Is it all just a hoax?

My kids had an extended holiday weekend, today was a teacher work day. Ok, but at about 1pm, I got an automated call from Joey's school saying that school was letting out 2 hours early today due to impending inclement weather (it MIGHT snow). Um, wasn't there no school today? But, there are 30 kids running around outside, so now. So lets talk about this snow thing. First of all, the traditional snow panic is in effect. Everyone is lining up at the store for milk, bread, and batteries. I've seen about 5 snowflakes so far. It may still hit some time overnight, just in time for me to drive home in, yay! I'm not worried about driving myself, but all the other crazies out on the road have me worried. Then again, it may do absolutely nothing. Either way, it's extremely cold out there. Can I call out sick?