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Title: TWC to Name Blizzards
Post by: SlowModem on October 02, 2012, 07:09:39 AM
The Weather Channel for some reason is now in charge of naming blizzards.  I don't know how they got that privilege.  I'll bet some of the other weather outfits are going to raise sand about this.  And I'm not sure if the public shouldn't be raising sand about it, too.

Story here. (http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/nation/2012/10/02/snowstorm-blizzard-names-weather-channel/1606531/)
Title: Re: TWC to Name Blizzards
Post by: WeatherHost on October 02, 2012, 07:19:19 AM
First one will be named Al

Second one will be named Roker

Third will be named Big Al




And so on.
Title: Re: TWC to Name Blizzards
Post by: moehoward4 on October 02, 2012, 07:55:52 AM
     just another way to make $$$$$$
Title: Re: TWC to Name Blizzards
Post by: Chris_K on October 02, 2012, 08:39:14 AM
How about this for a concept....report the weather!  Had a tornado watch/warning in my area a few weeks ago, and got to watch "Pyros" instead of up to date information about the tornadic threat to my area..

And naming blizzards is absurd. Maybe categorize them as they do Hurricanes...but no need to name them.
Title: Re: TWC to Name Blizzards
Post by: chief-david on October 02, 2012, 10:01:27 AM
self promotion
Title: Re: TWC to Name Blizzards
Post by: CNYWeather on October 02, 2012, 11:06:37 AM
Q?? Yogi??

How much alcohol was consumed when they though the names up?  #-o
Title: Re: TWC to Name Blizzards
Post by: Gordon on October 02, 2012, 11:14:20 AM
Q?? Yogi??

How much alcohol was consumed when they though the names up?  #-o

I'm liking Yogi!
Title: Re: TWC to Name Blizzards
Post by: DanS on October 02, 2012, 11:28:25 AM
When a bad snow storm would hit my area I used to give them my own names but I don't think I can repeat any on here. :-x
Title: Re: TWC to Name Blizzards
Post by: cospringswx on October 02, 2012, 11:49:35 AM
Just leave it as names as the blizzard of 78. Naming them is absurd.
Title: Re: TWC to Name Blizzards
Post by: SLOweather on October 02, 2012, 12:00:46 PM
There is a "weather" site in southern California that presents themselves as a "weather authority" that names individual storms.
Title: Re: TWC to Name Blizzards
Post by: WeatherHost on October 02, 2012, 12:16:34 PM
The Weather Channel for some reason is now in charge of naming blizzards.  I don't know how they got that privilege.

As I read the article, it seems like something they've just decided to do on their own.  Like running movies instead of weather.  They haven't really been anointed by anyone in any position of authority.


Title: Re: TWC to Name Blizzards
Post by: CNYWeather on October 02, 2012, 12:29:43 PM
The NWS Buffalo has named Lake Effect Storms for quite a few years.
I remember the Beefalo storm quite well.  :lol:

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/buf/lakeffect/lake1112/b/stormsumb.html
Title: Re: TWC to Name Blizzards
Post by: capeweather on October 02, 2012, 02:44:01 PM
Don't be surprised if they put a trademark or copyright on them to protect the idea.  :roll:
Title: Re: TWC to Name Blizzards
Post by: ocala on October 02, 2012, 06:58:23 PM
The NWS Buffalo has named Lake Effect Storms for quite a few years.
I remember the Beefalo storm quite well.  :lol:

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/buf/lakeffect/lake1112/b/stormsumb.html
Locally I can see that because those lake effect snows are ridiculous.
But we all know about the Blizzard of 78 and the Superstorm  of 93. Any thing else is usually a local event that most people don't even know happened.
Title: Re: TWC to Name Blizzards
Post by: smorris on October 02, 2012, 07:35:29 PM
This whole naming thing is getting a lot of negative attention across the weather blogs and Twitter. Our local outspoken weather guy has been linking blogs all afternoon, and naming weather fronts, fog, etc.

It looks like we will have severe drizzle Debbie here in Avon later this evening. :)
Title: Re: TWC to Name Blizzards
Post by: SlowModem on October 02, 2012, 07:59:39 PM
This whole naming thing is getting a lot of negative attention across the weather blogs and Twitter. Our local outspoken weather guy has been linking blogs all afternoon, and naming weather fronts, fog, etc.

