tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4086349103307829625.post1991571932896758760..comments2024-01-30T00:06:35.458-05:00Comments on Weather Guy: Boo! Bad storms are comingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4086349103307829625.post-51322648314247606412011-04-18T16:36:04.815-04:002011-04-18T16:36:04.815-04:00^yes. Kudos to WCNC in Charlotte and WRAL in Rale...^yes. Kudos to WCNC in Charlotte and WRAL in Raleigh, I was watching both (WCNC on TV and WRAL online) and they had excellent coverage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4086349103307829625.post-30951779704119991952011-04-18T13:23:26.117-04:002011-04-18T13:23:26.117-04:00Thank God for the tv weather people staying on the...Thank God for the tv weather people staying on the air an telling you there are possible tornado's in the area, since there is no other warning given to people. In other states like Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma for example...you don't have to be glued to your tv to know what is going on, they have Sirens that go off if a tornado is in the vicinity to give you time to seek shelter. It's ridiculous that they don't have something like that in North Carolina. It is better in dealing with Severe weather and tornado's to be too cautious than not cautious enough.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4086349103307829625.post-28421263094193361722011-04-18T10:14:54.309-04:002011-04-18T10:14:54.309-04:00HAARP must be in full force. "Record breakin...HAARP must be in full force. "Record breaking" everything...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4086349103307829625.post-31557794499693296972011-04-17T15:49:05.327-04:002011-04-17T15:49:05.327-04:00After yesterday's terrible storms east of us, ...After yesterday's terrible storms east of us, all the whining by the commenters sounds foolish. NINE people so far died yesterday in severe storms! And I have news for you - I was in the direct path of the storms last weekend with all the hail, and I was so grateful to Brad Panovich staying on the air and explaining everything that was happening, while we decided whether to take cover or not! I am really sorry for you guys that your golf shows or basketball or American Idol shows were interrupted (boo hoo), while you sat in your calm, dry homes. How pathetic really. <br />KEEP UP THE GREAT JOB BRAD!!LisaDiane in Kings Mountainnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4086349103307829625.post-46259497533136906782011-04-15T21:10:21.374-04:002011-04-15T21:10:21.374-04:00A number of people have died this week in this bad...A number of people have died this week in this bad weather. Last month a countless number of people died in probably the worst weather and seismic disaster in my lifetime. These things are not puerile, but this post is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4086349103307829625.post-45716016567702341142011-04-15T17:23:45.183-04:002011-04-15T17:23:45.183-04:00The problem is the TV weather folks do hype. For e...The problem is the TV weather folks do hype. For every accurate forecast there are three blown ones. In January WCNC's Panicovich was off the rails in major hype mode about a BLIZZARD. What did we get? Nothing. WBTV's constant (and I do mean constant) weather crawl during the third round of the Masters gave no new information. If it's so important and of such great community interest - why is it really a Scott Clark's Toyota COMMERCIAL? It's just an excuse to generate added income. Let's get real here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4086349103307829625.post-18282197336526650352011-04-15T15:59:44.864-04:002011-04-15T15:59:44.864-04:00One thing that riles me about bad weather are the ...One thing that riles me about bad weather are the weather guys during the winter months who can't get their snow forecasts straight and rely on too many models that frustrate drivers planning a roadtrip somewhere. <br /><br />A second thing that riles me is Brad 'the panic freak' Panovich at WCNC and his panic meter that 'advises' listeners to freak out over a 1 inch snowstorm and strip the food shelves of milk and bread, leaving nothing for the rest of us wanting or needing the same thing. <br /><br />A 3rd thing that riles me is WBT's crawler during programming especially March Madness and Hawaii 5-0 that disrupts the program with their weather adviseries in the mountains that could, most likely, wait till their 11pm newscast. <br /><br />BTW, I do appreciate the effort of the weather people to do their jobs. However, make our lives easier using some common sense with your forecasts. <br /><br />Ok, off the what riles me soapbox. 'Enjoy' our bad weather Saturday. I'm off to the ole ballgame in Greensboro.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4086349103307829625.post-48141432374954603382011-04-15T14:45:56.500-04:002011-04-15T14:45:56.500-04:00I understand the need for advanced warnings. What ...I understand the need for advanced warnings. What I don't understand are these things: the fact that they can now declare a tornado warning WHEN NO ACTUAL TORNADO HAS YET FORMED (this adds to they hype, sensationalism and panic), meteorologists openly questioning others' ability to do their jobs (Panovich questioning FAA officials for allowing planes to take off and land, when HE had determined it was too dangerous to do so during a lightning storm), and complete interruption of programming, regardless of what's on. There is absolutely nothing of value added by these full-on attempts to induce panic that a crawler on the bottom of the screen can't also accomplish. Nothing. And new information arrives about once every 10 minutes or so. So they provide the new information, spend 10 minutes repeating it over and over and over and over and over and over again, attempting to lather the public into a state of panic, then bring in a little new info, and start again. Rinse, lather, repeat. It is absolutely senseless and useless, and will remain in my mind nothing more than ploys by gigantic egomaniacs with an artificially inflated sense of self-importance who desperately need something to justify their existence. They need to be chopped down to proper size - about the size of a crawler at the bottom of the screen, perhaps...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4086349103307829625.post-53451104666340437942011-04-15T13:27:08.239-04:002011-04-15T13:27:08.239-04:00I occasionally see people complain about sensation...I occasionally see people complain about sensationalism on this blog, to which I would reply: just don't read it! I love this blog and would much rather be aware of the possibility of bad weather than be caught unaware.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4086349103307829625.post-22159096140868354872011-04-15T11:20:35.830-04:002011-04-15T11:20:35.830-04:00Wah. I ignore the complainers and the sensational...Wah. I ignore the complainers and the sensationalists. When the National Weather Service issues a specific warning for my area, I start to pay attention and am then thankful for the local coverage.<br /><br />If the threat isn't local to me but is still part of my local station's broadcast area, it can be frustrating, but the beauty of all the technology we have now means that you can likely stream whatever sport you're missing online, or catch that favorite program tomorrow on Hulu or a network's website.<br /><br />Severe weather coverage does save lives; however, I think most of the sensationalist claims stem from severe <b>winter</b> weather coverage where our local news outlets tend to go a little crazy.John Thomasnoreply@blogger.com