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Storm News Coverage

SeaMaiden — Sat, 26 Aug 2017 17:38:57 GMT

I find it amusing when the guy is standing out in the wind and rain reporting live.....like go inside ....DUH!

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Krimpette — Sat, 26 Aug 2017 17:42:30 GMT

I always thought that it was to help viewer better understand the actual conditions. I find it informative, rather than amusing...JMHO.

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Isobel Archer — Sat, 26 Aug 2017 17:53:28 GMT

Apparently it's not the safest thing as some reporters have been blown into objects. One wag on FB said some wouldn't be satisfied until they saw a reporter sucked into a tornado - just to let everyone know the actual conditions of the storm you understand.

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deepwaterdotter — Sat, 26 Aug 2017 18:00:29 GMT

I hope the reporters have good health and life insurance.

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Desertdi — Sat, 26 Aug 2017 18:03:04 GMT

I watched the coverage most of the night............then fell asleep and had nightmares about it. I feel terrible about all those people affected by this storm. I feel really guilty for complaining about the heat in PHX......

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SilleeMee — Sat, 26 Aug 2017 18:26:23 GMT

It's one of the reasons I didn't pursue a career in meteorological science.

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sidsmom — Sat, 26 Aug 2017 18:40:39 GMT

@SeaMaiden wrote:
I find it amusing when the guy is standing out in the wind and rain reporting live.....like go inside ....DUH!

My radio guys always laugh about that.

It's such a weather 'bit'. So predictable.

- Rain/hurricane - a reporter outside standing at an angle, just getting

pounded with the rain/wind.

- Snow - a reporter outside with a ruler in the snow

- Inside studio during severe weather - the meteorologist w/ his

jacket removed, sleeves rolled up, holding a fistful of papers.

Every.

Single.

Time.

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itsmagic — Sat, 26 Aug 2017 18:39:17 GMT

I'm always worried that the news guy is going to go flying away in the middle of his report.

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magicmoodz — Sat, 26 Aug 2017 18:44:06 GMT

@SilleeMee wrote:
It's one of the reasons I didn't pursue a career in meteorological science.

@SilleeMee

No doubt! I couldn't deal with the bad hair days!

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CelticCrafter — Sat, 26 Aug 2017 19:08:34 GMT

@itsmagic wrote:
I'm always worried that the news guy is going to go flying away in the middle of his report.

I have actually seen reporters tethered with a rope tied around their waist.

Yesterday my husband was watching the storm coverage and they were showing old clips from other storms. Geraldo Rivera was out in it reporting and got hit in the head with something the wind had picked up. It knocked him down.

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SeaMaiden — Sat, 26 Aug 2017 19:16:43 GMT

@Krimpette wrote:
I always thought that it was to help viewer better understand the actual conditions. I find it informative, rather than amusing...JMHO.

That is the other way of looking at it..... until the poor fellow is hit in the head with a flying stop sign.....

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QueenDanceALot — Sat, 26 Aug 2017 19:39:21 GMT

@itsmagic wrote:
I'm always worried that the news guy is going to go flying away in the middle of his report.

And footage of that would play over and over again, viewers rolling on the floor laughing.

Sadly for the poor on-the-scene reporter!

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QueenDanceALot — Sat, 26 Aug 2017 19:44:45 GMT

But seriously, duh? That's their job, to be out in it. If all they wanted to do was tell you about the weather they'd just tell you from their studio and not send someone out on the scene.

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jaxs mom — Sat, 26 Aug 2017 19:49:13 GMT

@CelticCrafter wrote:
@itsmagic wrote:
I'm always worried that the news guy is going to go flying away in the middle of his report.
I have actually seen reporters tethered with a rope tied around their waist.

Yesterday my husband was watching the storm coverage and they were showing old clips from other storms. Geraldo Rivera was out in it reporting and got hit in the head with something the wind had picked up. It knocked him down.

At his age, he should leave it to someone else. I mean he's older than my mother, and I sure wouldn't want her out in that, regardless of the profession they chose.

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garmer — Sat, 26 Aug 2017 19:57:22 GMT

Jim Cantore + thunder snow was the best.

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Trix — Sat, 26 Aug 2017 20:14:08 GMT

I can understand the point of having the reporters outside in the elements to give first hand accounts of the conditions. While it is informative, the sight of seeing a person standing in hurricane force 100+mph winds with pelting rain (or blizzard) can sometimes look amusing. One of my exes used to love seeing Stefanie Abrams of The Weather Channel out in the heavy rain. Ms. Abrams is quite shapely and the rain enhanced her lovely figure.

All joking aside, I do hope the people in the areas affected by Hurricane Harvey are safe and get all the help they will need for recovery from their insurance companies, the State of Texas, and the federal government.

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SilleeMee — Sat, 26 Aug 2017 20:19:25 GMT

I've always wondered if being out in the storms is part of their job description. They couldn't pay me enough to do it.

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QueenDanceALot — Sat, 26 Aug 2017 20:31:32 GMT

@SilleeMee wrote:
I've always wondered if being out in the storms is part of their job description. They couldn't pay me enough to do it.

I would doubt that they get to decide to only be out on the warm, sunny days.

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goldensrbest — Sat, 26 Aug 2017 20:41:30 GMT

I think it is part of their job,to show what is happening .

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chessylady — Sat, 26 Aug 2017 20:42:25 GMT

While I sympathize with people experiencing a hurricane, I used to live where hurricanes happened, I am not interested in continuous hurricane coverage. Perhaps if I knew someone who might be in danger, I would be more interested. If I want hurricane status, I can watch the weather channel. I am glad that so far there has been no loss of life.