The Weather "Prophets" Blew It

[Stanley Kritzik]

"Storm Team 4" and their cousins on the other local channels blew what's happening.  They must all get their info. from the National Weather Service who, at 8:00 AM, still did not include Milwaukee County in its storm advisory.  (I can see 2-3 inches on the ground downtown.)

Usually, they all panic over say, 1/4" of snow, but this time they pronised us rain -- South of Ozaukee County.  No way -- it's been snowing hard, and the stuff is very tough to drive in.

Well, maybe I'm being too hard on them.  As we all know, weather forecasting is an inexact science.  If they all weren't so sure of themselves on the weather news programs.

Stan

[Gregg Lengling]

The only job you can keep when you are less than accurate.

[PatM]

Even a stopped clock is exactly accurate - twice a day.

[techguy1975]

"Storm Team 4" and their cousins on the other local channels blew what's happening.  They must all get their info. from the National Weather Service

Yes...that is because only the NWS or the Storm Prediction Center in OK can issue watches and or warnings.  Stations cannot do it on their own....at least not officially..

[Bluto]

The low pressure system moved 50 miles further south than was predicted, which brought the snow that much further south.

In the big scheme of things, 50 miles isn't that much.  I'll cut them some slack on this one.

[Stanley Kritzik]

If they only didn't come across as "precise".  If they'd use terms like "about", "close to", "maybe", etc.  In short, if they'd recognize (and admit0 that there's a plus and minus element in a forecast.  For example, the 90-day forecasts for precip. and temp. are right about 55% of the time, which is little better than a coin flip.

Stan