FORT PAYNE, Ala. (WDEF)- As the holiday travel season ramps up, you may have begun seeing forecasts for snow on your social media feeds.

However, just because someone says that the biggest storm in years is coming, doesn’t make it reality.

Marla Jones, the Public Information Officer for DeKalb County EMA, said that last week, “I had a friend call me and I was making travel plans and she’s like you need to cancel because there’s gonna be 4 feet of snow in Alabama and 8 feet of snow in New York on December 18.”

This interaction prompted her to post this warning about long range forecasts being posted on social media.

These include posts about theoretical snowstorms, severe weather outbreaks, and hurricanes.

They say forecasts hundreds of hours in advance rarely come true, and are con

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