TWC "Busted For Over-Dramatic Coverage."

[rdale]

Ehh, it is a reach. Studies show that people trust their local TV meteorologists. National stuff is different - but if someone is watching TWC to know where the tornado in their town is going, then they didn't mind Mr Seidel's "incident" and still trust them too...

 

[Ethan Lang]

I have seen a few episodes of this. One in particular where a TWC anchor was allegedly being blown away and pelted my flying debris while a local fisherman was out on his boat standing straight up.

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[Andy Wehrle]

Well, one thing is for sure, no one felt compelled to "over-dramatize" anything during Michael. They were all running for cover once they realized it had become a top-end 4.

 

[Warren Faidley]

Well, one thing is for sure, no one felt compelled to "over-dramatize" anything during Michael. They were all running for cover once they realized it had become a top-end 4.

TWC has a history of thinking meteorology knowledge always trumps years of experience. Such self-centered thinking has lead to near disaster multiple times and I have no doubt it will get someone killed in the future.

 

[Jeff Duda]

TWC has a history of thinking meteorology knowledge always trumps years of experience. Such self-centered thinking has lead to near disaster multiple times and I have no doubt it will get someone killed in the future.

With all due respect, what do you mean by this? Truth should weigh more than past experience IMO. Did you perhaps mean something slightly different than what you said?

 

[Warren Faidley]

With all due respect, what do you mean by this? Truth should weigh more than past experience IMO. Did you perhaps mean something slightly different than what you said?

There have been multiple times I've watched TWC reporters make on-air comments during severe weather events that were grossly incorrect or exaggerated -- not because they were uneducated, but because they lacked practical field experience. Show me a cadet who walks out of West Point with a degree pitted against a battle-hardened special forces soldier and see who wins in a street fight.

TWC, narrowly avoided disaster on Mexico Beach because once more, they relied on 100% internal decision making instead of seeking advice based on experience. I for one know what a Cat. 4-5 storm surge does along the Gulf.

During their "Tornado Hunt" they made multiple mistakes (not just El Reno) because they relied on individuals with obvious meteorology skills but little hardcore chasing experience. They were also guilty of being caught up in the fake science era and it's invincibility psychology -- something I personally warned them about after Cantore was nearly killed.

Part of the reason I stopped working with TWC after my book / video deal was because some of the on-air personalities were pissed that I had a good working knowledge of what I was pursuing while they did not. It made them rather uncomfortable.