United States Winter Storm Impact Tool Shows Best and Worst Case Scenarios With Chances From Under 5% to Over 95% Across 4 Impact Levels This Winter Season

United States Winter Storm Impact Tool Shows Best and Worst Case Scenarios With Chances From Under 5% to Over 95% Across 4 Impact Levels This Winter Season

UNITED STATES — As the first signs of winter show up across the country, a free online tool is helping Americans understand what a winter storm will actually do to their area. Snow and ice totals alone do not tell the whole story. The Probabilistic Winter Storm Severity Index goes a step further by showing the chances of different impact levels, from the best case to the worst case. Why Snow Totals Are Not Enough A forecast of 6 inches of snow c…