People who go out in weather like that, especially unprepared, deserve what they get.
When the NWS forecasts that much snow that far in advance, it is wisdom to take note and get ready for it and stay put.
One factor that is rarely mentioned in weather forecasting is the certainty of an event happening. For some reason, it is not usually mentioned, but I have come to notice that, especially with nor’easters, the further out they forecast it, the more likely it is to happen.
Now, granted, the exact storm track and total snowfall amounts are still subject to variation depending on the exact storm track, but still, sometimes conditions in the atmosphere are very stable and allow for more accurate forecasting.
Technically, this storm did not qualify as a nor’easter but when the storms come across from out west, when they reach the Atlantic coast, they in effect behave just like one. So it doesn’t have to be an actual nor’easter to get what those Mid-Atlantic states got.
Any data out there on numbers/fate of Teslas and other e-vehicles during this event?