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OCMs & Personalities / Re: Alexandra Steele No Longer with TWC
« on: April 24, 2011, 04:52:41 PM »
Wow. Congratulations to her...I am glad she was able to find another (good) job that fit her needs. 
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Everything Else TWC / Re: Blooper Thread
« on: April 24, 2011, 04:50:11 PM »
Are there L3rds for PM Edition Weekend? 
TWC was showing WC L3rds during PME Weekend this afternoon. Even if there aren't PME Weekend L3rds, they could have just shown the regular PME ones today.
TWC was showing WC L3rds during PME Weekend this afternoon. Even if there aren't PME Weekend L3rds, they could have just shown the regular PME ones today.
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Severe Weather / Re: Severe Weather Season 2011/Severe Wx thread
« on: April 24, 2011, 04:48:28 PM »There was a tornado warning for that storm 34 minutes in advance, and the airport staff did tell the passengers in the terminal to "get out, get out" just before it arrived. The problem is that most people aren't always aware of the weather outside and if they're in a warning when in a huge building like a mall, airport, Walmart, etc. Unless you have a phone with a warning app, a portable weather radio, or access to a TV in the building, how would you know that a tornado is bearing down on you? It's a real concern the NWS worries about lately.
It would be kind of nice to have an annoucement over the PA system indicating the warning at the time the NWS issued it. I don't see how difficult this would be. Even though some warnings don't always mean a tornado will hit and do damage, it is still a good idea to be aware of them immediately. That way, airport officials would not have to scramble everyone to safety at the last minute.
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Severe Weather / Re: Severe Weather Season 2011/Severe Wx thread
« on: April 24, 2011, 12:52:36 PM »Impressive!The only quip I have about that terminal is that it was composed of many glass windows. It had more glass than quite a few other airport terminals, and half of those panes were shattered by the tornado. It's a good thing no one was severely hurt by the flying glass.It's a good thing the people were in a sturdy building like an airport. With a tornado this big, surely some less strong buildings would be completely demolished.
Was the airport staff not informed about the tornado warning or a possible tornado coming towards the airport? I mean it seems kinda stupid that they waited until the storm got there and then started yelling for everyone to head downstairs. Those windows could have shattered at any moment while people were standing there at awe at the storm and a lot more people would have been injured or killed.
That's what news reporters are saying...that "supposedly" no one knew there was going to be a tornado. But that seems a little less than truthful, especially since this is the midwest and certainly computer models or something had to predict what was coming.
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Severe Weather / Re: Severe Weather Season 2011/Severe Wx thread
« on: April 23, 2011, 10:44:39 PM »I saw about an hour ago that the rating for the St. Louis tornado is EF4, with winds of 166-200 mph.
Impressive!
It's a good thing the people were in a sturdy building like an airport. With a tornado this big, surely some less strong buildings would be completely demolished.
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Severe Weather / Re: Severe Weather Season 2011/Severe Wx thread
« on: April 23, 2011, 12:40:46 PM »
I've been watching several videos this morning covering the damage of Lambert-St. Louis Airport. It's pretty amazing what happened, and I am shocked that those passengers who were actually inside airplanes at the time the tornado hit were able to survive and make it out OK.
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Local Forecast / Re: General LF Discussion
« on: April 23, 2011, 12:38:42 PM »Noticed the fios IntelliStar in Pittsburgh has a three-city AQ screen
FiOS LF 4/22/11 8:58 am
Cool...thanks for posting!
I thought those were discontinued awhile back.
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Programming and Graphics / Re: New Graphics
« on: April 21, 2011, 10:49:31 PM »Not a big fan of the title bars. Maybe I need to see them in HD first.
Neither am I.
But the new Tru Vu Radar does look nice. I'm guessing it will be debuting on all other shows tomorrow.
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Hurricane Central / Re: 2011 Hurricane Season to Get Off to An Early Start This Year?
« on: April 20, 2011, 09:05:19 PM »
We all probably know TWC is hyping this thing, even if it doesn't become much of a sub-tropical system (if any one at all). 
But any "possible" development this early in the year is definetely interesting.
But any "possible" development this early in the year is definetely interesting.
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Your Local Weather / Re: Dallas-Fort Worth weather
« on: April 20, 2011, 06:41:58 PM »
APRIL HEATWAVE!
Well, I thought for sure I was going to have to post a "record high" graphic for the past couple of days, but we didn't quite make the record. However, hot temperatures were still here; on Monday and Tuesday of this week, the DFW metroplex saw its first 90 degree days of the year.
A big change is in order for today. Yesterday's severe storms cooled things down quite a bit. Today's high was 70° at 1:00AM. This afternoon's temperatures have stayed steady around 63°.
Well, I thought for sure I was going to have to post a "record high" graphic for the past couple of days, but we didn't quite make the record. However, hot temperatures were still here; on Monday and Tuesday of this week, the DFW metroplex saw its first 90 degree days of the year.
A big change is in order for today. Yesterday's severe storms cooled things down quite a bit. Today's high was 70° at 1:00AM. This afternoon's temperatures have stayed steady around 63°.
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Local Forecast / Re: Weather Icons
« on: April 20, 2011, 04:39:47 PM »
Sorry, but no one has animated those icons, and we do not have access to TWC's files. 
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Severe Weather / Re: Severe Weather Season 2011/Severe Wx thread
« on: April 19, 2011, 06:49:19 PM »
Well...severe thunderstorms in progress right now for the DFW area, so I guess anything is possible, Tavores. I don't remember anything but a 30% chance of thunderstorms, but I guess that has changed.
Right now I'm not seeing more than light rain and (BRIGHT) lightning outside my window, but some areas could be at risk of baseball-sized hail.
I don't remember anything but a 30% chance of thunderstorms, but I guess that has changed.Right now I'm not seeing more than light rain and (BRIGHT) lightning outside my window, but some areas could be at risk of baseball-sized hail.
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Severe Weather / Re: Severe Weather Season 2011/Severe Wx thread
« on: April 19, 2011, 05:22:44 PM »
We're under a tornado watch until 10 PM tonight. It's hard to tell if we're going to get much or not...TWC isn't saying anything about it. 
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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch
« on: April 18, 2011, 06:42:21 PM »
Ugh, it's going to take some time to get used to IE9. The look of the Menu bar and stuff is different.
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The Game Room / Re: "In my pants" Game
« on: April 17, 2011, 11:25:57 PM »
Patrick, I like how you made that post at exactly 10:00:00 PM in my pants.