Niagara Falls Mayor chose unique way to measure snowfall
Published January 17, 2022 at 11:50 am
Niagara Falls Mayor Jim Diodati chose probably the most unique way possible to measure the snowfall throughout the night as Niagara Region got hammered with its first major storm of the winter.
He used a Jim Diodati Bobblehead doll.
Issuing separate weather reports at 10 pm, 2 am, 4 am, 6 am and 8 am, Bobblehead Jim, at roughly six inches (15 cm) tall, charted the height of the snow from a bare dusting to well over his head by the end.
At 10 pm, the mayor took to Twitter to announce, “This is Jim Diodati reporting live from Niagara Falls at 10:09 pm. We are two hours into the Ontario storm and haven’t seen too much snow yet.”
He then promised to give updates to a Hamilton television station through the night and proceeded to do exactly that.
His 2 am report? “Bobblehead Jim reporting live from Niagara Falls at 2:10 am on Monday morning. I’m already thigh high in snow thanks to this Ontario storm. Snow is coming down in colossal flakes at this time.”
Things were getting tense for Bobblehead Jim by 4 am. “This is Bobblehead Jim reporting live from Niagara Falls at 4:10 am. I’m up to my neck in this fluffy stuff!! This Ontario Storm sure is persistent… wish I had brought my winter gear and a shovel out here…”
By 6 am, Bobblehead Jim was snowed under. “Me again… reporting live from a snow bank in Niagara Falls at 6:10 am. Turns out I’m in over my head with this Ontario storm!! Best to hunker down. If you must go out, please allow ample space for other drivers and plows on the road and give yourself extra time to get where you’re going.”
By 8 am, Bobblehead Jim was pretty much done reporting. “Bobblehead Jim once again reporting live from Niagara Falls at 8:10 am on Monday morning. Schools, City facilities and many businesses are closed today from impacts of the Ontario storm. The snow is reeeal deep now. Thank you to the kind resident who saw me shoveling and lent me a (hat and scarf emojis).”
