In light of the 2'' of snow some portions of the Southeast got last week and the teasing they received from comedians due to how massive they made the storm out to be, some such residents posted this meme on Facebook:
"So you're from the Northeast and making fun of people in the South who are in a mess because of the snow? Please tell me again how well you all handled Hurricane Sandy and the aftermath. Oh, the North just is not used to it? You don't say. Same for the South and snow. Now sit down and shut up!"
This is a ridiculous comparison on multiple fronts. First off, when just comparing the size of the storms, Hurricane Sandy was a category 3 hurricane, where winds reached up to 115 mph, and the storm resulted in 286 casualties and over $68 billion in damage. It was the most destructive hurricane of 2012 and the second-costliest in this country's history. The snowstorm in the South - Atlanta, in particular - resulted in 13 deaths and closer to $68 in damage than $68 million. On this front, this comparison is about as ridiculous as comparing Columbine to the Holocaust.
Secondly, while it seems as if many parts of the Southeast, such as Atlanta, are much poorer in preparation for snow than other parts of the country, no part of the country is 100% prepared for a category 3 hurricane like Sandy. So, once again, the meme's comparison is completely asinine.
According to The Weather Channel, the five most destructive hurricanes in U.S. history all occurred in the South:
"So you're from the Northeast and making fun of people in the South who are in a mess because of the snow? Please tell me again how well you all handled Hurricane Sandy and the aftermath. Oh, the North just is not used to it? You don't say. Same for the South and snow. Now sit down and shut up!"
This is a ridiculous comparison on multiple fronts. First off, when just comparing the size of the storms, Hurricane Sandy was a category 3 hurricane, where winds reached up to 115 mph, and the storm resulted in 286 casualties and over $68 billion in damage. It was the most destructive hurricane of 2012 and the second-costliest in this country's history. The snowstorm in the South - Atlanta, in particular - resulted in 13 deaths and closer to $68 in damage than $68 million. On this front, this comparison is about as ridiculous as comparing Columbine to the Holocaust.
Secondly, while it seems as if many parts of the Southeast, such as Atlanta, are much poorer in preparation for snow than other parts of the country, no part of the country is 100% prepared for a category 3 hurricane like Sandy. So, once again, the meme's comparison is completely asinine.
According to The Weather Channel, the five most destructive hurricanes in U.S. history all occurred in the South:
1. Galveston, Texas
2. Southeast Florida/Lake Okeechobee
3. Mississippi/Louisiana (Katrina)
4. Louisiana
5. Georgia/South Carolina
So, no, while the Northeast may not have been used to handling a hurricane the caliber of Sandy, no one is, and it's utterly ridiculous to compare that to not being able to properly manage 2'' of snow in the South. With that mentality, if the South received the 6-10' of snow central Ohio is supposed to get later today, I can just envision many such residents jumping out of buildings, screaming, "It's Armageddon!"
http://www.weather.com/tv/tvshows/hurricane-week/most-devastating-hurricanes-20130713
https://www.google.com/#q=hurricane+sandy
http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2014/01/29/snowstorm-travel-disruption-south/5010845/
So, no, while the Northeast may not have been used to handling a hurricane the caliber of Sandy, no one is, and it's utterly ridiculous to compare that to not being able to properly manage 2'' of snow in the South. With that mentality, if the South received the 6-10' of snow central Ohio is supposed to get later today, I can just envision many such residents jumping out of buildings, screaming, "It's Armageddon!"
http://www.weather.com/tv/tvshows/hurricane-week/most-devastating-hurricanes-20130713
https://www.google.com/#q=hurricane+sandy
http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2014/01/29/snowstorm-travel-disruption-south/5010845/
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