So NOAA is ignoring all the scientific work that's been conducted by several individuals and there's multiple papers written on the subject?  Very interesting and self-serving that they have been spot-on with this winter forecast while NOAA missed February by a mile.  I have followed those studies for several years and their winter forecasts exceed NOAA's year after year.  There explanation concerning wave reflection being reflected and its impact, blocking patterns, and the Polar Vortex makes a lot of sense and there proving their theories by a lot this winter. I could say more but to say the Polar Vortex is not part of the reason for the cold weather when it has stretched 10 times since October and each time it has brought stormy and colder weather.... Well makes no sense.