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by itafroma 4153 days ago
> but they aren't going to like hearing forecasts of 2-16 inches.

The NWS provides probabilistic accumulation guidance: http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/pwpf/wwd_accum_probs.php?fpd=48...

Similar to what this article suggests in its postscript, you wouldn't have to merely say 2-16 inches. Instead, you could say, "there's a 50% chance it'll be between 4-6 inches, and a 15% chance it'll be between 14-16."