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TWC and your Cable Company / Re: Bright House Networks Tampa now letterboxing TWC HD on SD

« on: May 10, 2014, 06:48:58 PM »

Although I think it's pretty neat to see the IS2 now, I'll still miss 24629

Is the 5-digit IntelliStar ID number still relevent?

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Severe Weather / Re: Severe Weather 2014

« on: May 03, 2014, 02:13:32 PM »

The closest damage to me Monday night was in nearby Bessemer. An apartment complex behind a hospital sustained heavy damage. We almost went to our basement until we saw that it was not headed our way afterall. Scary night.

I think the reason it wasn't nearly as bad Tuesday is because there was a lot of rain and thunderstorms along the gulf coast (which caused devastating floods) and that robbed this part of the state of moisture and instability. I hope this won't be the only event of this spring, but that the next one won't be quite like this one was.

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Severe Weather / Re: Severe Weather 2014

« on: April 28, 2014, 11:54:50 PM »

Tornado Warning for my location and I am scared. 

TORNADO WARNING
ALC073-125-290445-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0024.140429T0341Z-140429T0445Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1041 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN ALABAMA...
  EAST CENTRAL TUSCALOOSA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 1145 PM CDT

* AT 1037 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING A
  CONFIRMED TORNADO NEAR BROOKWOOD...OR 11 MILES EAST OF HOLT.
  DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  BESSEMER...HUEYTOWN...FAIRFIELD...HOOVER...VESTAVIA HILLS...
  HOMEWOOD...BIRMINGHAM...MOUNTAIN BROOK...FULTONDALE AND ABERNANT.

THIS INCLUDES...
INTERSTATE 65 EXIT NUMBERS 250 THROUGH 271...
INTERSTATE 459 EXIT NUMBERS 1 THROUGH 23...
US 78 EXIT NUMBER 91...
INTERSTATE 20 EXIT NUMBERS 86 THROUGH 129...
INTERSTATE 59 EXIT NUMBER 130...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING.

&&

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Severe Weather / Re: Severe Weather 2014

« on: April 28, 2014, 09:33:19 PM »

Tupelo, Mississippi, Louisville, Mississippi, and Athens, Alabama have been hit by tornadoes today. There's been some loss of life, unfortunately. 

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Severe Weather / Severe Weather 2014

« on: April 26, 2014, 09:23:02 PM »

It has been quiet thus far this year, for the most part. However, things are starting to get very active. I'd hate to be in Little Rock, Arkansas tomorrow. Major threat there, and it will be a very slow-moving system, so it will be a multi-day severe weather outbreak. Threat of tornadoes tomorrow through Wednesday. Dr. Forbes has some high numbers, as well. 7/10 tomorrow.

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OCMs / Re: Mark Mancuso

« on: April 15, 2014, 02:31:01 PM »

One of these days I will make it down there...I'm only about an hour and a half away.

Where do you live? If you live near Atlanta he is not at TWC anymore. Hasn't been for 5 years. He's in State College, Pennsylvania with Accu Weather now. He was at TWC for 27 years and has been at Accu Weather for 5 years.

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OCMs & Personalities / Re: Dave Schwartz Returns

« on: April 11, 2014, 03:46:03 PM »

From what I understand, Dave starts again on Monday, April 21st. 

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OCMs / Re: Mark Mancuso

« on: April 10, 2014, 09:47:08 PM »

I was at an event that I go to every year called the Southeast Severe Storms Symposium held at Mississippi State University. They have certain keynote speakers and presentations via power point. 2 of the keynote speakers are in the picture with me. I really enjoyed it.

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OCMs / Re: Mark Mancuso

« on: April 07, 2014, 07:05:33 PM »

Speaking of Mark Mancuso, I had the honor of eating out with him this past Saturday night. I am in the middle and the other man, Jim Edds, went to the Philippines last November and shot footage of the devastating Typhoon.

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OCMs & Personalities / Re: Dave Schwartz Returns

« on: March 23, 2014, 07:11:44 PM »

Has anyone seen him back on, yet?

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OCMs & Personalities / Re: Dave Schwartz Returns

« on: March 14, 2014, 03:25:13 PM »

For anyone interested, the official press release, via Kim Cunningham:
http://press.weather.com/dave-schwartz/

I was definitely not expecting that at all.  Shocked, but pleasantly shocked! I thought once these veteran ocms are gone, they're gone, never to return.

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TWC and your Cable Company / Re: DirecTV Dropping TWC

« on: March 14, 2014, 03:21:02 PM »

You've got Jim Cantore saying that TWC is a life-saving network, providing up to the minute information. Yet when TWC was on DirecTV, you would not get local weather information on any severe weather alerts such as watches or warnings due to the non-locality of Satellite, unless you paid to have local information based on your zip code.

You had to pay extra for that?!

I was going by what I read on wikipedia.

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TWC and your Cable Company / Re: DirecTV Dropping TWC

« on: March 06, 2014, 06:31:20 PM »

You've got Jim Cantore saying that TWC is a life-saving network, providing up to the minute information. Yet when TWC was on DirecTV, you would not get local weather information on any severe weather alerts such as watches or warnings due to the non-locality of Satellite, unless you paid to have local information based on your zip code.

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TWC and your Cable Company / Re: DirecTV Dropping TWC

« on: February 28, 2014, 11:25:07 PM »

Didn't Dish Network also drop TWC?

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Everything Else Classic TWC / Re: Check out this video

« on: February 28, 2014, 03:25:50 PM »

This is video of the debut of TWC. Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmAcbjhtkLM

Thanks, but someone already posted it.

https://twctodayforums.com/forums/everything-else-classic-twc/debut-of-twc/

I meant well. I didn't know someone had already posted it.