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OCMs / Chris Edwards

« on: January 15, 2011, 10:07:09 AM »

One of the first TWC meteorologists is coming to my area January 22, On WXYZ-7 Detroit, Chris Edwards. I just recently found out that he worked on TWC in the early 80's. Looks like he's still doing the weather after 30 years! Video to come next weekend.

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General Discussion / Your Career Choice

« on: December 08, 2010, 06:35:07 PM »

This is a topic I started to see what type of career you hope to get into, are currently studying, or am currently. If your career choice requires college, state your college you went to or want to go to.

For me:

I hope to be a meteorologist and graduate from Penn State.

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Programming and Graphics / Ask TWC Your Questions

« on: October 20, 2010, 05:17:31 PM »

A segment is airing tonight on Weather Center called Ask TWC. Ask TWC also aired one night in July 2010. Basically, you can ask TWC questions via Facebook, Twitter, or weather.com. I asked two questions:

Can tornadoes form during a snowstorm if the wind sheer and instability is supportive?

Jim, I remember when you got excited when there was lightning during a snowstorm (a.k.a. thundersnow). Why is thundersnow so rare compared to lightning of a summertime thunderstorm?

Do you have questions that you asked TWC either from this time or last time, and did you get them on air? Post them here!

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Hurricane Central / Super Typhoon Megi

« on: October 17, 2010, 06:57:04 PM »

Super Typhoon Megi in the western Pacific is about to bear down on parts of Manila and the Phillipenes. 180 mph sustained winds, with gusts around 220 mph are possible with this dangerous monster.

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Local Forecast / Another Weather Star JR Discovered!

« on: October 10, 2010, 10:44:12 AM »

I was in Archbold, Ohio yesterday and discovered a Weather Star JR- one of very few left in the country today. The observation site is Defiance, OH, a neighboring city to to Archbold in northwest Ohio. Cable provider is R Tec Communications, a local telecommunications provider. STAR ID is 16886. Enjoy!!

Weather Star JR Defiance, OH - 10/9/10 1:08 PM EST

Weather Star JR Local Forecast and Station ID - 10/9/10 1:58 PM EST

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General Discussion / My Homeade Weather Forecast

« on: October 06, 2010, 07:12:21 PM »

Here is a little homeade weather forecast I constructed on July 26, 2008 using a dry erase map. I was only 11 and only 5'5"at the time. I was just learning new weather words such as "instability" and "lift". Enjoy!

MattheWWeather Weekend Planner Forecast - 7/26/08

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WeatherSTAR Tech Support / IntelliStar 22228 Local Forecasts Down Since Saturday

« on: September 12, 2010, 04:35:51 PM »

My grandma just notified me saying that her SD IntelliStar isshowing the Satellite/National LF and that the LDL is also showing the National forecasts and has been going on since early Saturday. This issue also happened around a month and a half ago. If you could fix that, my Grandma and the other thousands of people would be glad.
 Comcast
 Monroe, MI
 Channel 42 (HD 245, no known problems with that)
 ID: 22228       
 
Thank you for your time and consideration! 
                                                              Matthew Evans.

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Local Forecast / When Did Your Older STAR Get Upgraded To The IntelliStar?

« on: September 05, 2010, 07:44:56 PM »

I decided to start this topic to try and have a better idea when IntelliStar's were installed in cable systems.
Please include these 4 things:

- Cable Provider at the time
- Location at the time
- IntelliSTAR ID at the time
- Time when the IntelliSTAR was installed. (If you don't know the exact day, that's absolutely fine, just include the month and/or year.)

For my IntelliStar (at the time):

-Comcast
-Monroe, MI
-22228
-April 2004

Enjoy and thank you for participating! 

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Local Forecast / Weather Star XL Part Number

« on: September 05, 2010, 07:15:11 PM »

Does anyone by chance happen to know the part number for the Weather Star XL? I've recieved an e-mail asking me the exact part number for the XL. (The general number given to all the XL's, not the one specifically for an individual XL.)
Thank you!   

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General Weather Chat / Summer 2009 Heat Compared to Summer 2010

« on: August 21, 2010, 10:22:06 AM »

2009:
West Coast: Well above average temps.

East Coast: About average temps.

My area (Monroe, MI): Below average. (exception: June 24-25: mid 90's and high humidity.) I had the third coolest July on record eith a few days not getting out of the 60's.

2010:
West Coast: About average temps.

East Coast: Well above average temps.

My area: Above average. So far the warmest summer on record next to 2005. (I can't believe 1988 doesn't place.  )

My Theory:
Last year was an El Nino year but this year is a La Nina year. A ridge of high pressure may have built in a different area due to those effects.

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Local Forecast / When Would You Like The TWC Holiday Playlist To Start?

« on: August 19, 2010, 11:07:20 AM »

Hello everyone, I wanted to start this poll because I'd like to know how long you would prefer the holiday playlist on Local On The 8's to run. I'm running this poll until September 30.

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Local Forecast / Which State has the most known XL's?

« on: August 14, 2010, 07:24:24 PM »

As to my current knowledge, Michigan has the most known XL's, (8) and counting.

1.- Bad Axe, MI (Comcast)
2.- Coldwater, MI (Charter), (I found that one today!) 
3.- Houghton Lake, MI (Charter)
4.- Gaylord, MI (Charter)
5.- Petoskey, MI (Charter)
6.- Sault Ste. Marie, MI (Charter)
7.- St. Ignace, MI (Charter)
8.- Traverse City, MI (Charter)

In second place with 6, Pennsylvania.

1.- Bedford, PA
2.- DuBois/Punxatawney, PA (Comcast)
3.- Edinboro, PA (Coaxial Cable TV Corporation)
4.- Fawn Grove, PA (Armstrong)
5.- Sharon, PA (Time Warner Cable)
6.- Warren, PA (Atlantic Broadband)

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General Discussion / David Sanborn

« on: August 12, 2010, 09:35:49 PM »

I had one question about an artist that I think was on TWC in the past couple years named David Sanborn. If you know the song name that was on the lot8's, could you please reply back? The reason why I'm asking is because he'll be playing at the Jazz Fest in my area this weekend.

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WeatherSTAR Tech Support / IntelliStar 22228 Down

« on: August 10, 2010, 11:55:05 AM »

Hello, STAR Team.

My Grandma's IntelliStar with Comcast (Monroe, MI,  ID: 22228,  Channel 42) has been down since Saturday 8/7/10. It's been showing the SD National Local Forecast and the National Lower Display Line. This was last confirmed as of 11:00 AM Tuesday 8/10/10. She and many others probably want their local forecasts back, so if you have time, could you please fix that error?

Thank you for your time and consideration,
                                                                   Matthew Evans.

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General Discussion / What kind of TWC music do you like best?

« on: August 04, 2010, 07:26:35 PM »

I'm wondering what kind of music you like to hear on TWC. You can vote up to 3 times and there is no deadline for the poll. You also have the capability to change your vote(s). Enjoy!!