As someone that grew up in Buffalo, I can tell you, I know snow. 

In Buffalo, an inch and a half of snow is nothing more than a dusting and isn't even talked about. 

But when Austin, Texas got hit with 1.4 inches of snow, the news channels thought the world was coming to an end. 

Watch this montage video of the local Austin stations overreacting to everything.

You folks up north will really get a kick out of this: