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<blockquote data-quote="Bixby Sooner53" data-source="post: 4341836" data-attributes="member: 45293">Is it just me or has the weather reporting become drama reporting, like the 24 hrs. news channels?&nbsp; When I was young we had weeks of temps over 100 and was simply told to be careful outside, it was going to be a scorcher out there (of course we also drank out of a hose too, so...).&nbsp; Now we get weather advisories for temps that don&#039;t reach 100.&nbsp; They have also started naming seasonal storms like they do hurricanes, whether they occur in the spring, summer, fall or winter.&nbsp; I&#039;ve seen comparison of weather broadcasts where even the colors used for various temps are different make them appear hotter (more and deeper shades of red) and more intense, than even 10-15 years ago.&nbsp; All this to say, that for all the predictions of the strength of this storm, it was bad no doubt, but nothing like what TWC and other weather reporters were predicting.&nbsp; At least I didn&#039;t see anyone sitting in a canoe talking about the amount of rain the area got, while people walked by in the background in calf deep water this time.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bixby Sooner53, post: 4341836, member: 45293"] Is it just me or has the weather reporting become drama reporting, like the 24 hrs. news channels? When I was young we had weeks of temps over 100 and was simply told to be careful outside, it was going to be a scorcher out there (of course we also drank out of a hose too, so...). Now we get weather advisories for temps that don't reach 100. They have also started naming seasonal storms like they do hurricanes, whether they occur in the spring, summer, fall or winter. I've seen comparison of weather broadcasts where even the colors used for various temps are different make them appear hotter (more and deeper shades of red) and more intense, than even 10-15 years ago. All this to say, that for all the predictions of the strength of this storm, it was bad no doubt, but nothing like what TWC and other weather reporters were predicting. At least I didn't see anyone sitting in a canoe talking about the amount of rain the area got, while people walked by in the background in calf deep water this time. [/QUOTE]

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