Poor Media Use of Weather Terminology

[Pierre Ducray]

Pierre,

hah, that's ok, I believe I created the word Comfortability and its now in the Urban dictionary. Not everything has to be absolute, you play to your audience as well.

what do you want to bet, in a room filled with two groups, NWS Operational forecasters Vs. AMS certified (News casters) and someone said its "Snaining" outside.. I would guess that half of the room would Facepalm, while the other half would giggle and say, Oh I bet my ratings would go up when I started using colorful descriptions!! lol

Well, well, well... I guess you are absolutely right, Jason... but the devil is in the details: IMHO "snain" is OK but "snaining" is highly ridiculous! Oh... BTW... two days ago, it was snaining in my area...

 

[rdale]

They literally called it as "possible tornado"

Many in the media can be fooled by look-alikes... They'll generally use "possible tornado" until the NWS confirms to be safe. That's good.

 

[Pierre Ducray]

And also, this is from the January 12th Selma, Alabama tornado. They literally called it as "possible tornado"

Possible use of the precautionary principle...

 

[Pierre Ducray]

Yahoo! vs. funnels clouds...
Part 1: "The funnel cloud whips up dust." Check here!
Part 2: "An impressive funnel cloud . . . " Really! Enjoy here!

 

[Alvaro ivan]

Yahoo! vs. funnels clouds...
Part 1: "The funnel cloud whips up dust." Check here!
Part 2: "An impressive funnel cloud . . . " Really! Enjoy here!

I hate it when news said that a funnel cloud was spotted when the video shows an obvious tornado on the ground

 

[rdale]

I hate it when news said that a funnel cloud was spotted when the video shows an obvious tornado on the ground

I may have mentioned it earlier in this threat - but local news will often not call it a tornado until the NWS has confirmed. They are accurate to call it a funnel cloud.

 

[Jeff Wright]

Even our scud is mean here…no…definitely a tornado though…that’s actually the best footage I have seen of it….other video was murky

The storm…track

January 12 Tornado Outbreak in Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia

CoreLogic®️ estimates approximately 16,800 single- and multifamily residential properties with a combined reconstruction value (RCV) of $4.5B were within the Jan. 12 tornado paths in Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia.

www.corelogic.com

More like 5 mil’ guys…it did hit a chicken house…like eggs weren’t expensive enough.


Our current concern

A Noxious Underground Landfill Fire Has Burned for Weeks in Alabama

Nearby residents say the fumes are giving them nosebleeds, headaches, and trouble breathing.

gizmodo.com

 

[Alvaro ivan]

The Star called this particular Malaysia tornado as "tornado-like phenomenon"

 

[Alvaro ivan]

Motorcyclist Spots Dust Devil While Training in Argentina

A motorcyclist spotted a towering dust devil while training for the Dakar Rally in Santa Maria in the Catamarca region of Argentina on November 18.This footage recorded by Luciano Benavides shows both close-up and long-distance views of the dust devil, and shows bikers getting pelted with...

ca.finance.yahoo.com

Dust devil? That video literally shows a tornado on the ground, you can even see the dust being connected to a funnel and the cloud base

 

[JamesCaruso]

From a Wall Street Jounal article about the Rolling Fork Tornado

“The severe weather began as heavy rain Friday afternoon across Arkansas, Missouri and the Ohio Valley, and then turned into what’s known as a supercell, a particularly powerful type of rotating thunderstorm, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Marc Chenard.”

 

[Jason N]

From a Wall Street Jounal article about the Rolling Fork Tornado

“The severe weather began as heavy rain Friday afternoon across Arkansas, Missouri and the Ohio Valley, and then turned into what’s known as a supercell, a particularly powerful type of rotating thunderstorm, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Marc Chenard.”

where's the Emoji for "ugh", lol

 

[Jeff Wright]

You gotta watch those raindrops when they get into groups—they get mean.
Still waiting to chase supercells with my Pinky and the Brain Herkimer suit—made by Hurtburtse the bear chaser.

 

[Alvaro ivan]

Motorcyclist Spots Dust Devil While Training in Argentina

A motorcyclist spotted a towering dust devil while training for the Dakar Rally in Santa Maria in the Catamarca region of Argentina on November 18.This footage recorded by Luciano Benavides shows both close-up and long-distance views of the dust devil, and shows bikers getting pelted with...

ca.finance.yahoo.com

Dust devil? That video literally shows a tornado on the ground, you can even see the dust being connected to a funnel and the cloud base

I don't know why it was called as "dust devil"

 

[Jeff Wright]

Yeah…Dust Devil……Argentina…”you keep your distance…I kept my promise!”

 

[Alvaro ivan]

Ummmmmmmm....what?