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General Weather Chat / "Stellaaaaaaaaaaaa!" - Jim Cantore
« on: March 13, 2017, 08:22:37 AM »
I know it's not going to reach that level of insanity, but I can't help but feel a lot of nostalgia. Biggest northeast snowstorm of the season coming on March 13. Anniversary date of Superstorm 93.
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Everything Else Classic TWC / I'm finally posting my old TWC footage (mostly early 90's)
« on: February 28, 2017, 03:49:51 AM »
Took a few years to find a reliable VHS player and capture device, but footage is finally being uploaded.
This will encompass all sorts of things I have recorded (accidentally and intentionally) on video but the main focus will be TWC. I try to provide a full hour broadcast from each date if available.
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIalko4_NlpMp6mlcKboZhA
This will encompass all sorts of things I have recorded (accidentally and intentionally) on video but the main focus will be TWC. I try to provide a full hour broadcast from each date if available.
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIalko4_NlpMp6mlcKboZhA
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Everything Else Classic TWC / Ways to identify what year a recording is from?
« on: March 22, 2016, 07:37:50 PM »
I have finally begin the task of digitally-capturing a whole slew of old VHS tapes I had of TWC. Many hours, a few from major storm events but the rest, completely random. Most of the recordings are from the 90's and cover at least a 1-hour block. I can get the month/day/time from the LF obviously. But what about the year? TWC didn't always post copyright info along with their logo, and even then, I'm not sure if they kept the year up-to-date or just posted the year in which it was copyrighted. Are there any good tricks for this? Or should I just be looking to match "current conditions" with historical weather data? It would be even easier if I could compare surface radar images to what's being shown on my tapes, but AFAIK, such historical images aren't available anywhere.
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Everything Else Classic TWC / Searching for TWC footage from the Summer of 1989
« on: January 30, 2014, 12:55:09 AM »
At least, I think that's when it was. From all the checking I've done, it seems to point to that.
In (what I believe was) that year, there was an incredible severe thunderstorm that rolled through the tri-state area overnight. Cloud to ground lightning every couple of seconds, power across the county was knocked out, high winds, rain, you get the idea. Major thunderstorm storm the likes I have never seen in my hometown before or since.
This storm event was what got me really interested in weather, and also got me into watching TWC. The next day following this storm, it turned out that it had gotten TWC's attention as well. The storm had moved on into NYC, and they had about 45 seconds of lightning footage from it, which they were running every hour.
Does this sound at all familiar to anyone, and if so, any chance someone has a recording of it?
In (what I believe was) that year, there was an incredible severe thunderstorm that rolled through the tri-state area overnight. Cloud to ground lightning every couple of seconds, power across the county was knocked out, high winds, rain, you get the idea. Major thunderstorm storm the likes I have never seen in my hometown before or since.
This storm event was what got me really interested in weather, and also got me into watching TWC. The next day following this storm, it turned out that it had gotten TWC's attention as well. The storm had moved on into NYC, and they had about 45 seconds of lightning footage from it, which they were running every hour.
Does this sound at all familiar to anyone, and if so, any chance someone has a recording of it?
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General Weather Chat / Nor'easter jetstream vs. clipper?
« on: January 27, 2014, 11:08:23 PM »
So, I've been feeling like a confused noob as of late. Each time I saw the jetstream map last week, the kid in me jumped a little and said, "Hey, that's a nor'easter jetstream." For a moment I'm excited, waiting for a low to start circulating in the Gulf of Mexico, and then they cut to the news about the near-endless stream of Alberta Clippers. What is confusing me is the jetstream looked exactly like what I remembered seeing at times where Nor'easters were common. But any low pressure following the initial jetstream failed to travel south, and instead 'jumped' the trough, shooting across the Great Lakes. This was happening even when the trough dipped as far south as Alabama. From what I remember of "Clipper" jetstream patterns, the trough is subtle, dipping only slightly below the lakes.. which more like what we're seeing this week.
So, what crucial Nor'easter ingredient is it that I'm forgetting about?
So, what crucial Nor'easter ingredient is it that I'm forgetting about?
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Local Forecast / Are the classic LF playlists complete, or... ?
« on: April 09, 2013, 11:04:05 PM »
This question popped to mind because of Christmas playlists (or lack thereof). I seem to remember Christmas music still being played in '95 and '96 for example, but there are no Christmas playlists for those years.
Is my memory just off and there were no X-mas songs for the LF in those years? Or are there blocks of time that the LF playlist section doesn't have documented?
Is my memory just off and there were no X-mas songs for the LF in those years? Or are there blocks of time that the LF playlist section doesn't have documented?
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OCMs & Personalities / Cantore snow battle
« on: March 11, 2013, 04:16:01 AM »
http://www.weather.com/video/abrams-vs-cantore-throwdown-35537
I already knew he had the best job in the bloody universe. But doing this while at work? OK, now he's just bragging.
I already knew he had the best job in the bloody universe. But doing this while at work? OK, now he's just bragging.
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Contributions / Suggestions for archiving/restoring analog video to digital?
« on: February 20, 2013, 02:59:53 AM »
Before I drive myself crazy creating an account on some random video editing website that I'll probably only make 2 posts on, I thought I might have a shot at getting the info here, since there's folks here who have really old videos that they've since uploaded.
