  Super_d Member Username: Super_d Post Number: 593 Registered: 08-2005 Posted From: 205.188.116.137 |
http://www.clickondetroit.com/ wxmap/1522023/detail.html Well__ we all know how accurate our 'trustworthy' local weathermen can be here in southeast Mi.(yeah right) Knowing our local advanced weathermen__ how much do you think we will get? Who will be right?__ Storm team 2, Local 4 storm alert, or channel 7 doppler radar? I'll say 2 inches max. waiting to call in to work and sip a hot cup of latti tommorrow morning-atcha!  super d(motordetroit) | ||
Blessyouboys Member Username: Blessyouboys Post Number: 233 Registered: 07-2005 Posted From: 69.209.167.246 |
I'm going to have to go with Channel 4, only because they have 4 LIVE Radar, which is superior to all technology | ||
Pffft Member Username: Pffft Post Number: 725 Registered: 12-2003 Posted From: 69.221.70.31 |
Is that better than Doppler? | ||
Naturalsister Member Username: Naturalsister Post Number: 439 Registered: 11-2004 Posted From: 68.42.169.65 |
They were the first to have Dopplar. So what they have now just HAS to be better. later - naturalsister. | ||
Psip Member Username: Psip Post Number: 889 Registered: 04-2005 Posted From: 69.246.13.131 |
I want my VIPER,, and the Snow Machine. Who was the bone head that thought those names up, doesn't matter, I watch Shay with the sound off. | ||
Livernoisyard Member Username: Livernoisyard Post Number: 97 Registered: 10-2004 Posted From: 69.242.223.42 |
Using wunderground's temperature maps for the next five days leads me to believe that the next Alberta Clipper will not get past Lakes Superior or Huron. It's possible for some of this predicted snow to become rain instead. The ground will be somewhat "warm" too. wunderground | ||
Superduperman Member Username: Superduperman Post Number: 54 Registered: 01-2005 Posted From: 69.246.17.152 |
One of them has "street level" mapping which sounds cool and if I'm not mistaken one of them has "soulvision" which has the ability to see into your soul. | ||
Danny Member Username: Danny Post Number: 3647 Registered: 02-2004 Posted From: 207.74.110.103 |
YAY!!! A WINTER STORM WATCH! Thank you La Nina. | ||
Mcpd1300 Member Username: Mcpd1300 Post Number: 12 Registered: 01-2006 Posted From: 68.42.174.123 |
HAHAHAHAHA!!!! Soulvision is HILARIOUS... | ||
Gannon Member Username: Gannon Post Number: 5381 Registered: 12-2003 Posted From: 70.236.198.22 |
Unbelievable...all the rough weather waited for me to be done with my trip...we're gonna get slammed overnight with six inches then it'll melt by Monday. | ||
Manrooter Member Username: Manrooter Post Number: 379 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 208.27.111.125 |
Ahhh. If wishing made it so... | ||
Livernoisyard Member Username: Livernoisyard Post Number: 102 Registered: 10-2004 Posted From: 69.242.223.42 |
The city might just get an inch or so, plus rain. You got to go north quite some DX to possibly get appreciable snow. I worked a dozen years in broadcasting eons ago. Then and now, weather forecasts are/were always hyped for the worst possible scenario, even to the point of sometimes even faking it. How many times are they going to yell "Wolf!" and still get suckers to keep falling for it? Other times when no bad WX is expected, well, that is when we do get slammed. Usually once/twice a year it happens like that. A real meteorologist once told me that even with all the expensive tools and toys at their disposal, nothing beats looking up at the sky at regular intervals. | ||
Detroitduo Member Username: Detroitduo Post Number: 435 Registered: 06-2005 Posted From: 194.138.39.52 |
LMGAO @ Manrooter | ||
Gravitymachine Member Username: Gravitymachine Post Number: 767 Registered: 05-2005 Posted From: 198.208.159.18 |
3-5 inches?!? OMG!!!Get those snowbrushes out!!! BFD. | ||
Smogboy Member Username: Smogboy Post Number: 1595 Registered: 11-2004 Posted From: 68.84.183.189 |
It's days like this I almost miss Sonny Eliot and his more than low tech methods of reporting the weather. Anyone remember him actually using chalk on a printed map of Michigan? That's almost a performance piece compared to today's high tech see every raindrop sort of technology. | ||
Ndavies Member Username: Ndavies Post Number: 1576 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 129.9.163.105 |
Sonny Eliot still reports the weather on the Radio. WWJ at 4:16 and 5:16. I much prefer their regular weathermen to Sonny's schtick. | ||
Smogboy Member Username: Smogboy Post Number: 1596 Registered: 11-2004 Posted From: 68.84.183.189 |
That's exactly what it is- a schtick. If I want real weather, Sonny Eliot's about the LAST guy I want reporting it on the radio. I somehow lose the information amidst the Swedish translation or the low temperature in Oscoda. | ||
