> More to the point, who cares?

Did you forget about the entire city of Philadelphia? 14 inches predicted, < 1 inch actual snowfall.

The city is practically a ghost town today thanks to a botched weather forecast. Tons of businesses and schools closed preemptively because they were predicting massive snowfall totals with what seemed like absolute certainty. According to meteorologists here, it wasn't about whether or not we were getting snow, it was about whether we were getting 1 foot or 2 feet.