Meteorologists Blow It, But Rand Paul Plows On

Blizzard Warning CANCELLED for NYC 5 boroughs, Lower Hudson Valley, North NJ. Winter storm warning until midnight tonight. #blizzardof2015
— CNN Weather Center (@CNNweather) January 27, 2015

NyPo reports:

Meteorologists across the Northeast were scrambling to get back in good graces with the public on Tuesday — apologizing on Twitter for forecasting the “historic blizzard” that never was.

“My deepest apologies to many key decision makers and so many members of the general public,” tweeted National Weather Service meteorologist Gary Szatkowski. “This is a big forecast miss.”

My deepest apologies to many key decision makers and so many members of the general public.
— Gary Szatkowski (@GarySzatkowski) January 27, 2015

You made a lot of tough decisions expecting us to get it right, and we didn't. Once again, I'm sorry.
— Gary Szatkowski (@GarySzatkowski) January 27, 2015

This is a big storm further off to our northeast. New York City will see good amounts of snow, and for portions of New England it will...
— Gary Szatkowski (@GarySzatkowski) January 27, 2015

South Jersey’s NBC Channel 40 weatherman Adam Rutt added, “No other way to put it…this was a major bust of a forecast, the biggest in my short career. I was wrong…very wrong…and I am sorry.”

No other way to put it...this was a major bust of a forecast, the biggest in my short career. I was wrong...very wrong...and I am sorry.
— Adam Rutt (@AdamRuttNBC40) January 27, 2015

The powerful winter storm that was supposed to hammer the Big Apple and other parts of the metropolitan area overnight Monday turned out to be a lackluster headache that dropped merely inches of snow — despite forecasts which called for more than 2 feet in some parts of New York and New Jersey. “Alright, this dunce is headed to bed,” tweeted CBS Philadelphia meteorologist Kate Bilo. “Lots more snow chances ahead as the cold gets locked in. We’ll get the next one.”

Alright, this dunce is headed to bed. Lots more snow chances ahead as the cold gets locked in. We'll get the next one.
— Kate Bilo CBS3 (@katebilo) January 27, 2015

Keep in mind they blew this call on weather that was right on top of them, only hours away. And yet on the same day, Rand Paul (an ophthalmologist by training!) promotes a bill in the Senate that is based on his forecasts, decades out, if not centuries, on weather and climate. Are Rand Paul and Al Gore really serious about these outrageous climate forecasts, which are extremely more complex and difficult than simple weather forecasts, or are they blowing smoke at the masses? SEE: Rand Paul Joins Al Gore in AGW (Anthropogenic Global Warming) Propaganda.

 -RW