Last Tuesday, resident Kos weatherperson weatherdude made front page news by proclaiming that rumors of a mega winter storm for a major part of the US were, as he proclaimed in the headline...a HOAX.
There's rampant speculation around social media right now that there's going to be a historic, blockbuster winter storm that affect over two-thirds of the United States east of the Rockies next week. It is a hoax. There will not be a "historic" winter storm next week. They don't even hint at a sizable storm in the long range.
Well....here's the front page lineup at weather.com this morning:
Major storm begins in California on Friday with heavy rain and mountain snow
Modest Midwest snow Saturday turns into potentially major winter storm for Midwest Sunday, Northeast later Sunday into Monday
Ice storm possible for Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic, mid-Mississippi Valley, Ozarks
Heavy snowfall expected from Central Plains to Northeast
Weather forecasting is still an inexact science, but making sweeping claims in this field can sometimes come back to bite you. Did the author get so caught up in trying to discredit the predictions of another "weatherman" that he risked his own credibility?
I suspect I am going to be firing up my snowblower (again) Sunday or Monday to get rid of a predicted foot of hoax.