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General Discussion / The State of the Union

« on: January 24, 2011, 07:47:33 PM »

In just 24 hours, President Obama will deliver his State of the Union address. Last year, he made some pretty bold promises to Americans dealing with the economy, health care, and other issues. How does he stand up in your eyes?

From an economic stand-point, he's done a pretty good job. Check out this article:
http://money.cnn.com/news/economy/obama_state_of_the_union_2011/index.htm

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General Weather Chat / 2010 Ties 2005 For Warmest Year On Record

« on: January 16, 2011, 10:00:17 AM »

Here's the article from The Weather Channel.

http://www.weather.com/outlook/weather-news/news/articles/warmest-year-2010-record_2011-01-14

It makes you wonder how warm 2011 could potentially be.

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General Weather Chat / New Year's Eve Severe Weather Outbreak

« on: December 31, 2010, 12:16:26 PM »

Early this morning, a tornado caused significant damage to the town of Cincinnati, Arkansas. 3 people are confirmed dead in the town, five have been injured. This is the first deadly New Year's Eve tornado since 1976.

Two tornado watches are in effect for the mid-section of the country until 3 PM CST today. Another tornado watch is anticipated within the hour.

Tornado warnings are in effect in Missouri and Illinois.

If anyone else has any news on these storms, please feel free to post it here.

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Hurricane Central / 2011 Hurricane Season Outlook Released

« on: December 30, 2010, 12:39:33 PM »

I saw that this thread could get shut down on New Year's Day, so I wanted to bring this in. Colorado State University issued their predictions for the 2011 Atlantic Basin Hurricane Season. The predictions point to almost as active a season as we had in 2010. My question for aspiring (or actual) meteorologists: do you agree, or do you have a different prediction?



My prediction is just a little lower:

14 Storms
6-7 Hurricanes
3-4 Major

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General Weather Chat / Possible Major Storm Tuesday?

« on: December 02, 2010, 09:19:03 PM »

I've been flipping through forecast models made by computers at the University Corporation of Atmospheric Research, and came across these three rather ominous forecasts.

This first image is 84 hours out. Notice the rather strong low in the Atlantic.
http://www.ral.ucar.edu/weather/model/gfs084hr_sfc_mslp.gif

The second image goes to 96-hours, where pressure is predicted to plunge to 968. Not exactly "explosive deepening," but certainly a rapid fall.
http://www.ral.ucar.edu/weather/model/gfs096hr_sfc_mslp.gif

The third image shows the low impacting New England by Tuesday.
http://www.ral.ucar.edu/weather/model/gfs108hr_sfc_mslp.gif

Of course, this could be completely bogus, seeing how far out these models go, but I think you folks in New England will see some major snowfall early next week.

What do you guys think?

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General Discussion / Forecasting Site Complete!

« on: November 12, 2010, 04:53:52 PM »

In the Pot Belly Stove, I brought up the fact that I finished my school project, building a forecasting website. Well, today, I finally finished it, and I wanted to share it with you all.

Here is the link: http://mccallieforecastingoffice.weebly.com/

Please feel free to let me know if there is anything I can do to improve it (it's kinda basic, just a load of maps and a few bits of text), or compliment it out the wazoo.

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General Weather Chat / 2010-2011 Winter Storm Season

« on: November 08, 2010, 11:47:11 AM »

As the first winter storm of the year meanders its way into New England, bringing snow flakes for the first time for many cities, I figured I'd open this thread to track future systems as the season crawls by. Any noteworthy storms, snow accumulations, or extraordinary low temperatures are encouraged to be mentioned here.

This first storm has a central pressure of about 996 mb, and is delivering a sloshy mix of precipitation all across New England.

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General Weather Chat / Severe Weather Threat: Tuesday, October 26th

« on: October 25, 2010, 06:02:32 PM »

The convective outlook for Tuesday. Much of the U.S. east of the Mississippi is facing some serious weather.


To give a simplified picture, the probability of severe weather impacting the area.


