For sure. A big part of the problem is that we’re getting more scientific information than ever about these storms, and the information can be disseminated almost immediately. Years ago you had to wait for the daily paper to come out, or the six o’clock news (film at eleven). Today somebody sees a bolt of lightning and it gets “tweeted” around the world in milliseconds. And some weather events never even got reported, because the farmer on the plains didn’t bother telling anybody official about the swath through his wheatfield.
One has to remember, too, that your “storm of the century” is my sunny day…
And it is, after all, all about the ratings…
He’s been in our general vicinity, but he hasn’t been here yet. The problem there is that one place’s “snow storm of the century” is our normal lake effect event.