. Louis area and prefers the dwelling of city life over rural areas. She plans to pursue a career in Advertising/Graphic Design and attend college at Southern Illinois University. “I bounced around between my career choices and after taking a Journalism class, I realized how much I truly love the media,” Secor said. In her spare time she does horseback riding and takes lesson with her trainer. “The thrill of the sport combined with the patience needed to work with a 1200 pound animal is really something extraordinary.”