You work in Madison, Wisconsin. It is January and the area has been hit with bad weather. Another weather front is expected to arrive this afternoon and dump another foot of snow. Your branch manager decides to close the office early today. He asks you to send an e-mail to all the staff informing them of his decision. Which would be the best first sentence of your e-mail?
The office will close at noon today because of the snowstorm.
Weather forecasters are predicting a blizzard this afternoon, so, as a result of this news, our supervisor has decided to close the office at noon so people can travel home safely.
Channel 7 News just announced during its morning weather report that a major blizzard is coming our way, so the office will be closed today.