roseha August 28, 2015 Share August 28, 2015 (edited) I know, I get really annoyed at Weather Channel too when they turn up the hype machine - named winter storms, Fat Guys in the Woods, Prospectors - but the Atlantic Hurricane season is picking up apparently and there are times I really appreciate their experts. When short-lived Danny was a Hurricane, there was a really interesting short piece where they explained how the hurricane hunter planes use a form of radar to measure the strength and properties of a storm, and the way it used to be done via some kind of wave measurements back around 1900 or so. I don't live - generally - in a hurricane prone area, which is to say I live in New York City and was very lucky to not be affected at all personally by Sandy, though I didn't leave my apartment for several days, I didn't even lose power or my cable (I was the only person in my family so lucky). However, what I wish WC would acknowledge, or at least the Powers that Be at WC would acknowledge, is that in the age of climate change, why should you have to hype anything? Edited August 28, 2015 by roseha Link to comment
jjj August 28, 2015 Share August 28, 2015 Thanks for the thread - I keep wanting to post about TWC! Link to comment
opus August 28, 2015 Share August 28, 2015 Thanks for the thread - I keep wanting to post about TWC! TWC sucks! Wait, that's Time Warner Cable. Force of habit. Never mind. 3 Link to comment
Moose135 August 28, 2015 Share August 28, 2015 I feel your pain, Gary...and I love your Opus avatar! Link to comment
DownTheShore January 23, 2016 Share January 23, 2016 (edited) It's a blizzard with thunder-snow. Where's Jim Cantore? Edited January 23, 2016 by DownTheShore 1 Link to comment
ariel January 23, 2016 Share January 23, 2016 It's a blizzard with thunder-snow. Where's Jim Cantore? I'm surprised he's not out in the snow acting like a drama queen. Link to comment
Moose135 January 23, 2016 Share January 23, 2016 Cantore wasn't there, but I knew we were in trouble when I saw TWC broadcasting live from Charlotte yesterday! Link to comment
xaxat January 23, 2016 Share January 23, 2016 Yesterday I saw Jim doing a segment from DC. Instead of his usual enthusiastic self it seemed like he was kind of depressed that the storm was (at that time) underperforming relative to their forecast. He seemed especially disappointed that he technically couldn't claim he was reporting from a blizzard. Link to comment
chessiegal January 23, 2016 Share January 23, 2016 Yesterday I saw Jim doing a segment from DC. Instead of his usual enthusiastic self it seemed like he was kind of depressed that the storm was (at that time) underperforming ts He should have come back today. It's been snowing all day, getting worse this afternoon, and the snow isn't supposed to end until midnight - that's 34 hours of snow for me. Thomas Point Light showed sustained winds of 39 knots, gusts to 44 knots, at 4 am (near Annapolis) before it stopped reporting. I'm so pissed at Verizon for dropping TWC. Accuweather is worthless. Fortunately our local NBC affiliate has pre-empted programming to bring us news on what's going on. If I'm able to get out of the neighborhood by Tuesday, I'll be lucky. Link to comment
roseha January 24, 2016 Author Share January 24, 2016 Cantore was probably disappointed that he didn't end up coming here to NYC where the real surprise came with way more snow than was predicted by most "models" except the NAM (never heard of them before). After less than half an inch of snow all winter we suddenly were hit with at least 25 inches in Central Park and real blizzard conditions (I was out briefly to take photos a couple of times, and that wind was bad during the mid-afternoon). I watched a lot of their coverage, though I switched for awhile to my local CBS station who also had continual weather coverage for Saturday afternoon. I have to say that I've really taken a liking to Keith Carson. That guy really brings the snark when he's on (though not in a nasty way). He's pretty funny. I guess I've noticed this the most during Weather Underground when he's on. That show definitely loosens up the meteorologists, Alex Wilson also made a reference to "bad pickup lines" one day. Link to comment
jjj January 24, 2016 Share January 24, 2016 Why is TWC still naming snowstorms? No one pays attention to the ridiculous names, and they just need to let it go. Reminds me of "Mean Girls": "Stop trying to make 'fetch' happen." I'm sorry for anyone who has to depend on TWC for weather. I loved this channel 15 years ago; the other night, when I was looking for storm news, all I got were prospectors. 7 Link to comment
WendyCR72 January 24, 2016 Share January 24, 2016 Naming snowstorms is RIDICULOUS. We had whoppers of storms when I was a kid, and The Weather Channel never named them then, in the '80s. It reeks of desperation and sensationalism. I miss the days of TWC with John Hope, the late hurricane guy, and the meteorologists who just told the weather and didn't make things so grandiose. 1 Link to comment
