It’s Finally Happened: A Weather Forecaster Got Fired Because Their Forecast Was Wrong
Never, ever, did I think this would happen. Well, it’s happened: A weather forecaster has gotten fired because their weather forecast was wrong. I mean, how many times have we…
NEW YORK – AUGUST 28: In this handout image provided by The Weather Channel, Jim Cantore, an on-camera meteorologist for The Weather Channel, reports on Hurricane Irene from Battery Park August 28, 2011 in New York City. The center of the hurricane made land fall at Coney Island in New York causing flooding in parts of the city. (Jonathan Saruk/The Weather Channel via Getty Images)
(Jonathan Saruk/The Weather Channel via Getty Images)Never, ever, did I think this would happen.
Well, it’s happened: A weather forecaster has gotten fired because their weather forecast was wrong.
I mean, how many times have we said, “How do those people keep their jobs? They predicted 6 inches of snow, it’s sunny and 70…”
So, here’s what happened. The two heads of Hungary’s official weather forecasters, like our NOAA, predicted rain on Saturday, August 20th.
That just happened to be the last day of a 4-day celebration of the nation’s independence. They planned 4 days of concerts, cultural events, shows, and events in Budapest culminating in the final event, capped with what they billed as “Europe’s biggest firework display”.
Well, here comes the forecast from Kornelia Radics and her deputy, Gyula Horvath. Both said it would be too rainy and thunderstormy for the fireworks… so just 7 hours before they were to light the fuse… they canceled it.
And of course: No rain. Not a drop.
The following Monday: They both got sacked.
