Weather forecasting is out of control!

Rob Wrong Perillo is insufferable when there any precipitation within 59 miles of Lafayette.

These guys find a computer that is willing to say the world is ending and then threaten lawsuits to anyone that doesn’t cancel their plans. I’d be happy if they outlawed these computers and make the weathermen roll up their sleeves and work like the old days.

While I tend to lean toward safety being a priority, I do agree with you a good bit. In recent years it does feel like almost every major weather event is overhyped and doesn’t deliver (not that we want it to deliver, but still).

Want to tell the 26 people that have died (so far) that it was overhyped? Just because something didn't happen to you, doesn't mean nothing happened.

In Birmingham it’s no different. The entire county shuts down today except for a few gas stations. In the end, all we get is some rain. One business closes and it becomes a domino effect. But a tornado hits an hour away and destroys a few trailers and everyone feels justified. This happens 2-3 times a year and it didn’t happen at this level before social media. Nobody’s really any safer. There has to be some middle ground or nuance.

Of course there’s a certain egocentric Birmingham Meteorologist that’s made a lot of money by getting people really wound up and to call him out is complete blasphemy around here.

The tornado outbreak from April 27, 2011 has scarred so many and caused meteorologists to “overreact” with forecasts. I’m glad they are cautious and aware but there have been some big, big whiffs. I’m always ecstatic and relieved they were wrong for obvious reasons, but I’m also curious on why they were so badly wrong.

It’s different reporting now. Living in the state there is no denying it IMO

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Spann

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influencer/infotainment segment

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One in the same. He’s the Fauci of Alabama.

Ryan Hall emboldened a bunch of people to sky scream whenever there’s a drop of rain. It’s ridiculous.

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I think NWS and responsible, established media folks (like Spann) are pros and do their best. But like almost every other industry, you now have this influencer/infotainment segment that has mixed (or outright bad) motivations.

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The weather channel and meteorologist on local news stations are riding the hyperbolic wave along with the social media meteorologists. It got windy here in St. George with a decent bit of rain. Was it ANYTHING worthy of a text alert, multiple warnings about being “abnormally dangerous” or whatever it was? Absolutely not.

Did a tornado touch down in Livingston? Yes. Does that mean everyone needs to be cowering in their homes across the BR Metro area? frick no.

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If they don’t predict severe weather and it ends up happening, people’s lives are in danger.

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Are they really any more in danger if they aren’t bombarded with fear porn from the meteorologists?