It looks like we will have severe drizzle Debbie here in Avon later this evening. :)

I tuned in to TWC afor a few minutes before work this afternoon and they were really showing a lot of positive tweets.  Of course they wouldn't show negative ones.
Title: Re: TWC to Name Blizzards
Post by: ocala on October 02, 2012, 08:47:49 PM
This whole naming thing is getting a lot of negative attention across the weather blogs and Twitter. Our local outspoken weather guy has been linking blogs all afternoon, and naming weather fronts, fog, etc.

It looks like we will have severe drizzle Debbie here in Avon later this evening. :)
They are forecasting "stupid fog" here tomorrow in lieu of the usual "dense fog". :roll:
Title: Re: TWC to Name Blizzards
Post by: Harryca on October 03, 2012, 05:21:47 AM
An article on Accuweather.com has some interesting comments.

The Weather Channel announced Tuesday that they planned to start naming winter storms, similar to how the National Weather Service names tropical systems. Why?
http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/twcs-plan-to-name-winter-storm/83168?partner=accuweather
Title: Re: TWC to Name Blizzards
Post by: Farmtalk on October 03, 2012, 12:32:36 PM
I think this is just another way to make some $$$ as mentioned above and to continue ruining the old weather channel we used to actually like...I can see it now:

"The DQ Blizzard"
"The Chevy Avalanche"
"The McFlurry"
Title: Re: TWC to Name Blizzards
Post by: WeatherHost on November 08, 2012, 05:36:25 AM
Quote
But shortly after The Weather Channel trotted out the Athena name this morning, the National Weather Service office in Bohemia, N.Y., circulated an internal direction to staff not to use that term.

"TWC has named the nor'easter Athena," said the memo, which a weather service spokeswoman confirmed. "The NWS does not use name winter storms in our products. Please refrain from using the term Athena in any of our products."

That position is in line with a public statement the National Weather Service issued at the time The Weather Channel first announced the naming plan, a statement the weather service sent again today.

"The National Weather Service has no opinion about private weather enterprise products and services," the statement said. "A winter storm's impact can vary from one location to another, and storms can weaken and redevelop, making it difficult to define where one ends and another begins. While the National Weather Service does not name winter storms, we do rate major winter storms after the fact."

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-talk-winter-storm-athena-1108-20121107,0,7467578.story

 :twisted:
Title: Re: TWC to Name Blizzards
Post by: DanS on November 08, 2012, 06:08:34 AM
I think this is just another way to make some $$$ as mentioned above and to continue ruining the old weather channel we used to actually like...I can see it now:

"The DQ Blizzard"
"The Chevy Avalanche"
"The Pontiac Tempest" :roll:
"The McFlurry"
Title: Re: TWC to Name Blizzards
Post by: Garth Bock on November 08, 2012, 10:06:42 AM
I think this is just another way to make some $$$ as mentioned above and to continue ruining the old weather channel we used to actually like...I can see it now:

"The DQ Blizzard"
"The Chevy Avalanche"
"The McFlurry"

The only blizzard name I am interested in is the DQ Blizzard.....
Title: Re: TWC to Name Blizzards
Post by: CNYWeather on November 08, 2012, 10:14:34 AM
We have Winter Storm Brutus now too.  #-o
Title: Re: TWC to Name Blizzards
Post by: DJMWX86 on November 08, 2012, 10:30:08 AM
That's what boggled my mind when I herd about Athena. Naming winter storms? C'mon man. Lame.  :roll:
Now I see Brutus, this is getting really weird.
Title: Re: TWC to Name Blizzards
Post by: CNYWeather on November 08, 2012, 10:50:17 AM
I'm waiting for:

Winter Storm Toro™ - Sponsored by Toro Snow Blowers. lol  :-P
Title: Re: TWC to Name Blizzards
Post by: IMADreamer on November 09, 2012, 10:50:41 PM
At first I didn't have much of an opinion on this but now that they've named two storms I think it's stupid as hell.  I've only been watching TWC for Heath Tesch for quite a while now anyway but I might be officially done. 

Anyway we are expecting light showers Brutus tomorrow.  Wish me luck that I survive the deluge.
Title: Re: TWC to Name Blizzards
Post by: SlowModem on November 09, 2012, 11:10:58 PM
Maybe blizzards are best kept at Dairy Queens.   #-o
Title: Re: TWC to Name Blizzards
Post by: blizzardof78 on November 09, 2012, 11:27:50 PM
It is not the original TWC that's for sure!  #-o They have no credibility w/ me and have not had for a long time now.
Title: Re: TWC to Name Blizzards
Post by: chief-david on December 20, 2012, 11:37:52 AM
The current Blizzard is called  DRACO.

how many people have called it that outside of the TWC studios?
Title: Re: TWC to Name Blizzards
Post by: WeatherHost on December 20, 2012, 11:56:54 AM
TWC is stupid.  Can't believe anyone pays any attention to them any more.
Title: Re: TWC to Name Blizzards
Post by: SlowModem on December 20, 2012, 11:58:23 AM
The current Blizzard is called  DRACO.

how many people have called it that outside of the TWC studios?

