Official Ike Storm Alert Thread

[Spring Rubber]

Well, I guess that means that Rita will continue to hold the record for longest Storm Alert at 51 hours. This one only lasted 47 hours.

Did you guys see Carl and Kristina scrambling and confused at the top of the show? It's as if they didn't get the message that they were going on the air. Glad to see that typical PM Edition behavior is back.

I wonder if long-form will return tonight; Adam and Kristin obviously can't anchor the whole night, and I don't think Paul is well enough to work tonight (they finally let him off at 3 AM ET, BTW). I was honestly expecting to see a pairing like Warren and Kristina now followed by Carl and Alex on EE, but that's not going to happen now. I wonder if they might call in Rich and Sharon to "do that" tonight.

[Spring Rubber]

Indeed, the classic PME jitters continue. At the bottom of the hour, there was a long black screen, followed by the Weekly Planner opener, followed by another long black screen, then finally a sudden cut to Kristina at the desk.

[Spring Rubber]

...and no a forecast for Dallas for this past Wednesday. This show seriously must be being done by the old PME crew!

[beanboy89]

Stephen... was your question in Carl Parker's blog ever answered? I noticed that they were just answering some "view blog" questions on EE.

[Stephen]

Stephen... was your question in Carl Parker's blog ever answered? I noticed that they were just answering some "view blog" questions on EE.

If you saw a question regarding the relationship between the hurricane winds and the pressure, then that one was mine. It seems it didn't get posted on the blog, though.

[Spring Rubber]

I was right, a special edition of the "Yeah, let's do that" show is next!

[beanboy89]

I was right, a special edition of the "Yeah, let's do that" show is next!

Yep, we're indeed doing that, on a Saturday night, nonetheless!

[Spring Rubber]

...and they're showing radar, so I guess that means that they'll be live though the night! I wonder if they'll have anyone else stepping in at 2 AM ET or if they'll have to do it all by themselves...

[Spring Rubber]

Ok, Ike is a depression now; can we lose the Red Bar of Doom?

[wxmancanada]

I wonder if Adam is getting the "rookie" treatment and not being considered high-ranking enough to cover a landfall. If so, that's kind of a shame. Rich is probably being saved for the next hour.

No, Mike Seidel is not in HD. I think they currently only have one or two HD trucks/uplinks available.

Well, if they can't get Delta (HD Truck) to where ever they are, they use local station trucks, some of which are HD, and some that are not.

[wxmancanada]

For those who don't know... I just wanted to post in response to a few posts about Jim out in the field and how he seems more, or in this case less dramatic than before and sort of seems wound down and out of energy.

I'm not sure how many of you are aware, but Jim has a family with some challenges. His wife, Tamra, has Parkinson's and both of his children were diagnosed with some hereditary challenges...

You can read up on it here:
http://www.sptimes.com/2004/09/20/Floridian/The_storm_chaser.shtml

He seems to get rather upset and worried when he is away from his family for long periods of time, such as said Hurricanes.

[lfmusiclover]

For those who don't know... I just wanted to post in response to a few posts about Jim out in the field and how he seems more, or in this case less dramatic than before and sort of seems wound down and out of energy.

I'm not sure how many of you are aware, but Jim has a family with some challenges. His wife, Tamra, has Parkinson's and both of his children were diagnosed with some hereditary challenges...

You can read up on it here:
http://www.sptimes.com/2004/09/20/Floridian/The_storm_chaser.shtml

He seems to get rather upset and worried when he is away from his family for long periods of time, such as said Hurricanes.

I was aware of those things, and I can certainly understand where Jim's coming from. I'd be worried too if I was in that situation. But it doesn't explain anything. Jim's been doing hurricanes for years. His recent change in demeanor seems to be just that-recent. Its not something I've noticed before. If this was the explanation, he wouldn't have come to be known as the guy who loves to be in the middle of hurricanes. He certainly hasn't demonstrated much of a love for it recently.

[wxmancanada]

I was aware of those things, and I can certainly understand where Jim's coming from. I'd be worried too if I was in that situation. But it doesn't explain anything. Jim's been doing hurricanes for years. His recent change in demeanor seems to be just that-recent. Its not something I've noticed before. If this was the explanation, he wouldn't have come to be known as the guy who loves to be in the middle of hurricanes. He certainly hasn't demonstrated much of a love for it recently.

This is true.

I forget who said this here, but its true, even the best / greatest just need a break.

[lfmusiclover]

I was aware of those things, and I can certainly understand where Jim's coming from. I'd be worried too if I was in that situation. But it doesn't explain anything. Jim's been doing hurricanes for years. His recent change in demeanor seems to be just that-recent. Its not something I've noticed before. If this was the explanation, he wouldn't have come to be known as the guy who loves to be in the middle of hurricanes. He certainly hasn't demonstrated much of a love for it recently.

This is true.

I forget who said this here, but its true, even the best / greatest just need a break.

True indeed. And if that's all it is, I'll be very relieved. I'm just worried that there could be more to it than that. Thankfully though, if that's it it looks like Jim's gonna get a break, as the tropics seem quiet currently. Maybe he'll have some time to take his family on a nice vacation or something.