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Hurricane Florence Coverage

Category 4 Storm takes aim at the Carolinas (September 2018)

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Mouseboy33
CNN, MSNBC, FNC, CBSN and The Weather Channel all shifting into rolling coverage mode. The Weather Channel naturally has the biggest team in place all up and down the MidEastern Seaboard to present live coverage. TWC has a full team of 12 meteorologists and 2 weather reporters in the region as well as a team of Doctors of Meteorology in its Atlanta studio.
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Weather Channel - Stream https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwIBchz5CHs This may migrate around youtube. search Weather Channel Live.

NORTH CAROLINA

WILMINGTON NC seems to be in or near the direct path. But these stations are smaller with fewer resources.
WECT -[url] http://www.wect.com/category/249207/live-online[/url]
WWAY - https://www.wwaytv3.com/wway-livestream/

MYRTLE BEACH is right on the coast and could be adversely affected. Also smaller stations.
WMBF - http://www.wmbfnews.com/category/235957/wmbf-live
WPDE - (Sinclair Owned - BE WARNED) - https://wpde.com/watch
WBTW - https://www.wbtw.com/video-of-news13-live-newscasts

RALEIGH/DURHAM - The biggest major metro seemingly in the path (besides CHARLOTTE). Huge research area and major Uni's
These stations are bigger with significantly greater resources. Nearly matching those in CHARLOTTE.
WRAL https://www.wral.com/much-of-nc-coast-under-hurricane-warning-as-florence-gets-closer/17834715/
WTVD - https://abc11.com/live/
WNCN -https://www.cbs17.com/live

WINSTON SALEM/GREENSBORO
WXII - https://www.wxii12.com/nowcast
WFMY - https://www.wfmynews2.com/
WGHP - https://myfox8.com/on-air/live-streaming/
WXLV - http://abc45.com/live

SOUTH CAROLINA

CHARLESTON - Apparently the track could move south. Charleston is a VERY historic city any damage would be really sad.
WCSC - http://www.live5news.com/category/219058/live-stream
WCIV - (Sinclair station. Be warned)https://abcnews4.com/watch
WCBD -https://www.counton2.com/news-2-livestream-b
WTAT - http://foxcharleston.com/live-stream/
Last edited by Mouseboy33 on 12 September 2018 5:05pm - 5 times in total
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VMPhil
I find it hilarious they're all wearing coats in those photos. "They won't think we're serious about weather unless we have our coats on!"
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JKDerry
When we have a storm here in the UK, BBC and ITV just report it on the main news and that is it. The Americans love this type of event, it is what the news channels were made for. I remember last year watching Anderson Cooper trying to fill three hours on CNN from Florida, and nothing happened. It was at least 48 hours away the storm, and he had to fill, plus he was not helped by the fact CNN forced him to throw to a commercial every ten minutes. In one hour block, there was 6 commercial breaks, at three minutes at a time. Advertisers must love these events then?
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London Lite Founding member
I find it hilarious they're all wearing coats in those photos. "They won't think we're serious about weather unless we have our coats on!"


I just watched one local station where the reporter was in his branded t-shirt and shorts!
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AxG
I find it hilarious they're all wearing coats in those photos. "They won't think we're serious about weather unless we have our coats on!"

Every UK weather presenter photo needs a branded umbrella and North Face coat.
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scottishtv Founding member
When we have a storm here in the UK, BBC and ITV just report it on the main news and that is it.

I know a lot of this coverage can seem a little excitable, but the whole "us Brits are far more restrained" is not especially true. Charlie Brooker picked up on it years ago.

The OP has listed news channels giving continuous coverage. When we had heavy snow back in February/March, it dominated all the news channels and main news bulletins here for days, including preparedness and weather warnings in advance.

Fine, we don't tend to go for the flashy graphics quite so much, but a hurricane is obviously worse than "a storm", and people would expect it to be on news channels. People evacuating from homes (even during hurricane season) is still newsworthy.
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WW Update
When we have a storm here in the UK, BBC and ITV just report it on the main news and that is it.


If the UK ever had storms even remotely resembling major hurricanes, I bet you would see saturation coverage on both radio and TV. Storms like this can wipe entire cities off the map (Galveston in 1900, Homestead in 1992, etc.)
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mark Founding member
The difference in the UK is that, when there's severe weather, there's less of the public service TV coverage that you get in the US. The focus, much like the US news channels, is on what makes the story interesting to a wider audience rather than things like detailed forecasts and travel updates, what schools are open and closed and so on.

I've never known a local BBC or ITV newsroom to opt out of the network for rolling coverage in the way that US affiliates do. The national BBC TV coverage directs people in affected areas to their local BBC radio station - which, to be fair, generally really step up to the plate - rather than the regional TV news.
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elmarko
Yeah, tone it down a bit with the usual crap and put yourselves in their shoes.

I realised why America has so much of a focus on weather when I first saw this:

https://youtu.be/SspJqjf5gyI

Around the 30 minute mark is where I was transfixed.

We can argue about the specifics and whether they should put crews in harms way, but the coverage is necessary given the danger and damage possible.
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LL
London Lite Founding member
The last real major storm to hit the UK was in 1987. As I had no power, the first I heard of the real devastation to hit the South and East of England was on the One O'Clock News on BBC1. (Power returned by lunchtime) and then again on the ITN bulletin at 5.40.
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lhx1985
mark posted:
I've never known a local BBC or ITV newsroom to opt out of the network for rolling coverage in the way that US affiliates do. The national BBC TV coverage directs people in affected areas to their local BBC radio station - which, to be fair, generally really step up to the plate - rather than the regional TV news.


Hit the nail on the head.

In the UK, when a natural disaster occurs, BBC Local Radio go into full-on rolling coverage mode. 24/7, if necessary. They put reporters out where bad things are happening and talk to public officials, residents and provide a great service.

I know, I live in a town that relied on this public service reporting back in 2000.

The US local stations provide exactly this service, and they mostly do it well.... with added pictures.

UK folks have become used to looking to the radio for this info, our American friends have got used to looking to the television for it.
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elmarko
Except for the bits where they trail the local radio stations and frequencies in full just in case you lose pictures or go to your shelter.

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