[BC] TV weather

[Scott Cason]

>>The forecast for tonight.... Dark.  Remaining mostly dark, then becoming
widely scattered Light by early tomorrow morning...

It seems the four TV stations here in Louisville have decided to turn off
their local weather radar apparati and instead, put up a composite NWS image
while placing cheezy fake beam sweeps on them.  One station calls theirs
"High definition doppler".  Another calls theirs "triple team doppler".  Yet
another calls their "first alert storm team doppler", and rounding out the
names is "fast alert doppler".  Four names for the same basic picture they
get from the NWS.  I got my first gander at the new set for the "High
definition doppler weather center" tonight after getting home....I then
turned to the Weather Channel, got the same information in 3 minutes it
takes those guys 10 minutes to give, then watched my Tivoed Judge Judy.  I
have been here six years.  Out of those six winters, we usually get snow at
some point between November and March.  However, for some reason, our TV
news people act like it's the first time they have ever seen snow.

I'm about ready to give up on local TV news.  I suppose they think that
viewers have to be entertained with all the whizz-bang graphics and catchy
names for the weather department.  Simply tell me what the high today, the
low tonight and the weather for the next couple of days will be.  If there
is severe weather in the area, show me a FLAT 2-D radar view of where it's
at and where it's going.  Don't flip it on it's end, don't turn it inside
out.  Simply show me where it's at and where it's going!  I don't care that
you have enough triax to take a camera outside, I don't care how many tower
cams you have (I already know what Louisville looks like anyway), I don't
care that the AMS says your weather person is good. Sheese.  Ok, it's time
for my meds.

Ridley Bell, where are you now?

Scott Cason
LaGrange Communications, LLC
502-213-0024
www.lagrange-com.com