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Big TWC mistake

#1 Postby Derek Ortt » Sat Aug 21, 2004 7:47 pm

They are reporting TD 8-E has formed, yet NHC has not said anything. Does TWC now classify TD's?
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#2 Postby ColdFront77 » Sat Aug 21, 2004 7:49 pm

They haven't been and shouldn't be... they like all weather forecasters/meteorologists are supposed
to get their tropical cyclone development information from the National Hurricane Center.
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Re: Big TWC mistake

#3 Postby Brent » Sat Aug 21, 2004 8:11 pm

Derek Ortt wrote:They are reporting TD 8-E has formed, yet NHC has not said anything. Does TWC now classify TD's?


I hope not. Nothing on NRL, just Estelle and 98 and 99 Invests.
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#4 Postby Derek Ortt » Sat Aug 21, 2004 8:48 pm

has been mentioned before storm stories in the tropical updates as TD 8-E with 25KT winds, will be watching to see if they do it again
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#5 Postby Derek Ortt » Sat Aug 21, 2004 8:53 pm

and they keep on spewing the 8-E BS
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#6 Postby Dave C » Sat Aug 21, 2004 9:39 pm

maybe it was Vivian Brown? LOL
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#7 Postby Guest » Sat Aug 21, 2004 9:41 pm

lets not insult vivian now....
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#8 Postby Dave C » Sat Aug 21, 2004 9:46 pm

Just kiddin! There's a funny story for Vivian. When hurricane Gordon formed during the late fall many years back she announced a winter storm warning for Florida during her segment.. Nobody.s perfect!LOL
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#9 Postby Guest » Sat Aug 21, 2004 9:47 pm

lol that is a funny story... shows how some of the best of us can make mistakes.
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Re: Big TWC mistake

#10 Postby wx247 » Sat Aug 21, 2004 10:05 pm

Derek Ortt wrote:They are reporting TD 8-E has formed, yet NHC has not said anything. Does TWC now classify TD's?


Oh yes, didn't you get the bulletin? Dr. Steve Lyons has started his own organization. They received enough $$$$ from all their commercials to even have their own tropical software. I believe it is called the SCREWO.

They are also selling bobblehead dolls of Hillary Andrews.
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#11 Postby HURAKAN » Sat Aug 21, 2004 11:11 pm

I don't know, but one thing is a mistake, like mistelling an state or a low pressure for a high pressure; but to say that a depression has formed without the NHC saying nothing about it? I've seen that today since the afternoon, hour after hour, without correcting their information. Fortunately the phamton TD is not in the Atlantic, because people would have take it more seriously. Things like this should not happen.
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#12 Postby Stormsfury » Sat Aug 21, 2004 11:22 pm

Dave C wrote:Just kiddin! There's a funny story for Vivian. When hurricane Gordon formed during the late fall many years back she announced a winter storm warning for Florida during her segment.. Nobody.s perfect!LOL


It's called a Mozerism. :lol:
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#13 Postby Brent » Sat Aug 21, 2004 11:28 pm

I'll never forget "Gulf of Georgia"

:roflmao:
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#14 Postby robag » Sun Aug 22, 2004 8:17 am

I have another Mozerism to share. Did you know that Tahiti is next to the Dominican Republic?
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#15 Postby Guest » Sun Aug 22, 2004 9:06 am

TWC can say what they want it is a free country. I believe within ten or so years private companies will fill the roles of the NHC
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#16 Postby Anonymous » Sun Aug 22, 2004 9:53 am

Unbelievable ! TWC now classifies tropical depressions ?? Without being confirmed ??

I'm so glad I dumped them 4 years ago :wink:


Heck even my friend Keith no longer watches them anymore, and he's not even a weather expert. He says all you ever see is inaccurate forecasts and nothing but stupid commercials...........
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#17 Postby Thunder44 » Sun Aug 22, 2004 10:47 am

I thought I saw that yesterday too. Dr. Lyons this morning didn't mention another TD this morning in the Pacific. I really think TWC would be lost without him. :roll:
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