Nor'Easter 2007

[OR; why a career in television journalism might not be that challenging...]

Roving Reporter Bill: So, as you can see, a mix of hail and freezing rain is really coming down out here. In Forest Hills we had about one inch of snow overnight, but what's making it treacherous is the ice underneath, making driving AND walking difficult.

Studio Reporter Dave: Thanks Bill. Well you're live with us here on XYZ-TV News, bringing you the up to the minute latest on Nor'Easter 2007 in the Tri-state area. Let's go over to Mack in the weather room to see the latest on the radar.

Blue Screen Dude Mack: Thanks Dave, I'm here in the XYZ-TV weather room manning the radar screens and as you can see on the screen behind me, we've got a thick bank of clouds working their way south across the region. We've only had one inch of snow so far in these areas, but after the rain and cold weather, there is, in actuality ice underneath all that stuff, which is proving to be an issue. In fact, we've got Sandra outside the radar weather buildings right now. Sandra?

Roving Reporter Sandra: Thank you, Mack. Well, as you can see the rain and hail is really coming down out here and you might be able to see behind me that there are salt trucks working their way along the roads, but they're having some difficulty as there is in fact ice underneath what seems on the surface to be a really small amount of snow. The roads are pretty treacherous. Back to you, Mack.

Blue Screen Dude Mack: Sandra, thank you. Behind me on the screen is the total snowfall so far - in most of the region, as you can see, we've had about an inch, with hail and freezing rain coming down on top of it. Dave.

Studio Reporter Dave: Thanks Mack. You're watching XYZ-TV News, bringing you up to the moment coverage of the blizz-excuse me- the weather hitting the Tri-state area. Light snow is expected to keep falling until around noon tomorrow, but falling, as we're about to see, into freezing conditions. To see how that's affecting things, we've got Jill in the East Village.

Roving Reporter Jill: Hi there Dave. It's really unpleasant here in the Village, with people walking around being very careful because of the ice underneath the snow. The roads are really sort of slippery because they've got ice on them as well and I've been talking to Buddy, a FedEx driver, about the conditions. Hi there Buddy.

Buddy: Hi.

Roving Reporter Jill: So, tell us, Buddy. How have you been finding the difficult driving conditions?

Buddy: Well, it's been difficult. It's more slippery than just because of the snow, you know? It's like there's something else other than snow making it slippery. I dunno. (laughs)

Roving Reporter Jill: Thank you, Buddy. We're going live now, over to XYZ-TV's Johnny B, who is at this time roughly one block away from where I'm standing. Over to you, Johnny.

Roving Reporter Johnny: Thanks, Jill. Well, conditions here one block North of where Jill is standing are pretty bleak. I've been standing here waiting to go live for about ten minutes without an umbrella, and I'm both wet and being pelted with hail. There's about one inch of snow at present, with rain and hail coming down as well. Bob the cameraguy nearly fell over a minute ago, so I can say with some conviction and with the added weight of a harrowing personal experience that there is ICE under this snow. ICE. Back to you in the studio.

Studio Reporter Dave: Thanks guys. You're tuned in to XYZ-TV, bringing you the region's most up to the minute coverage of Nor'Easter 2007. It's a terrible day, weather-wise. There's an inch of snow on the ground with, as we'll hear shortly, ice underneath, and a constant barrage of icy rain and hailstones falling on the city. The perfect weather...for romance.

Studio Reporter Cindy: Thanks Dave! It's VALENTINE'S DAY! I'm here with ten blushing couples standing outside in Rockefeller Plaza-

Stuart: I've got to go to work, darling.

Krissa: Have a good day!