SeriousPurrs January 24, 2016 Share January 24, 2016 What really bothers me: the glee when showing devastation--I know they're after the drama and weather is/was their educational choice--but people are dying and property/homes are being destroyed. I'm not talking just about this snow storm(s) but previous weather events also. I find it distasteful and ghoulish. I can only watch for a few minutes to try to get latest information. 7 Link to comment
tenativelyyours January 25, 2016 Share January 25, 2016 What cracks me up and that they are acting like somehow this was it. No more blizzards in 2016. They do know winter is only about half done and that we have two months at the end of year that can deliver surprising and yet huge blizzards in the exact same region, don't they? the hyperbole is ridiculous. Yep. Lots of snow. Its January in the Northeast. Its called weather. Considering the dryness and the lack of winter until now, one thing I hate is that the Weather channel acts like it is all horrific. Another name for snow? Water. In the mountains it can sit for weeks and months and trickle down and keep reservoirs filled for the rest of the year. I hate when they act like water from the sky in any form is a complete waste. I remember Mike Seidel going into details about drought conditions in my region, followed by an woeful 'oh noes' forecast that might bring us rain over the Labor day weekend. Another thing I hate is that this is what will fill the few hours they have left other than their Al Roker produced reality shit, I mean programming. Unless something actually occurring is bigger somehow. I pretty much stopped using them as an actual source of weather since I was at a hotel near O'Hare watching things swirl in a clockwise motion, the sky turning purple and orange (I kid you not, orange) hail and the weather channel has some show highlighting last week's weather. With a ticker at the bottom. Listing the worst storms of the century. Not a single thing that gave me an idea as to radar and tornado warnings. Dumbasses. I won't even go into the stupidity of the storm naming. And I get that this affects the larger population area, but we have had plenty of blizzards that have swept the entire Rockies, plain states, south and then tracked north affecting a much larger number of people. Calling the blizzard of 2016 almost begs 'don't listen to us, we dumb as fuck'; like the movie ads that brag how such and such a movie is the best comedy of the year as it plays the first week of January. 1 Link to comment
SmithW6079 January 31, 2016 Share January 31, 2016 Did alpha male Jim Cantore oust Sam Champion from his berth on the morning weather show Sam was hired to do at The Weather Channel? Sam didn't last very long, did he? Link to comment
ariel February 1, 2016 Share February 1, 2016 (edited) I don't get Cantore's appeal. What's comical is that he prances around like he thinks he's a handsome dude. Edited February 1, 2016 by ariel 4 Link to comment
roseha February 3, 2016 Author Share February 3, 2016 Did alpha male Jim Cantore oust Sam Champion from his berth on the morning weather show Sam was hired to do at The Weather Channel? Sam didn't last very long, did he? I saw somewhere an online article to the effect that Weather Channel lost a ton of money due to Wake Up With Al (which they canceled), and I guess also from paying both Al Roker and Sam Champion, and I think what happened was that they were transitioned out of the channel though Champion pops up on rare occasions as far as I can tell, like the recent blizzard that snowed far more in NYC than expected. I think both of them are back in NY and not doing much with the channel anymore. That's as far as I know anyway. Link to comment
brickthru the tv February 3, 2016 Share February 3, 2016 It's a blizzard with thunder-snow. Where's Jim Cantore? Where is thee OFFICIAL Atlanta Weather Channel ruler? I mean I've heard from this atlanta-centric network that if there is severe weather anywhere else they will go to downtown atlanta and show you rain and how to COPE with that Link to comment
junemeatcleaver February 4, 2016 Share February 4, 2016 I saw somewhere an online article to the effect that Weather Channel lost a ton of money due to Wake Up With Al (which they canceled), and I guess also from paying both Al Roker and Sam Champion, and I think what happened was that they were transitioned out of the channel Poor Al, he did all that bullshitting on Twitter about how TWC saves peoples' lives when Directv dumped TWC a few months a couple of years ago. Link to comment
ariel July 31, 2016 Share July 31, 2016 Quote I'm sorry to hear of the passing of Dave Schwartz. He was my favorite on the Weather Channel. 3 Link to comment
Day2Day August 5, 2016 Share August 5, 2016 Yes, sorry to learn of Dave Schwartz passing on. If only Steph could tone it down a bit. Every day the frantic, over-the-top delivery of the conditions, and often, other non-weather-related, mindless "stuff". Maybe she needs a wardrobe intervention --- no more shopping at "Forever 21" !! 1 Link to comment
