The criteria are: How much snow fell, over how large an area, affecting how many people.

We expect criticism. That’s just fine.

You can have a Category 5 hurricane, but if it stays out over the ocean, it has no impact on anyone.

Some of those gusts were as high as 70 mph. This was not a surprise to some of us, but sometimes, the impact of it can be a surprise.

You got some wind up there. And how many January days do you get temperatures of 60 early in the morning? That’s a sign of how unusual the storm was. It was not your classic...