Toast Alert News Today

As Tuesday’s storm forecast grew ominous over the weekend, devotees of Boston’s social media activated the “French Toast Alert,” a system that Universal Hub editor Adam Gaffin has used for years to help Bostonians gauge the level of panic they should apply to gathering weather threats— and let them know when they should rush to the store to buy milk, eggs, and bread.

Perishable items like bread, milk and eggs typically go flying off store shelves whenever a snowstorm is in the forecast.

Perishable items like bread, milk and eggs typically go flying off store shelves whenever a snowstorm is in the forecast.

Perishable items like bread, milk and eggs typically go flying off store shelves whenever a snowstorm is in the forecast.

Perishable items like bread, milk and eggs typically go flying off store shelves whenever a snowstorm is in the forecast.

Perishable items like bread, milk and eggs typically go flying off store shelves whenever a snowstorm is in the forecast.

Perishable items like bread, milk and eggs typically go flying off store shelves whenever a snowstorm is in the forecast.

Perishable items like bread, milk and eggs typically go flying off store shelves whenever a snowstorm is in the forecast.

Perishable items like bread, milk and eggs typically go flying off store shelves whenever a snowstorm is in the forecast.

Perishable items like bread, milk and eggs typically go flying off store shelves whenever a snowstorm is in the forecast.