It has become the cold-season version of the hurricane season: A social media post of a lone forecast model depicting an extreme weather event 10 days in advance.
The “extreme” event this time is the long-range projection for snow or frozen precipitation in the Southeast, along with temperatures falling into the teens locally.
Anytime there’s a mention of freezing rain, sleet, or snow in the southern reaches of the Deep South, it’s an attention-grabber. The spread of a viral social media post makes preliminary — and premature — forecast information harder to break down effectively…