NewDigs October 8, 2016 Share October 8, 2016 (edited) Are they punking some of these newer, to me, guys? That poor guy on Folly Beach not only bent down and splashed his hands in a puddle of water (twice) but picked up a handful of sticks/debris for a camera display. It was almost like a comedy skit. I have to admit I laughed more than once. Sorry. They appear to have taken pity on Savannah-guy. But he was hangin' on for dear life. At least we have MrHurricaneAndrew to shepherd us through. Edited October 8, 2016 by NewDigs Link to comment
rcc October 8, 2016 Share October 8, 2016 Keith Carson is back to his old television station in Maine. I wish he would either shave or grow a beard. His unshaven look is distracting to me. He looks unkempt. Some men can get away with, Keith can't. Link to comment
roseha October 13, 2016 Author Share October 13, 2016 I'm actually sorry that TWC let Keith Carson go - he posted that he missed Maine but I wish they'd tried to keep him. I thought his irreverence was welcome on the station, and he did post online once an opinion that Weather Channel was naming too many winter storms, which I doubt too many more folks at the station would have done. (No I don't like his 5 o'clock shadow either, but I don't like it on any man.) Anyway I do follow him online to keep up, maybe Weather Channel will do a remote with him in the winter. I was watching a lot of the Hurricane Matthew coverage last week and I have to say that Dave Malkoff was doing an excellent job covering the storm in the Bahamas, speaking to the prime minister and police chief and doing a very sad piece with survivors, including a man who rode out the storm in his attic and a woman with a niece and nephew whose home had been destroyed. I didn't see any coverage of Haiti, I can only imagine how horrible things are for them. 1 Link to comment
SeriousPurrs November 6, 2016 Share November 6, 2016 (edited) Escape the Election Clouds, rainbows, autumn splendor and smooth jazz evoke tranquility. Central Time 3:00 - 11:00 PM Weather (39) Tuesday 11-8-16 I might just watch this--I do have election anxiety. Edited November 6, 2016 by SeriousPurrs 3 Link to comment
annzeepark914 January 8, 2017 Share January 8, 2017 What in the world is going on with the Weather Channel? Whenever I turn it on, it's one female after another, all as skinny as get out, pageant hair, etc.. the station moving from one area to another, the women changing with each regional change. I won't get into the nonsense of having Jim Cantore et al standing out in a blizzard or hurricane, getting buffeted around while giving an on-the-site report. 2 Link to comment
seasons January 12, 2017 Share January 12, 2017 (edited) I like Maria La Rosa, but she almost always flips and swings her hair when she turns her head. Drives me crazy. Super annoying. Edited January 12, 2017 by seasons Link to comment
seasons January 12, 2017 Share January 12, 2017 Also not a fan of the Zicam commercials with Alpha Male Jim Cantore. (Whoever made that name up several pages ago - brilliant.) Link to comment
graybrown bird January 12, 2017 Share January 12, 2017 As of yesterday the Weather Channel on my TV has my locality wrong. It scrolls forecast information for an area in upstate Wisconsin rather than the Madison area, where I live. It's still wrong this morning. Is this a WC problem or a problem with my cable provider - does anyone know? 1 Link to comment
ariel January 12, 2017 Share January 12, 2017 5 hours ago, seasons said: Also not a fan of the Zicam commercials with Alpha Male Jim Cantore. (Whoever made that name up several pages ago - brilliant.) I think Cantore is a drama queen who wants to be seen as an alpha male. 2 Link to comment
SeriousPurrs January 13, 2017 Share January 13, 2017 17 hours ago, graybrown bird said: As of yesterday the Weather Channel on my TV has my locality wrong. It scrolls forecast information for an area in upstate Wisconsin rather than the Madison area, where I live. It's still wrong this morning. Is this a WC problem or a problem with my cable provider - does anyone know? They did the same thing to us (Illinois) a couple years ago. The town was close to our area and they switched to another much further north. I think it was WC's choice but don't know for sure. Doesn't help you much--just letting you know, they've done it to others. It's quite annoying. Another reason they force people to go elsewhere to try to find basic accurate info. 1 Link to comment
graybrown bird January 13, 2017 Share January 13, 2017 Thanks, SeriousPurrs. As of this morning the WC has reverted to info for my location, and I'm so glad. Seeing forecasts for someplace else as if I WAS someplace else was seriously discombobulating! 1 Link to comment
