The game result was expected. The storm isn’t over yet and may or may not pan out. Falling short of warning criteria would absolutely be a major, indisputable bust, but not exactly suicide material.
Not to be a contrarian, but there was the mid-Feb one where rain went like 100 miles further NW than modeled. But it is incredible that we avoided p-type issues in all the other storms.
I wouldn't say it's doom and gloom for me, more or less just matter of fact statements about how we never get all snow out of a winter storm in Pittsburgh and we all should have known better, including the NWS.
If I recall correctly from the models this morning, there was about 6" on the ground by the time the dry slot encroached at 10 or 11 pm. That's a tough ask.
Of course it is, but what can you do? The NAM was showing this issue from the time this storm got into its range, but we all dismissed it (but so did the pros, so I don’t feel as bad).