Meteorologists love their work ,Ray B

[oldbike54]

 Watching a local station as a tornado forms in North Tulsa . The meteorologist on camera is outside getting a visual on the funnel and he is incredibly excited . These folks love their work .

 Dusty

[lucydad]

Dusty,

Yes they do.  Around here, the hurricane season is by far their favorite.  Models and tracking from African thunderstorms all the way across the Atlantic, into the Gulf of Mexico and then...WE ARE ALL GONNA DIE....(kidding, mostly).  Seriously though during the peak hurricane years (Katrina, Rita, Ike) they earned their keep with very accurate predictions and updates and long hours.

We don't get your tornadoes, they are pretty rare here for some reason, but not unknown.

Fascinating stuff, I wanted to be a meteorologist in high school until I found out most were employed by the military at that time.  And it takes a doctorate to do much.  I wonder often just where storms spawn, and why fronts form, etc.  Someone said the "mother of all low pressure systems" is in the Bering Sea between AK and Siberia. 

Anyway, a favorite topic.  I hope the next cold front blows away the biting midges.  They are horrendous right now.  Ms LD says they explode every year at this time.  Hope they all blow away...

[fotoguzzi]

I work in TV

the best meteorologists I've worked with have all been blondes, none of them had doctorates.

could they predict weather? not really..

[steelby]

Everybody talks about the weather but nobody DOES anything about it!

[fotoguzzi]

Uh ... oh never mind . Do you know Nancy Gribble ?

 Dusty

no I don't

one of my favorites, Lauren Casey, now in Philly..

[oldbike54]

 Funny name for a dog ???

 Dusty

[rboe]

When I was Duluth Richard "Heatwave" Berler was the best. Young fellow, very nervous on camera, the complete opposite of your typical blond weather person.

He was GOOD.

Now in Laredo, TX.

[fotoguzzi]

When I was Duluth Richard "Heatwave" Berler was the best. Young fellow, very nervous on camera, the complete opposite of your typical blond weather person.

He was GOOD.

Now in Laredo, TX.

that is so funny.. I worked with Heatwave when he was a very new Tv weather man at KDAL Tv.. He is a savant of sorts.. you could say your birth date and he could tell you it was a tuesday in an instant.. "rainman" about 1977 or so..

[charlie b]

Used to work with atmospheric physics folks at White Sands.  Predicted weather for our high power laser tests.  They were really, really good.  Taught me a lot too while we were planning tests.

One had an original Ford Torino, IIRC a 390 engine.  His partner was younger and took his 30 day vacation every tornado season to go chase storms.  That was back in the 80's.  They both did a lot of work in the model developments that are pretty common today.  Their advantage was that the atmosphere above the missile range had more data taken than most places in the world so they could develop a model and then test it's accuracy often.

[oldbike54]

Everybody talks about the weather but nobody DOES anything about it!

 Well , Rocker lives about 70 miles East of me , and when the big storms come over I do call him and say DUCK !

 Dusty
 

[cruzziguzzi]

Weather men?

Whither weather whether wet or whether windy.

Where to whet one's wether whimsy.
Tan her up and dress her flimsy.

Ratings are a slippin', whip a wench up on the ether.
Last summer she's a floozy, we found her on Ibiza.

Make her hot and make her snarky
The sports guy, his schtick is malarky.

As long as curves are in demand
and blonde hair to the shoulder flows.

No need to be a weather man
To know which way the wind blows.


Anyhow.... Sorry Mr Zimmerman.


Todd.

[oldbike54]

 Dunno Todd , we take our weather very seriously here in the land of tornadoes , we only have one female meteorologist, here last name is Zeppelin , first name Jennifer , here father's name was Jed ,
her mother's maiden name was Dread 

 Dusty

[cruzziguzzi]

Dunno Todd , we take our weather very seriously here in the land of tornadoes , we only have one female meteorologist, here last name is Zeppelin , first name Jennifer , here father's name was Jed ,
her mother's maiden name was Dread 

 Dusty

Dread Zep.... Now there's an exceptional act!


Todd.

[PJPR01]

Weather...the only topic that really only needs a minute to actually talk about, but can indeed stretch into at least an hour conversation over a cup of coffee...at least when visiting with family.   

[oldbike54]

Weather...the only topic that takes really only needs a minute to actually talk about, but can indeed stretch into at least an hour conversation over a cup of coffee...at least when visiting with family.   

 Listened in on a one hour debate about the weather in the cafe de Cedar Vale a few years back , broken up by the occasional comment re the humorous happenings at a local welding shop . The
boys did seem to agree that rain was needed , although there was some disagreement as to how
much or if said precipitation would be more beneficial before or after the end of April 

 Dusty

[PJPR01]

Touché!!   

[oldbike54]

Touch�!!   

 There is more to the story , remind me in about 22 days and the rest shall be revealed 

 Dusty

[Shorty]

Tonight at work at Tulsa airport:  Funnel touched down north of airport  behind hangar. The Yankee coworkers were hunkered down, and the Okies were outside with their cameras. 

[Chuck in Indiana]

No need to be a weather man
To know which way the wind blows.

True, true..

[oldbike54]

Tonight at work at Tulsa airport:  Funnel touched down north of airport  behind hangar. The Yankee coworkers were hunkered down, and the Okies were outside with their cameras. 

 Was wondering if you might have been at work . Yeah , sounding tornado sirens are a signal to us Okies to go outside and look for the funnel 

 Dusty

[Gliderjohn]

From Dusty:

Yeah , sounding tornado sirens are a signal to us Okies to go outside and look for the funnel 

Kansan's tend to do the same thing. Below is some videos from the 1990 tornado that pretty much destroyed Hesston, KS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdm1WukDlWo

The amazing thing was that their was only one death (and that was out of town) and 14 injuries. Yep, this is the same town that just went through the mass shooting at the lawn mower factory.
GliderJohn

[LowRyter]

True, true..

I was trying to find a Bob Dylan gif when I saw your post.

 

[Shorty]

 Was wondering if you might have been at work . Yeah , sounding tornado sirens are a signal to us Okies to go outside and look for the funnel 

 Dusty
[/quote]

   Not sure if this was even a Cat 1     http://q13fox.com/2016/03/30/tornado-strikes-oklahoma-7-people-injured-one-critically-near-tulsa/    "Well, looky there!" 

[RayB]

Looks like some powerful twisters today in OK
Are our Okies here ok?

[oldbike54]

 Yesterday eve Ray , but seriously , thanks for checking . Yes , we are all OK . More accurately , we aren't any different than before the storm 

 Dusty

[Cam3512]

In my book, they're barely one step above a lawyer (defense).  "For tomorrow....Partly to mostly sunny with clouds, chance of rain and wind, temps low of 32* with flurries and a high of 80*.  Isolated tornadoes or hurricanes possible".

I'm going to the Guzzi rally regardless...

[PJPR01]

Slightly better than a 1 armed economist...

On the one hand the economy could grow by 2% if all the proper macro and micro economic factors are in order...on the other hand....ooops...can't do that!

[cruzziguzzi]

I was trying to find a Bob Dylan gif when I saw your post.

 

He'll always be a taconite tainted Zimmerman to me.


Todd.

[cj750]

Speaking of meteorologists who love their work, THIS is a weather report:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVEPvXBEOSE

And some Dread Zeppelin. Because Blues-Rock-Reggae-Elvis-Heavy Metal fusion.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hp2ivSr6yeM

[oldbike54]

 

 Jay , wonder what a godzilla warning siren sounds like ?

 Dusty