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Have you seen the video of the Ohio weather man who gets mad at viewers for complaining that he interrupted his show? What do you think?

Asked by Manning about 7 years ago

Hi, Manning. Yup, saw it. Feel bad for him since that video will be attached to him for a long time. Often times it is a hard choice to break into programming. We all understand the interruption. Severe weather can be a high stress environment. It is particularly frustrating when someone makes a ridiculous comment like, “you just want to hear yourself talk.” Happens to me just about every event. Gotta take a deep breath and move forward. For every snotty response I usually get “thanks for keeping us informed,” tenfold. Thanks!

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What’s with all the bad weather today? There is sever storms and tons of snow all around.

Asked by Jamie over 6 years ago

Fall is a season of transition so the atmosphere is trying to figure it out!

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Have you ever seen a red tornado?

Asked by Dave about 7 years ago

In pictures, yes. A few that have traveled over an open area of red dirt that the tornado picked turned it red. Thanks, Dave!

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What do you think is your favorite part of being a meteorologist? What was your first day on the job like?

Asked by Jamie Johnson about 7 years ago

Thanks for asking, Jamie! Honestly, an evening when I'm off with non-severe thunderstorms and I get a chance to go out and photograph lightning. First day on the job was a little nervous, not too bad. I had been a DJ on the radio for some years and studied meteorology and interned at a local TV station for some time. Do remember one of the anchors staring at me with a look asking, "Who is this kid coming on my newscast." We became good friends. Thanks!

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Hey, thank you so much for answering my question! Just one more, can say for example a local office wanted to put out a tornado watch and the SPC did not. Could they if they really wanted to?

Asked by Donovin over 7 years ago

Nope. Watch must come from SPC. They stay in close contact with the local offices. Thanks.

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Sitting on my back porch when one of my students called excitedly asking me to look a a cloud formation over the Sandia Mt. A white cloud was literally popping out like popcorn, bulges pushing out all around the growing cloud.
Does it have a name?

Asked by Robert Zachary almost 7 years ago

Difficult to say with out a picture, Robert. The bulges are likely rising air or convection which was probably a cumulus cloud, perhaps some distance behind the mountain. Thanks.

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I have several questions for a school project? Would you be willing to answer all fourteen of them? Or is there anyway I can email privately?

Asked by Kat about 7 years ago

I can certainly try and help, Kat. kselle@kfdx.com

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Have you seen the video of the Ohio weather man who gets mad at viewers for complaining that he interrupted his show? What do you think?

What’s with all the bad weather today? There is sever storms and tons of snow all around.

Have you ever seen a red tornado?

What do you think is your favorite part of being a meteorologist? What was your first day on the job like?

Also on Jobstr...

Hey, thank you so much for answering my question! Just one more, can say for example a local office wanted to put out a tornado watch and the SPC did not. Could they if they really wanted to?

Sitting on my back porch when one of my students called excitedly asking me to look a a cloud formation over the Sandia Mt. A white cloud was literally popping out like popcorn, bulges pushing out all around the growing cloud.
Does it have a name?

I have several questions for a school project? Would you be willing to answer all fourteen of them? Or is there anyway I can email privately?

TV Meteorologist

Ask me anything!

What do YOU do?

Have you seen the video of the Ohio weather man who gets mad at viewers for complaining that he interrupted his show? What do you think?

What’s with all the bad weather today? There is sever storms and tons of snow all around.

Have you ever seen a red tornado?

What do you think is your favorite part of being a meteorologist? What was your first day on the job like?

Also on Jobstr...

Hey, thank you so much for answering my question! Just one more, can say for example a local office wanted to put out a tornado watch and the SPC did not. Could they if they really wanted to?

Sitting on my back porch when one of my students called excitedly asking me to look a a cloud formation over the Sandia Mt. A white cloud was literally popping out like popcorn, bulges pushing out all around the growing cloud.Does it have a name?

I have several questions for a school project? Would you be willing to answer all fourteen of them? Or is there anyway I can email privately?

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Sitting on my back porch when one of my students called excitedly asking me to look a a cloud formation over the Sandia Mt. A white cloud was literally popping out like popcorn, bulges pushing out all around the growing cloud.
Does it have a name?