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Hurricane Central / Re: Tropical Storm Debby

« on: June 25, 2012, 12:50:17 AM »

A stationary Debby is definitely NOT what some cities in the southeast need right now.  Good gosh, the NHC doesn't have it making "landfall" until Thursday evening!   I just hope Pensacola doesn't get washed away!  It was one of the target cities for all the rainfall a couple of weeks ago and now has to deal with this.

Also, Eric, does Daytona Beach have enough rainfall to last you guys through the next couple of years?   You all got to experience both Beryl and Debby!

Yeah, this storm just doesn't want to budge.  I love how the forecast cone turned into a forecast "blob," as someone on TWC mentioned earlier this evening.

We had such a severe drought this winter, so rain is welcome.  However, two tropical storms in a month is a little much.  We don't need THIS much rain in such a short period of time!!

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Hurricane Central / Re: Tropical Storm Debby

« on: June 25, 2012, 12:14:57 AM »

Even Daytona Beach is getting pounded by heavy rain.  The parking lot outside is flooded.  We're under a tornado watch, and tornado warnings were springing up all over the place earlier tonight.  (Things seem to be quieting down a little bit now, though, though the rain is still coming down in buckets.)

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Programming and Graphics / Re: New 2012-2013 Graphics?

« on: June 25, 2012, 12:13:38 AM »

What does them abbreviating the name have to do with the history of the network?

They already have no respect for the history or purpose of the channel (other than lip-service, really), so changing the name or abbreviating it will only reflect that.  Besides, most of the time The Weather Channel hardly focuses on real weather anymore, anyway.

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: June 24, 2012, 04:43:30 PM »

NBC seems desperate to attract the lowest-paid (and, hence, lowest-qualified) talent available.  It's sad - total destruction is what they want, apparently.

I never lived in New York City, but even I know who Sue Simmons is.  It will be sad that she won't be anchoring the news anymore - it seemed like she always did a good job.  (And gave a gracious apology for her on-air slip-up.)

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Everything Else TWC / Re: Blooper Thread

« on: June 22, 2012, 10:56:12 PM »

Well, this guy had no problems pointing to anything else. 

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Hurricane Central / Re: Hurricane Central 2012

« on: June 22, 2012, 12:41:29 PM »

I hope that doesn't happen, the immediate GC doesn't need that kind of rainfall for that long period of time. 

I don't think any location needs a week's worth of heavy rainfall in a single go ever!

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Programming and Graphics / Re: New Shows: "Pyros," "Iceberg Hunters" and "Reefmakers.

« on: June 22, 2012, 12:40:35 PM »

This just proves that NBC now treats all of its (non-sports) cable networks as "one and the same" in terms of programming.

I just had a thought - how much longer until The Weather Channel becomes "Discovery 2"?

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Local Forecast / Re: General LF Discussion

« on: June 22, 2012, 12:39:20 PM »

I like the horse - it reminds me of the early "Weather you can always turn to" IDs.   

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Everything Else TWC / Re: Blooper Thread

« on: June 22, 2012, 05:02:04 AM »

Not a TWC blooper, but an interesting enough one nonetheless.  An Orlando TV meteorologist, while talking about the tropical disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico, kept talking about its impact on Cuba while continuously pointing to the Yucatan Peninsula.  I just kept thinking... "Really?"

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Hurricane Central / Re: Hurricane Central 2012

« on: June 21, 2012, 12:25:03 AM »

Flooding isn't a good thing, but a drought isn't, either.  There's obviously no such thing as "ideal" in real life, but I'd personally like to see a little more rain than parched land and wildfires all over the place.

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Hurricane Central / Re: Hurricane Central 2012

« on: June 20, 2012, 09:29:36 PM »

The extended forecast screen for Daytona Beach already has a red box drawn around Saturday with the expectation of "heavy rain."

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Hurricane Central / Re: Hurricane Central 2012

« on: June 19, 2012, 10:52:11 PM »

One wonders whether this will have the opportunity to actually develop into a tropical system, or whether this will be like last October's not-quite-tropical storm that still caused a lot of problems.  Either way, there's going to be a whole lot of wet.

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Everything Else Classic TWC / Re: The Weather Channel Stuido Tour 1998

« on: June 19, 2012, 02:51:47 AM »

Very interesting - thanks for the link!

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Contributions / Re: Weather Star 4000 Units in Central/Western Pennsylvania

« on: June 16, 2012, 05:20:16 PM »

Holy degeneration, Batman!

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WeatherSTAR Tech Support / Re: No LOT8's near Lex, KY

« on: June 14, 2012, 03:13:10 PM »

Note to moderators: I know I've been told not to reply to threads in the Tech Support area, but I thought this may be an exception. Sorry if I caused any issues!

I certainly hope an exception will be made in this case, because your description of the situation is excellent.