I thought I heard that, but I thought they had said derecho.
Title: Re: TWC to Name Blizzards
Post by: blizzardof78 on December 22, 2012, 01:49:14 PM
TWC is stupid.  Can't believe anyone pays any attention to them any more.

I can guarantee I do not pay attention to them anymore!! I remember I was sooo excited when they came on the air in May of 1982. My good friend Bill Schubert was one of the original OCM's. Now, they SUCK!!!
Title: Re: TWC to Name Blizzards
Post by: Aardvark on December 22, 2012, 10:45:53 PM
I have name for blizzards and the last one probably would get me banned for life from the ranch.
Title: Re: TWC to Name Blizzards
Post by: K3JAE on January 05, 2014, 04:49:18 AM
These clowns, think they know more than NOAA/NWS and attempt at every turn to sound like they are the authority on weather....

Funny thing is, they get their radar info etc. from the ones they try to seem more superior to.... Screw that channel, one I never watch or put one little ounce of trust, respect or importance to. Back in it's original days it was OK to watch that is after you get through the 45 minutes of ridiculous advertisement each hour which has gotten worse over the years.

Let's see, the last time I spent more than 10 seconds watching that trash channel was about 2 years ago.

That's my opinion... If it offends anyone at TWC.... GOOD!!!!
Title: Re: TWC to Name Blizzards
Post by: blizzardof78 on January 05, 2014, 09:30:22 PM
These clowns, think they know more than NOAA/NWS and attempt at every turn to sound like they are the authority on weather....

Funny thing is, they get their radar info etc. from the ones they try to seem more superior to.... Screw that channel, one I never watch or put one little ounce of trust, respect or importance to. Back in it's original days it was OK to watch that is after you get through the 45 minutes of ridiculous advertisement each hour which has gotten worse over the years.

Let's see, the last time I spent more than 10 seconds watching that trash channel was about 2 years ago.

That's my opinion... If it offends anyone at TWC.... GOOD!!!!

Right on John!!
Title: Re: TWC to Name Blizzards
Post by: SLOweather on January 05, 2014, 10:45:53 PM
I thought Draco was a Bond villain (http://jamesbond.wikia.com/wiki/Marc-Ange_Draco)...

The current Blizzard is called  DRACO.

how many people have called it that outside of the TWC studios?
Title: Re: TWC to Name Blizzards
Post by: capeweather on January 05, 2014, 11:03:23 PM
Who is TWC? You guys are confusing the hell out me! ;)
Title: Re: TWC to Name Blizzards
Post by: SLOweather on January 05, 2014, 11:13:34 PM
It is not the original TWC that's for sure!  #-o They have no credibility w/ me and have not had for a long time now.

None of the channels are now what they originally started out to be. They've all degenerated to the lowest common denominator in search of ratings and therefore the almighty advertising dollar... "reality", talk,  and movies... TWC is no different.

CNN used to be all news, HLN was Headline News (30 minutes of rotating headlines), TLC used to be The Learning Channel (Honey Boo Boo ain't about "learnin""). Spike was TNN/The Nashville Network, tractor pulls, farm reports, and line dancing. The Military Channel was Discovery Wings and was all about private flying. Lifetime's weekend programming was all continuing ed type stuff for doctors. History was , gasp, history, not Ax Men. H2 was international history. Discovery and Science were about science. HBO et al showed theater movies, not original series.  Food Network got so far from their core they had to start up Cooking Channel to get back to it. Travel Channel is half about food. Bio is showing, not biographies, but 2 year old hokey "Breaking The Magician's Code" reruns. Animal Planet runs freakin' Treehouse Masters... A&E was Arts and Entertainment, not a night full of Storage Wars.