Jimaz Member Username: Jimaz Post Number: 68 Registered: 12-2005 Posted From: 68.2.191.57 |
With his detachable Keweenaw Peninsula. Didn't he do that just so he could reach it? Memory fails. | ||
Super_d Member Username: Super_d Post Number: 597 Registered: 08-2005 Posted From: 64.12.116.204 |
I guess in the lexicon of 'Sonny Elliot'__ tomorrows weather will kinda of Snainy? Snow to the North and Rain to the South. super d(motordetroit) | ||
Quinn Member Username: Quinn Post Number: 651 Registered: 01-2005 Posted From: 64.139.64.80 |
weather.com doesn't have any sort of warning | ||
Smogboy Member Username: Smogboy Post Number: 1598 Registered: 11-2004 Posted From: 68.84.183.189 |
Jimaz...yes, he used to tweak that little tab that stuck just slightly above the chalkboard. I still remember things like a combination of things like "Snow" & "Blizzard" being turned into word like "Snizzard"... sigh. Al Roker's got nothing on this gimmick! | ||
Ndavies Member Username: Ndavies Post Number: 1577 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 129.9.163.105 |
Weather.com does have a watch for Washtenaw, Oakland and Macomb counties. The watch doesn't cover Wayne county yet. Typing in a Detroit Zip won't bring it up. An Oakland county zip will. 4-7 inches expected. | ||
Brandon48202 Member Username: Brandon48202 Post Number: 49 Registered: 12-2004 Posted From: 68.248.15.192 |
Damn! I just washed my car! | ||
Gannon Member Username: Gannon Post Number: 5382 Registered: 12-2003 Posted From: 70.236.198.22 |
So it's YOUR fucking fault?! My dirty Audi drew 50-65 degrees and sunny through the last THREE WEEKS of travel... | ||
Brandon48202 Member Username: Brandon48202 Post Number: 50 Registered: 12-2004 Posted From: 68.248.15.192 |
I swear- the last three times I washed my car it rained/snowed the very next day. | ||
Bongman Member Username: Bongman Post Number: 915 Registered: 12-2003 Posted From: 198.111.56.128 |
Overtime !! | ||
Mikem Member Username: Mikem Post Number: 2308 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 208.54.14.33 |
http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/w wd/winter_wx.shtml | ||
Border5150 Member Username: Border5150 Post Number: 125 Registered: 03-2004 Posted From: 207.232.204.254 |
The Weather Channel is reporting 1-3 inches for Detroit... | ||
Mackinaw Member Username: Mackinaw Post Number: 1151 Registered: 02-2005 Posted From: 141.213.173.94 |
Great maps Mikem, you have to go to the source. There are so very advanced sites out there for getting observations, and you really have to stick with the NWS for forecasts. Looks like the real snow of 5-8" is gonna be well north of M-59. Detroit will probably get about 2" with about 3" in A2 and Pontiac. | ||
Clark1mt Member Username: Clark1mt Post Number: 32 Registered: 06-2005 Posted From: 4.229.120.110 |
I'd just like to mention, because it pisses me off, that WDIV's "4 Live Radar" is nothing more than a feed from the Detroit/White Lake, Grand Rapids, Gaylord, and Fort Wayne NWS radars. Although channel 4 likes to make it seem as though they are responsible for the content, they are doing nothing but paying for a live data feed from the government. I'm sure a good number of you already knew that. | ||
Paulj Member Username: Paulj Post Number: 327 Registered: 12-2003 Posted From: 70.236.166.119 |
For all the bragging channel 4 does about their maps.... theyre not even in motion. And the stupid sweeper graphics they superimpose over the radar sites insult my inteligence. smoke & mirrors over a freaking still image. I can do better in 2 seconds on the internet. (Message edited by paulj on January 20, 2006) | ||
Mikem Member Username: Mikem Post Number: 2309 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 68.43.15.105 |
Clark1, I'm pretty sure WDIV and WXYZ have their own Doppler radars. I think WDIV's is on their broadcast antenna, and WXYZ's is somewhere in Northville or Plymouth. | ||
Psip Member Username: Psip Post Number: 890 Registered: 04-2005 Posted From: 69.246.13.131 |
The WDIV doppler is on Greenfield at Lincoln in Southfield. Kitty corner form their Tx site. Its on the roof of an office building. | ||
Second_ave Member Username: Second_ave Post Number: 10 Registered: 11-2005 Posted From: 68.40.223.253 |
Does anyone remember that tv station that showed Dopplar radar all the time? What ever happened to it? | ||
Psip Member Username: Psip Post Number: 891 Registered: 04-2005 Posted From: 69.246.13.131 |
Second_ave, are you taking about a secondary DVT channel? I think WDIV had radar up on one of their extra channels. | ||
Mikem Member Username: Mikem Post Number: 2311 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 68.43.15.105 |
Thanks Psip; on this building right? WXYZ's looks like it's located somewherr west of I-275, north of M-14 and south of I-96. | ||