I want to archive my old TWC footage, but am at a loss for what kind of player to use. Some of the tapes are rather screwy with the tracking. In some cases, what would be needed for optimal tracking is in a constant state of flux (no idea why) resulting in a video that looks fine, then goes haywire, and then returns to normal, in near regular intervals.
In other cases, though the tracking is stable, it's impossible to get a perfect image (with tracking adjustments, I I have to pick between static on the screen, a bouncy V-hold, or broken sound).
What I'm wondering is, with all the advances in computer technology, has there been a machine built that can compensate for all of this chaos and provide a clear image, so that I may then capture it to digital? Based on what I remember of how how VHS tapes worked, this should technically be possible, but I've no clue if anyone has ever done such a thing.
I want to archive my old TWC footage, but am at a loss for what kind of player to use. Some of the tapes are rather screwy with the tracking. In some cases, what would be needed for optimal tracking is in a constant state of flux (no idea why) resulting in a video that looks fine, then goes haywire, and then returns to normal, in near regular intervals.
In other cases, though the tracking is stable, it's impossible to get a perfect image (with tracking adjustments, I I have to pick between static on the screen, a bouncy V-hold, or broken sound).
What I'm wondering is, with all the advances in computer technology, has there been a machine built that can compensate for all of this chaos and provide a clear image, so that I may then capture it to digital? Based on what I remember of how how VHS tapes worked, this should technically be possible, but I've no clue if anyone has ever done such a thing.
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General Weather Chat / New Jersey Mountains 'foiling' snow storms?
« on: January 26, 2013, 02:41:38 AM »
Picture being in the tri-state area and watching the local radar. You see a snow storm coming from the S, SW, or W. At around the point where the snowfall reaches New Jersey, the moisture vanishes. With storms coming from the west, sometimes it continues to spread to the north or south of northern Jersey, but that one area will remain dry.
Way back in the day we joked someone was using a force-field to block snow. Often the snow would eventually 'break through' after 1 or 2 hours, but there have been numerous times that even powerful storms became "the great blizzard that never was" for that region.
I am guessing this has something to do with the mountains to the west. On numerous occasions I've seen severe thunderstorms stall out in the Kittatinny mountains. But when it comes to snowstorms, this can even happen when the snow is coming from the South, underneath the Kittatinnies. Additionally, though there are equally tall mountains in southern New York and Eastern Pennsylvania, this phenomenon seems to be limited to northern NJ. Additionally, though I've seen this happen pretty consistently for over 2 decades, it appears that it still hasn't been factored into computer models for predicting weather.
Has anyone else from the tri-state area noticed this before and wondered about it? Or does anyone know what is so unique about the geography there that causes this?
Way back in the day we joked someone was using a force-field to block snow. Often the snow would eventually 'break through' after 1 or 2 hours, but there have been numerous times that even powerful storms became "the great blizzard that never was" for that region.
I am guessing this has something to do with the mountains to the west. On numerous occasions I've seen severe thunderstorms stall out in the Kittatinny mountains. But when it comes to snowstorms, this can even happen when the snow is coming from the South, underneath the Kittatinnies. Additionally, though there are equally tall mountains in southern New York and Eastern Pennsylvania, this phenomenon seems to be limited to northern NJ. Additionally, though I've seen this happen pretty consistently for over 2 decades, it appears that it still hasn't been factored into computer models for predicting weather.
Has anyone else from the tri-state area noticed this before and wondered about it? Or does anyone know what is so unique about the geography there that causes this?
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Everything Else TWC / Sick of the false alarms
« on: March 30, 2011, 06:36:31 PM »
While I've always given forecasters some lenience, since obviously nobody can predict the weather 100% of the time, I'm getting really frustrated with TWC now. For the 4th bloody time this winter, they've been getting everyone riled up about a super east coast snow storm, and every time, it has gone out to sea. More interesting, is on the websites, the image they choose as a splash screen for the storm report, is what looks like a map depicting a Nor'easter low-pressure off the coast, when in actuality its a simple cold front heading Northeast (over LAND, not water).
What I think I'm starting to realize now, is that this isn't just bad luck with forecasting. This is probably intentional. TWC is a news station first, and a weather service second, and its really showing with how they present information. They're using the same scare, hype, and speculative reporting tactics that every news channel does, to maximize fear and keep people glued to the TV, when in actuality they probably are fully aware that there's nothing to worry about. Ever watch a news show for an hour for that news byte they promised at the very beginning, only to find out its a 2-second blurb about the most useless piece of info imaginable? Yeah, it's kinda turning into that.
What I think I'm starting to realize now, is that this isn't just bad luck with forecasting. This is probably intentional. TWC is a news station first, and a weather service second, and its really showing with how they present information. They're using the same scare, hype, and speculative reporting tactics that every news channel does, to maximize fear and keep people glued to the TV, when in actuality they probably are fully aware that there's nothing to worry about. Ever watch a news show for an hour for that news byte they promised at the very beginning, only to find out its a 2-second blurb about the most useless piece of info imaginable? Yeah, it's kinda turning into that.
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Everything Else TWC / Pop music on Alaska advertisement
« on: October 05, 2010, 02:44:14 AM »
There was some tourism promo for Alaska on TWC and the lyrics for a song playing in the background went something like, "Come see - come see if you can't find me." It was very catchy and I went looking for it via lyrics searches but nothing came up, so I guess I'm not remembering it quite right. Does anyone know who is performing this or what the song is called?
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