I'll wager, if Weather Nation makes it big time as the "new" TWC, in 5 years, they will sell out too.
Title: Re: TWC to Name Blizzards
Post by: SlowModem on January 05, 2014, 11:51:00 PM
CNN used to be all news, HLN was Headline News (30 minutes of rotating headlines), TLC used to be The Learning Channel (Honey Boo Boo ain't about "learnin""). Spike was TNN/The Nashville Network, tractor pulls, farm reports, and line dancing. The Military Channel was Discovery Wings and was all about private flying. Lifetime's weekend programming was all continuing ed type stuff for doctors. History was , gasp, history, not Ax Men. H2 was international history. Discovery and Science were about science. HBO et al showed theater movies, not original series.  Food Network got so far from their core they had to start up Cooking Channel to get back to it. Travel Channel is half about food. Bio is showing, not biographies, but 2 year old hokey "Breaking The Magician's Code" reruns. Animal Planet runs freakin' Treehouse Masters... A&E was Arts and Entertainment, not a night full of Storage Wars.

Food Network far from their core?  Like an apple core?  ROFL

Don't forget, M used to stand for Music in MTV.

I miss Connections on TLC.  That's back when you could learn something on The Learning Channel.

Oh, GSN was Game Show Network.  They used to show classic game shows.  I don't know what you'd call what they show now.
Title: Re: TWC to Name Blizzards
Post by: Scalphunter on January 06, 2014, 12:54:04 AM
I miss Connections on TLC.  That's back when you could learn something on The Learning Channel.



Was an great show. I still look at those program on the web u-tube
Title: Re: TWC to Name Blizzards
Post by: Farmtalk on January 06, 2014, 12:56:49 AM
It is not the original TWC that's for sure!  #-o They have no credibility w/ me and have not had for a long time now.

None of the channels are now what they originally started out to be. They've all degenerated to the lowest common denominator in search of ratings and therefore the almighty advertising dollar... "reality", talk,  and movies... TWC is no different.

CNN used to be all news, HLN was Headline News (30 minutes of rotating headlines), TLC used to be The Learning Channel (Honey Boo Boo ain't about "learnin""). Spike was TNN/The Nashville Network, tractor pulls, farm reports, and line dancing. The Military Channel was Discovery Wings and was all about private flying. Lifetime's weekend programming was all continuing ed type stuff for doctors. History was , gasp, history, not Ax Men. H2 was international history. Discovery and Science were about science. HBO et al showed theater movies, not original series.  Food Network got so far from their core they had to start up Cooking Channel to get back to it. Travel Channel is half about food. Bio is showing, not biographies, but 2 year old hokey "Breaking The Magician's Code" reruns. Animal Planet runs freakin' Treehouse Masters... A&E was Arts and Entertainment, not a night full of Storage Wars.

I'll wager, if Weather Nation makes it big time as the "new" TWC, in 5 years, they will sell out too.

It's all homogenization. Things like that are occurring not only in television, but everywhere. An example would be where McDonald's went from burgers and fries to salads, wraps, and wings.

We are now in a culture where everything isn't subjected to a single entity anymore. Big channels, big businesses, and big corporations want to encompass as many subjects as they can because they want more, whether it be more ratings, more green, whatever.
Title: Re: TWC to Name Blizzards
Post by: ClaireAnderson on May 19, 2015, 07:41:02 AM
It is not the original TWC that's for sure!  #-o They have no credibility w/ me and have not had for a long time now.

None of the channels are now what they originally started out to be. They've all degenerated to the lowest common denominator in search of ratings and therefore the almighty advertising dollar... "reality", talk,  and movies... TWC is no different.

CNN used to be all news, HLN was Headline News (30 minutes of rotating headlines), TLC used to be The Learning Channel (Honey Boo Boo ain't about "learnin""). Spike was TNN/The Nashville Network, tractor pulls, farm reports, and line dancing. The Military Channel was Discovery Wings and was all about private flying. Lifetime's weekend programming was all continuing ed type stuff for doctors. History was , gasp, history, not Ax Men. H2 was international history. Discovery and Science were about science. HBO et al showed theater movies, not original series.  Food Network got so far from their core they had to start up Cooking Channel to get back to it. Travel Channel is half about food. Bio is showing, not biographies, but 2 year old hokey "Breaking The Magician's Code" reruns. Animal Planet runs freakin' Treehouse Masters... A&E was Arts and Entertainment, not a night full of Storage Wars.

I'll wager, if Weather Nation makes it big time as the "new" TWC, in 5 years, they will sell out too.

It's all homogenization. Things like that are occurring not only in television, but everywhere. An example would be where McDonald's went from burgers and fries to salads, wraps, and wings.

We are now in a culture where everything isn't subjected to a single entity anymore. Big channels, big businesses, and big corporations want to encompass as many subjects as they can because they want more, whether it be more ratings, more green, whatever.

Increase your TRPs and earn big bucks! That seems to be the mantra these days!!!