Agreed Olde....this proves without a doubt that weather forecasts of even a few hours can not be predicted with any accuracy. Only fools would place faith in their doomagaedon forecasts.
I was flipping through the channels to see how bad the storm was. One guy was talking about the “European model”, and how it was predicting the large snowfalls in NYC. Then he mentioned the “American model” that was used for first time(?), and it predicted 11” in Manhattan - which is pretty close. (Although areas outside of Boston were getting 30+ inches of snow and 40mph winds).
The “American model” is based on millions (billions?) of dollars worth of equipment and research, and will be used in the future.
Or - at least until it fails and the other model works better. ;)
Weather forecasting has gotten a lot better over the years. But to somehow look at a single storm or even current data to forecast long-range climate change is stupid. Although I think looking at the sun-spot number for long-term climate change has some merit. (Of course predicing sun-spots can be difficult too!)