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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion
« on: February 02, 2011, 10:14:38 PM »
Kelly Cass and Kim Cunningham are doing (at least) the 8:00PM CT hour of Weather Center tonight. 
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IntelliStar 2 Discussion / Re: IntelliStar 2 Beta Launch
« on: February 02, 2011, 10:13:34 PM »On the topic of holiday names, the forecast doesn't always get read during the LOT8's when it's a holiday. MLK day forecast never got read out loud at all.
They probably didn't record the holiday names, and so when the page came up, there wasn't any vocal to start it with, so nothing got read.
Yeah. That's kind of a problem. They should have either recorded the holiday names or not use them at all because the forecast should always be read for consistency.
On a second note, I would be interested in seeing a video with an ad crawl on the IS2. I'm assuming it's just a bunch of words scrolling at the bottom of the screen, but does it look like an LDL, or not?
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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion
« on: February 01, 2011, 11:26:01 PM »
Well, with this big snow storm, I don't think the groundhog is going to be seeing any shadow. We might not even see the groundhog at all; who wants to come out in such weather. 
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Winter Weather / Re: January 31st-February 2nd Superstorm
« on: February 01, 2011, 10:05:13 PM »Cold and rain suck in general but folks in the south need a good rain in some locations! Tomorrow here it is going to go from the upper 30s to 70s then back to 40s. Its a temperature roller coaster!
Martin, if you want a real roller coaster, then you should have come here when it was 75 over the weekend and now below 20 degrees for the next two days.
Tonight's low may get as cold as 8 degrees...the coldest temperature is 15 years!!!
Almost 300 schools in the Metroplex have already been closed for tomorrow because the ice we got today will not melt under these conditions.
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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion
« on: February 01, 2011, 09:59:27 PM »
Yeah, I completely forgot about Groundhog Day. 
This monster snowstorm has been the main focus of my attention today.
This monster snowstorm has been the main focus of my attention today.
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Winter Weather / Re: January 31st-February 2nd Superstorm
« on: February 01, 2011, 04:46:14 PM »
The superstorm brought a couple inches of snow here. And it will stay BELOW freezing until Friday. I wish I was up at 4:30 this morning. There were reports of thunderstorms, hail, then sleet, freezing rain, and snow all in just a couple of hours!
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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion
« on: February 01, 2011, 04:26:31 PM »
So I see on a graphic on weather.com that Dr. Greg Forbes is in Pennsylvania for Winter Storm coverage. Is he doing field reports? Or maybe he is in a studio...just don't remember Dr. Forbes doing field reports before (has he?).
Or maybe he is in a studio...just don't remember Dr. Forbes doing field reports before (has he?).
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IntelliStar 2 Discussion / Re: IntelliStar 2 Beta Launch
« on: February 01, 2011, 01:18:46 PM »The reason earlier STARs, like the III and 4000 had used holiday names is because that's how the NWS phrased their forecasts for holidays. When the NWS forecasts were dumped in 2002 in favor of TWC's own text-based forecasts the holiday names disappeared because TWC doesn't use holiday names in their forecasts. As for the IS2, the forecasts are likely from TWC, but probably a different source from the current IS, XL, Jr, and 4000 forecasts. If you notice, the IS2 does not omit the "F" from temperature readings like the other STARs do.It's interesting how the IS2 has holiday names in the LF. So far, I've seen Christmas, New Year's, and MLK Day.
I saw that as early as the WeatherStar III. It depends on how the forecast is written, not from any "holiday sensor" programmed into the Star.
The "F" after the temperatures doesn't look good. Either there should be a degree symbol in between the temperature and "F" or it should be removed all together.
As for the holidays, I think it is cool that the IS2 has them on the text forecasts but think they should only be used for major holidays (like MLK day or President's Day probably isn't as necessary as Christmas or Independence Day).
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TWC Fan Art / Re: Michael's Modified TWC Icons
« on: February 01, 2011, 11:45:24 AM »Brand new icon I saw tonight during the LOT8s: "Drizzle & Fog" (as reported at Dallas Love Field at 10:25PM via TruPoint)
I remember the forecast saying "Drizzle and Haze" sometime last night too; I wonder if such an icon also exists.
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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove
« on: January 31, 2011, 11:33:57 PM »
Wow...he sure does look different. I had to look at the screen several times closely to make sure I was seeing him right.
I had to look at the screen several times closely to make sure I was seeing him right.
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Your Local Weather / Re: Dallas-Fort Worth weather
« on: January 31, 2011, 11:18:28 PM »
ARCTIC BLAST OF 2011 Only in Texas can you have temperatures in the 70s for the weekend and then have them drastically turn to the bitter 20s for the early part of the week. As TWC is calling it, this "COLOSSAL" winter storm is going to have its effects on regions as far south as the Metroplex. Most effects will be felt tomorrow morning. So don't worry...this will all be out by the time SuperBowl Sunday rolls around.
***WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST TUESDAY***
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General Weather Chat / Re: What's the weather in your area?
« on: January 29, 2011, 04:29:38 PM »
75°F, Sunny
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General Discussion / Re: Happy Birthday, Tyler!
« on: January 28, 2011, 11:13:54 PM »
Happy birthday, Tyler! You're in the twenties now. 
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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove
« on: January 28, 2011, 10:51:28 PM »
SPRING FEVER!!!
We are speaking of spring, aren't we? Today's high, not to brag for those of you with excessive snow, was 70 degrees; tomorrow is supposed to be 73. Man, how I love it! I hope that groundhog doesn't see his shadow because I want my spring sooner (not that I really believe in the observance, though).
We are speaking of spring, aren't we?
Today's high, not to brag for those of you with excessive snow, was 70 degrees; tomorrow is supposed to be 73. Man, how I love it! I hope that groundhog doesn't see his shadow because I want my spring sooner (not that I really believe in the observance, though).