Hello! Non expert here but LOVE these forums! how many times have we seen "Big Snow" in models a week out and we get 1-3 inches (NY Metro here). I'm no expert but a long time lurker on forums like this, so been there, seen it, got the t Shirt!. Anything over 3-4 inches in the city appears to be something special in recent years. In 17 years of living here I can count snowfalls of 1 foot on one hand. It will be what it will be!