Psip Member Username: Psip Post Number: 892 Registered: 04-2005 Posted From: 69.246.13.131 |
Bingo MikeM, that round object on the penthouse is the dome (looks to be about 5' in diameter). I think they have to keep it away from the tower because of shadows and reflections. I assume they microwave the signal to the tower (across the street), then hop it downtown. | ||
Clark1mt Member Username: Clark1mt Post Number: 33 Registered: 06-2005 Posted From: 4.229.129.104 |
WDIV does have their own radar, yes, but not 4, and those sweeping lines point to the locations of the NWS sites. WJBK-2 also takes a NWS feed. To their credit, WDIV does use their own radar on occasion, for truly local weather, and mostly for severe weather. WXYZ-7's doppler radar is at Mettatal Airport in either Plymouth or Canton (I'm not sure which it is). At least it was last time I checked. | ||
Paulj Member Username: Paulj Post Number: 328 Registered: 12-2003 Posted From: 70.236.166.119 |
the sweeping lines on channel 4 are just fakes. On a real radar, the sweeping line indicates the area that is being updated on the live radar screen as the antenna sweeps around a full 360 degrees. Channel 4's are just cheesy laser-beam graphics that are thrown on, and that dont actually make the map 'move'. At least on weather.com I can load a time-lapse of the last few radar images in order to get a feel for where weather is brewing from & how fast it's developing. Channel 4's just trying to woo the average person into thinking they have some massive weather control station deep below the Fort Shelby or something Pardon the rant, this is a pet peeve of mine that my girlfriend and I were just talking about the other nite. (Message edited by paulj on January 20, 2006) | ||
Mikem Member Username: Mikem Post Number: 2313 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 68.43.15.105 |
So you're saying the sweeps are graphics imposed on a radar mosaic? I think Clark is right, that when WDIV shows a longer range map, the sweeps are the actual returns from the NWS Nexrads. I think there are several vendors who sell these weather processing packages to local TV stations, including the ability to create their own composites from NWS feeds. | ||
Psip Member Username: Psip Post Number: 893 Registered: 04-2005 Posted From: 69.246.13.131 |
That is correct MikeM. The stations buy the infromation from vendors. I cant think of the name off hand, but there are 2 or 3 companys that compile the NWS data and sell it to them. One site that I found to be no nonsense is www.wx.com It seems to lock up on occasion, but I like the lack of BS. Wx is TV shorthand for weather | ||
Mrsjdaniels Member Username: Mrsjdaniels Post Number: 145 Registered: 08-2005 Posted From: 68.248.6.205 |
well you guys...wwait til you see what I got in Oak park... 1 inch!!!!!!!!!!! yes, i can see my sidewalk! its totally clean...the ground was so wamr it musta melted the 6 inches | ||
Broken_main Member Username: Broken_main Post Number: 686 Registered: 06-2005 Posted From: 69.222.11.226 |
Some storm eh??? I got more snow in my freezer than this. (Message edited by broken_main on January 21, 2006) | ||
Jimaz Member Username: Jimaz Post Number: 71 Registered: 12-2005 Posted From: 68.2.191.57 |
Wow. I used to work in that same building at Greenfield and Lincoln in Southfield back in the 70s. What are the odds? | ||
Mikem Member Username: Mikem Post Number: 2314 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 68.43.15.105 |
Snowfall map (Message edited by MikeM on January 21, 2006) | ||
Psip Member Username: Psip Post Number: 898 Registered: 04-2005 Posted From: 69.246.13.131 |
Any want to buy some bread and milk at a discount? | ||
Broken_main Member Username: Broken_main Post Number: 700 Registered: 06-2005 Posted From: 69.222.11.226 |
Looks like someone bought to much preparing for the storm... | ||
Paulj Member Username: Paulj Post Number: 329 Registered: 12-2003 Posted From: 70.234.72.158 |
The sweeps on the local radar are real... But they like to put up a regional radar still that has multiple sweep graphics on it, and if you watch them closely, you'll note that they infact dont update the map. I'll stick to the net, thanks | ||
Erikd Member Username: Erikd Post Number: 491 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 69.242.214.106 |
We didn't get any snow downtown, just some rain. Accu-weather! (Message edited by erikd on January 21, 2006) | ||
Quinn Member Username: Quinn Post Number: 654 Registered: 01-2005 Posted From: 68.42.170.20 |
ha ha...I knew this was another fake-out. | ||
Lilpup Member Username: Lilpup Post Number: 815 Registered: 06-2004 Posted From: 152.163.100.8 |
this one's my favorite click on the map to zoom in |
