Meteorologist Apologizes For Flubbing the Forecast
I'm so disappointed with the winter weather we've had this year. I'm a huge lover of snow and I feel let down by the lack of it. This is still upstate New York, right? And it is still winter, right? Definitely hasn't felt like it.
Predicting the weather is a tough job (one I definitely wouldn't want to have!) and sometimes meteorologists aren't 100% on mark, but that's the nature of the business and it's pretty unusual for a meteorologist to apologize for getting it wrong.
But this last blizzard, which promised to bring a historic amount of snow to New York City, dropped way less than the two-feet that most experts predicted. The blizzard dumped snow in other areas, but the city only received about a quarter of the amount of snow that was expected. Emergency plans were put into effect. Roads were closed and travel bans were imposed and now a meteorologist at the National Weather Service is saying "sorry" for getting it wrong.