“That was one of the more bizarre and poorly forecast events I can remember in years.”  A National Weather Service image.

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Shoveling it …
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– News covered by Quincy Quarry News with commentary added.

Boston meteorologists underestimated Super Bowl Sunday’s snowfall.

The Cincinnati Bengals were not the only ones who came up short on Super Bowl Sunday.

At the same time, neither did Los Angles Rams cover the spread for the second playoff game in a row.

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A lot of things went flat on Super Bowl Sunday
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Following is a selection of the post-storm comments from local meteorologists who owned up on missing the call on Super Bowl Sunday.

“Welp…. that forecast didn’t age well,” 7News’s Jeremy Reiner tweeted Monday morning. “At least Saturday verified with record warmth …….  Call it even?!”

“Nothing but Valentine’s [love] for you trolls,” NBC10 Boston’s Pete Bouchard said. “Nope, didn’t see this much snow coming Friday.  Nope, I’m not happy about it.  Sometimes Mother Nature sneaks one by you.”

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A Robo Snowplow
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“Predicting the future is challenging, but also rewarding and at times like this storm… humbling,” Sarah Wroblewski of WBZ weighed in. “It’s always a learning process and an opportunity to push yourself forward after mistakes.”

The only good news was the greater-than-expected snowfall was light and fluffy.

Source: Yes, Boston meteorologists underestimated Sunday’s snowfall. Here’s why.

 

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