From Wikipedia: A moderate risk day indicates that more widespread and/or more dangerous severe weather is possible (sometimes with major hurricanes), with significant severe weather often more likely. Numerous tornadoes (including some strong tornadoes), more widespread or severe wind damage and very large/destructive hail could occur. Major events, such as large tornado outbreaks, are sometimes also possible on moderate risk days, but with greater uncertainty. Outbreaks on moderate risk days are not uncommon and typically occur several times a year, especially during peak season. A slight risk area typically surrounds a moderate risk area, where the threat is lower.

Check this thread tomorrow for more detailed information. Stay safe, people!

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TWC Fan Art / plane852's Intellistar 2 Concepts

« on: October 22, 2010, 04:45:29 PM »

I figured I might start showing off a custom emulator of mine. The original emulator was made by Andrew Poecker (apoecker), but I've revamped every slide so that the original template is almost unrecognizable. The only thing I've kept, and credit goes to apoecker, is the black portion of the slides with The Weather Channel logos. All graphics and logos are the property of The Weather Channel and The Weather Channel Incorporated.

My main project involves a mass, national Local On The 8's. This is the first slide, showing severe weather alerts.

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Your Local Weather / New Idea

« on: October 22, 2010, 02:25:03 PM »

I've downloaded an emulator off the internet and have been working to modify it so that it covers weather throughout the entire United States. This is just an idea, but I've been thinking of posting videos of that emulator every 3 hours with updated information. This way, anyone who doesn't have their city listed can check these videos to see what the weather is. Those whose cities are already covered can continue giving information, obviously. This project just intends to visualize all the data below.

Also included are national thunderstorm forecasts and the tropical update.

Let me know what you think, so I can start right away or abandon the project.

EDIT: Admins, if this needs to be moved, please do so.

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Local Forecast / LOT8 Intro Clips/Outro Clips

« on: October 10, 2010, 09:19:58 PM »

Hi, everyone.

I am trying to find some video clips that appear just before the local on the 8s, such as a short promo for Storm Stories, or Hurricane Week, followed by "and now, your local on the 8s." I've been searching for some to use in an Intellistar Emulator, but haven't found any.

While I'm at it, where can I find introduction clips to daily shows (opening for PM Edition, Wake Up With Al, Day Planner, etc.). Thanks to anyone who can help me here.

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Hurricane Central / Tropical Season Time-Lapse

« on: October 02, 2010, 11:28:54 AM »

Hi, guys.

As a fun project, I am attempting to do a time-lapse of satellite imagery of the Atlantic Basin during the month of September and beyond. The project isn't finished yet, but here is a preview video of what I have. I'm still about a week behind. Enjoy!

NOTE: The first hurricane you see is Igor. Karl is starting to form just as the video ends.

2010 Hurricane Season Preview: September

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General Weather Chat / NYC Under Tornado Watch

« on: September 28, 2010, 02:49:55 PM »

The entire NYC metro area is under a tornado watch until 6:00 PM EDT. We may see another Brooklyn tornado this afternoon.

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Everything Else TWC / Weather Porn

« on: September 22, 2010, 07:40:16 PM »

Before anyone starts shouting about this title, I want you guys to watch these two videos. The first is basically the second video in a nutshell. It is, by far, the funniest moment of TWC I have ever seen. Kevin and Jim are having way too much fun here. XD

TWC - Jim Cantore's Weatherporn

And, the second video...

TWC- 10/16/09 Weather Center Highlights

If you don't laugh at some point during these videos, something is wrong with you. This is TWC at its funniest. All-men show, what can I say?

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OCMs & Personalities / Anyone Shorter Than Jim Cantore?

« on: September 22, 2010, 12:32:46 PM »

Yeah, I asked it. Is there ANYONE in TWC staff that is shorter than Jim Cantore? I was always surprised to find out how short Jim was, especially with his personality! That gung-ho, knows what he's talking about personality is completely condradicted by his stature!