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The Weather Channel is a company owned by NBC that airs "weather related shows", live coverage of severe weather events most of the time, and is the home of Jim Cantore. | The Weather Channel is a company owned by NBC that airs "weather related shows", live coverage of severe weather events most of the time, and is the home of Jim Cantore. | ||
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+ | TOR:CON is TWC's way of ranking the potential for a tornado within 50 miles of a certain point on a numerical scale from 0 to 10. THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL FORECAST. Use this with a grain of salt since it isn't an official forecast from the NWS. Instead, use the [[spc|SPC's forecast scale]]. | ||
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The Weather Channel has around for decades covering weather, and recently has become less 24/7 weather. | The Weather Channel has around for decades covering weather, and recently has become less 24/7 weather. | ||
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====== Winter Storm Naming ====== | ====== Winter Storm Naming ====== | ||
For the sake of public safety in the words of TWC, they began naming winter storms a few years ago. Naming a storm system makes sense from a few views, but overall, it appears silly. Might as well name severe weather systems while they are at it. | For the sake of public safety in the words of TWC, they began naming winter storms a few years ago. Naming a storm system makes sense from a few views, but overall, it appears silly. Might as well name severe weather systems while they are at it. | ||
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