I'd trust Rav's indian friend before the weatherman.
A 100 inchs of snow sounds like alot, but not uncommon around the Great Lakes. One year in the late 90's Pulaski had 96 inches dropped in a 24 hour period which broke a record somewhere in Colorado back in 1939. Watertown is infamous for their big storms due to lake effect.
The difference is they are always prepared up there.