roseha January 26, 2017 Author Share January 26, 2017 (edited) Maybe it's a glitch. There have been times when I've seen my Weather Channel coverage go to country-wide showing major cities all over, rather than the New York area I live in. I wish there were better alternatives. The Weather Nation Roku Channel is still bare bones last time I looked. When I went to Newfoundland on vacation I enjoyed watching the Canadian Weather Network, a much toned down variation channel (though they are apparently owned by Weather Channel). Weather Network has a Roku channel also but unfortunately it's the same 10 minute or so feed over and over, and often a day late. I'd pay a small fee to get a full version of it. Edited January 26, 2017 by roseha Link to comment
roseha March 29, 2017 Author Share March 29, 2017 (edited) Update: Two of the Weather Channel's "Storm Chasers", Kelley Williamson and Randy Yarnall, have died in a car crash apparently while chasing a tornado. I don't know what to add to this except to say it's tragic, and I hope there will be no more assignments like this. Edited March 29, 2017 by roseha 2 Link to comment
ariel March 29, 2017 Share March 29, 2017 (edited) So sad to here the news of Kelley & Randy. A few months ago WC had a special on about them. They were really nice guys who loved storm chasing. Edited March 29, 2017 by ariel 1 Link to comment
Day2Day April 13, 2017 Share April 13, 2017 **Note to Stephanie** : If you're going to stand like this, skip the short dresses and wear some slacks. 3 Link to comment
ariel April 13, 2017 Share April 13, 2017 Shephainie so need a stylists. She's very attractive, but needs lots of help. Link to comment
Cricket May 20, 2017 Share May 20, 2017 Love the WC and Weather Underground... was happy to see there was a forum for it, is it very active? I talk to myself plenty already....in the car.... ! 1 Link to comment
seasons July 18, 2017 Share July 18, 2017 Stephanie should start with a damn hairbrush. Then there is Jen who looks lovely. Goofus and Gallant. 3 Link to comment
ariel July 20, 2017 Share July 20, 2017 On 7/18/2017 at 7:44 AM, seasons said: Stephanie should start with a damn hairbrush. She could also use a fashion consultant. 2 Link to comment
Day2Day August 14, 2017 Share August 14, 2017 I don't get it ! August 14th, still summer, temps here in the 90s.... Alexandra Steele on at 9:00, looking like Christmas-Weather-girl-Barbie !! She is very pretty, and has nice legs, BUT..... the loooong blond ?extensions?, dark green, long sleeve sweater, and thigh-hi red skirt just don't seem appropriate. She's been there forever, and does a fine job (without all the early morning mayhem). The wardrobe on many of the female meteorologists, I find perplexing.... YMMV. 3 Link to comment
Cricket August 26, 2017 Share August 26, 2017 On 7/18/2017 at 7:44 AM, seasons said: Stephanie should start with a damn hairbrush. Then there is Jen who looks lovely. Goofus and Gallant. Over a year ago she cut, or chopped it off I think. Hasn't looked good since, in my opinion. 1 Link to comment
seasons August 26, 2017 Share August 26, 2017 Where is Stephanie during this hurricane? Did I miss her? Cricket, I'll have to google some old pics of longer hair. Link to comment
Cricket August 26, 2017 Share August 26, 2017 1 minute ago, seasons said: Where is Stephanie during this hurricane? Did I miss her? Cricket, I'll have to google some old pics of longer hair. I don't think I have seen her. Thanks for the like, btw. I forgot I found this forum LOL .. busy with the other two. Been watching TWC nonstop between the eclipse coverage and now Harvey. I have seen Jen C and Maria LaRosa. Like both of them very much actually. Oh, I see Stephanie is is in Houston now. Here is a picture of here several years ago when her hair was much fuller looking and styled. I don't care for her more thinned out, choppy, straggled look. Maybe she is going for something "edgy"? 1 Link to comment
Day2Day August 26, 2017 Share August 26, 2017 I thought she was wearing extensions during the Al Roker days. (P.S. Nice to see you ladies here.) 2 Link to comment
Cricket August 27, 2017 Share August 27, 2017 31 minutes ago, Day2Day said: I thought she was wearing extensions during the Al Roker days. (P.S. Nice to see you ladies here.) Same here! 1 Link to comment
holly4755 August 27, 2017 Share August 27, 2017 man I miss this channel the other networks keep interspersing politics and I would rather hear about the storm. FIOS dropped this a few years ago and put in accuweather, it sucks on big stories. 4 Link to comment
chessiegal August 27, 2017 Share August 27, 2017 26 minutes ago, holly4755 said: man I miss this channel the other networks keep interspersing politics and I would rather hear about the storm. FIOS dropped this a few years ago and put in accuweather, it sucks on big stories. Same here. CNN was doing okay until Trump did his Friday night news dump. I never watch Accuweather - they suck in general. 2 Link to comment
ariel August 27, 2017 Share August 27, 2017 2 hours ago, seasons said: Where is Stephanie during this hurricane? Did I miss her? No, she's hitting up the happy hours in the hotel bars. 2 Link to comment
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