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Started by weatherwise, May 20, 2008, 03:29:34 PM

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citizen72

#45
May 22, 2008, 01:59:12 PM Last Edit: May 22, 2008, 01:59:57 PM by citizen72
quote:
Originally posted by charky

quote:
Originally posted by tim huntzinger
Sure there is the visceral fight or flight response which is natural.  And then there is the disco-beat promos some radio stations use to emphasize their on-air product.  That is fairly ogrish, and designed to create excitement and make it sound like fun.


I agree with that. I am only stating what I have experienced as a government meteorologist with the NWS.

The broadcast meteorologists play a huge role in the warning process...and I'm thankful that our office has an excellent rapport with the local TV mets (can't say that for other markets).


Oh sure, and we need all of the stations in Tulsa telling us the same thing at the same time. Their incessant interruptions are one of the big reasons my wife and I do not watch any kind of programming on 2, 6 or 8 anymore.

That is, unless it is a Razorback game. [8D] Sorry, could not resist that. Sooooiee Pig!!
^^^^^

"Never a skillful sailor made who always sailed calm seas."

tulsarick

#46
May 31, 2008, 05:42:12 PM
The hypocrisy of Fox23 is amazing. They beat us over the head with "keeping you, your kids, home, money, pets, etc safe" & then they fire 2 weatherman for attempting to do exactly that.
 

mr.jaynes

#47
June 01, 2008, 05:48:46 PM
quote:
Originally posted by charky

quote:
Originally posted by tim huntzinger
Sure there is the visceral fight or flight response which is natural.  And then there is the disco-beat promos some radio stations use to emphasize their on-air product.  That is fairly ogrish, and designed to create excitement and make it sound like fun.


I agree with that. I am only stating what I have experienced as a government meteorologist with the NWS.

The broadcast meteorologists play a huge role in the warning process...and I'm thankful that our office has an excellent rapport with the local TV mets (can't say that for other markets).


Keep up the good work of keeping us safe.

bugo

#48
June 02, 2008, 12:25:09 AM
quote:
Originally posted by tulsarick

The hypocrisy of Fox23 is amazing. They beat us over the head with "keeping you, your kids, home, money, pets, etc safe" & then they fire 2 weatherman for attempting to do exactly that.


Yeah I hate that too.  If Fox 23 (or any of the other stations that use the "keeping you safe" crock) had a giant laser beam that shot tornadoes out of the sky and a net that covered the entire metro area that kept hail from denting our cars and a big wall between Tulsa and Keystone Lake to keep the wind from blowing, then they could rightfully claim they were "keeping us safe."  

bugo

#49
June 02, 2008, 12:42:30 AM
quote:
Originally posted by citizen72
That is, unless it is a Razorback game. [8D] Sorry, could not resist that. Sooooiee Pig!!


I've started watching Hog games on the internet.  If you have a decent connection, the quality is excellent.  It does tend to be a few seconds behind the TV broadcast.  I watched part of the SEC tournament online, and the NCAA tourney as well.  The good thing about watching games online is that the entire game is shown from start to end, not the schizophrenic switching from game to game that was the CBS broadcast this year.

How good do you think the Arkansas football team going to be this year?  I expect them to be better than expected this season, but next season I expect them to compete for the SEC title when Ryan Mallett is eligible to play.

cannon_fodder

#50
June 02, 2008, 08:37:37 AM
I think the hogs will lose on November 1st.  And I already bought tickets to the game.  Otherwise, I wish them the best of luck.  [:P]

/tangent
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Ttowndad

#51
June 06, 2008, 09:57:05 AM Last Edit: June 06, 2008, 09:58:18 AM by Ttowndad
Thats what I keep telling all the younger "kids" I work with (many are new to Oklahoma).  "Tornado watch" means--go out and stare at the sky.  It's our duty as Oklahomans.[:D]
quote:
Originally posted by bokworker

I thought storm sirens were a signal to go outside and look for a tornado.....

TURobY

#52
June 06, 2008, 09:59:13 AM
Ha ha ha. Last night, 11:30 I heard the sirens go off. I immediately leaped from my bed, threw on some shorts and a shirt, and ran outside to see if there was anything worth looking at. [:P]
---Robert

breitee

#53
June 06, 2008, 10:28:53 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Conan71

quote:
Originally posted by ARGUS

frank mitchell next................pleeeease!
then carol lambert.


Frank Mitchell is like a Dana Carvey character, playing weather man.

"There's a tornado coming!  Isn't that special!"

Frank is on such an ego trip that he now has his "special" weather call feature. What a waste of time money and resources. Who in their right mind would subscribe to this?

Gold

#54
June 06, 2008, 10:38:22 AM
I think the weather call is a neat idea.  The sirens are county wide, so you aren't always getting an accurate account of the risk.  The weather call does it by zip code.

Granted, I won't spend money on it, but I could see why someone might think it was useful.

KOTV tried to steal it away from KTUL, fwiw.

downtowndweller

#55
June 06, 2008, 02:22:23 PM
What ever became of the technology they used a few years back when they could pinpoint at what time a storm would cross a particular street?  It seems they have gone back to more widespread predictions. It seems as though they can't fiqure out which technology to use.

Ttowndad

#56
June 06, 2008, 02:42:11 PM
KOTV still uses it quite a bit.  They were pretty accurate with it during last Sundays storm that blew through midtown.
quote:
Originally posted by downtowndweller

What ever became of the technology they used a few years back when they could pinpoint at what time a storm would cross a particular street?  It seems they have gone back to more widespread predictions. It seems as though they can't fiqure out which technology to use.

mr.jaynes

#57
June 06, 2008, 03:04:57 PM
quote:
Originally posted by breitee

quote:
Originally posted by Conan71

quote:
Originally posted by ARGUS

frank mitchell next................pleeeease!
then carol lambert.


Frank Mitchell is like a Dana Carvey character, playing weather man.

"There's a tornado coming!  Isn't that special!"

Frank is on such an ego trip that he now has his "special" weather call feature. What a waste of time money and resources. Who in their right mind would subscribe to this?




He does seem rather childlike when it comes to the weather, doesn't he.

breitee

#58
June 06, 2008, 03:28:07 PM
quote:
Originally posted by mr.jaynes

quote:
Originally posted by breitee

quote:
Originally posted by Conan71

quote:
Originally posted by ARGUS

frank mitchell next................pleeeease!
then carol lambert.


Frank Mitchell is like a Dana Carvey character, playing weather man.

"There's a tornado coming!  Isn't that special!"

Frank is on such an ego trip that he now has his "special" weather call feature. What a waste of time money and resources. Who in their right mind would subscribe to this?




He does seem rather childlike when it comes to the weather, doesn't he.



A true "simple mind".

OUGrad05

#59
June 06, 2008, 09:55:04 PM
So thats what happened to him? He got suspended for covering up part of idol?  Screw Idol, he was one of the better mets in the metro and his forcasts were among the most accurate.  

I was wondering what happened to him, this is ridiculous :(
 
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