# The Weather Channel finally gets it

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weather-channel-finally-gets-it/675728>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 7, 2013, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weather-channel-finally-gets-it/675728 "2013-12-07T04:07:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2013, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weather-channel-finally-gets-it/675728/21 "2013-12-10T21:49:16Z")

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BTW, an article from Wikipedia on the [WeatherStar / IntelliStar computers](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WeatherStar) (the systems used to provide the local Weather on the 8s, among other features).

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**Author:** ![Fleetwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fleetwood/32/271_2.png) [@Fleetwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fleetwood)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2013, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weather-channel-finally-gets-it/675728/22 "2013-12-12T14:18:08Z")

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I thought I was going to read that they were dumping that tool Cantrone? into a snowbank. And that they were going to stop naming every snow squall.

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**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2013, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weather-channel-finally-gets-it/675728/23 "2013-12-12T15:57:07Z")

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> [@Fleetwood](#):
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> I thought I was going to read that they were dumping that tool Cantrone? into a snowbank. And that they were going to stop naming every snow squall.

Alas, they’re still naming winter storms – “Winter Storm Electra” is bearing down on the Northeast this weekend!!! 😛 And, yeah, Jim Cantore is still there, too.

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