It is a hell of a lot better than using any globals within 6 hours of an event. Within 6 hours the 12k Nam gets used 100/100 times vs any global. Right now is the Nam's wheel house short of comparing it with the 3K which is no better than this though just less smoothed.
Does not matter what I get as long as I get 3". Need most of the LSV to get 3" too or it is a bust. Going to need larger flakes or less sun for the roads to start accumulating.
The only failure when someone posts a definitive statement before a storm happens is the poster themselves. That is a good point about what happened with that system and N Central PA scoring a coup. Punxsutawney has sn+ based on radar right now.