International Weather Coverage

I nearly agreed with your post, then you edited it 5 more times.

Oh well, maybe one day.

Well 7 in total. Too many typos (LOL) and and we dont have to agree. Believe me.
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A lot of times the reporters and crews are trained in these situations. They know their actions and often times are directed / authorized by local authorities to stay in certain locations. The crews also know when to pack it up and move to higher ground.

A little "incident" on Ireland's TG4 -- in the spirit of the season:

Holy Hell. Take a bow @TG4TV take a bow. pic.twitter.com/eT3dWc4mGL

— Granty (@RonanRant) October 31, 2016

A phone camera in portrait mode, to shoot something in landscape.

The lightning bolt hit the wrong person in my view !

WSB 2 - Atlanta providing live coverage of a Tornado within the Metro Atlanta. Debris is being lofted into the air and is being picked up by their radar.
WXIA 11 Alive (NBC)
WAGA FOX 5
WGCL CBS 46
are all in rolling coverage.
http://www.wsbtv.com/live-stream

The Weather Channel posted a full tour of their extensive studios in Atlanta.

Nice tour. Thanks for posting it. I wonder how many WSI engines they have going.

WNBC/NBC New York launched their new S-Band radar:



Not quite the old Doppler 4000 spot they had in the 90s.

That 1996 Doppler4 promo was so brilliant in all its over the top glory.

This isn't exactly severe weather related but still neat. With the Super Bowl coming up in Houston many of the local broadcasters are broadcasting from Discovery Green which is a park where a lot of the events leading up to the Super Bowl are taking place. Telemundo Houston (KTMD) , despite not airing the game, appears to be broadcasting all their evening newscasts from there. In most instances when a show goes on the road or is outside broadcast the meteorologist is stuck back in the studio. But due to advances in technology the meteorologist now can control their graphics and telestrate from the field using a tablet. So Telemundo built "augmented reality" graphics to be used outdoors.

Hoy trasladamos el #laboratoriometeorológico al @DiscoveryGreen @TelemundoHou los únicos con esta tecnología. @martinberlanga @PaulinaSodi pic.twitter.com/bbM1NrLuaZ

— Carlos A. Robles (@CarlosAKTMD) January 31, 2017

I might wrong but I dont think Ive seen hand tracking used for weather forecasting anywhere else. Its been used in North America and primarily the US for a few years now. The technology has improved over the years and seems to be getting better. Some meteorologists seem to like while others stay away from it. Some use it for certain elements. Those that like it use it mainly during on air analysis in severe weather coverage. As it allows on the meterologist to manipulate maps and data on the fly on air instead of running back and forth to the desk. This could be done off air but the connection with the viewer is lost. And the coverage is less compelling without a face to go with it.
Kinda Cool if you've never seen it used before. Here are some examples