Scary Words from The Weather Channel

[bsmart]

Last night on TWC Jim Cantore and hurricane expert, Dr. Steve Lyons, said that we could see THE strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic basin this hurricane season. Several factors will supposedly fuel not only an active season, but also very strong storms. At greatest risk apparently is the entire state of FL, the mid and eastern Gulf Coast and the Carribbean.

 

[Uncle Timmy]

While this is entirely possible, I tend to take anything the Weather Channel says with a grain of salt. They are in the business of generating hype and viewers after all.

Bsmart, you are the closest thing SoWal has to a weatherman, we will await your hurricane prediction with more anticipation than Jim Cantore's.

 

[JB]

While this is entirely possible, I tend to take anything the Weather Channel says with a grain of salt. They are in the business of generating hype and viewers after all.

Bsmart, you are the closest thing SoWal has to a weatherman, we will await your hurricane prediction with more anticipation than Jim Cantore's.

Agree. In recent years, they really have a developed a flair for the dramatic.

Honestly, I am actually hoping for a mild tropical system to move through the southeast as soon as possible for drought relief. No high winds or storm surge, just a nice two-day soaker.

 

[scooterbug44]

Part of it is their hope for ratings/drama. What I've heard is that it all depends on La Nina. We could have another mellow summer, w/ no evacucations to break it up.

I'm not going to worry until they start showing me a track going through Seagrove.

 

[6thGen]

While this is entirely possible, I tend to take anything the Weather Channel says with a grain of salt. They are in the business of generating hype and viewers after all.

Bsmart, you are the closest thing SoWal has to a weatherman, we will await your hurricane prediction with more anticipation than Jim Cantore's.

I agree. Standing in front of a camera when it is really windy is what keeps Cantore from eating out of a dumpster, so of course he's going to tell you to keep it tuned to The Weather Channel for updates during this hurricane season, and give a big teaser on the biggest hurricane EVER. It reads like a 24 preview. I do hope and pray for a mild season with a ton of rain.

 

[DBOldford]

Not to diss "science," but all the experts said the same thing about last year. Remember all their ominous claims that 2006 would be the worst storm year in history...yada, yada, yada...and the insurance companies doubled (or worse) their rates on the basis of such claims? Well, we didn't see so much as a tropical storm the entire season, and the insurance companies tried for another 55% increase in our insurance rates while reporting record obscene profits for 2006. Thank goodness for Gov. Crist.

The way I see it, we should always be ready and be realistic about the power of even a small hurricane. But tropical storms and hurricanes are part of our environment on the Gulf and they obvious serve a purpose, too. Heck, I remember people from my childhood who welcomed a good storm surge because it would sweep through their "cottage" and clean things up quite a bit. They would just go in and sweep out the sand after! Of course, they did not have polished hardwood floors, fine rugs, designer furnishings, and original art in their beach cottages. (Not that there's anything wrong with that.) Just a different perspective from times past.

 

[ladyj]

At greatest risk apparently is the entire state of FL, the mid and eastern Gulf Coast and the Carribbean.

DUH!

 

[BeachSiO2]

While this is entirely possible, I tend to take anything the Weather Channel says with a grain of salt. They are in the business of generating hype and viewers after all.

Bsmart, you are the closest thing SoWal has to a weatherman, we will await your hurricane prediction with more anticipation than Jim Cantore's.

Anybody ever notice who the biggest advertiser is in the May-October months on the TWC? It is usually Home Depot.

 

[30A Skunkape]

http://www.weather.com/multimedia/v...av=84&collection=topstory&from=wxcenter_video

 

[FLSunChaser]

Anybody ever notice who the biggest advertiser is in the May-October months on the TWC? It is usually Home Depot.

Wasn't there a thread at one point on Sowal and someone said that the Weather Channel is owned by Home Depot? The more sensationalized the Weather Channel is the more $$$$ Home Depot makes.