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Tropical Cyclone Coverage At The Weather Channel
• INFORMATION• FORECASTS• IMPACTS• UNCERTAINTY• OUTREACH &
EDUCATION
What does The Weather Channel attempt to tell the public?
• Official forecasts• Official
watches/warnings• Uncertainty*• Potential impacts*• Real-time impacts via
live video*• (when it is “safe”)
Track Uncertainty
• The root of over warning
• Not always the same• Not the same as
landfall uncertainty
Forecast Track Uncertainty
WIND IMPACTS
• Damage related to wind speed squared
• Damage starts near 50 mph
• Locally complex due to flying debris & varied construction
• Often wind direction & duration dependent
TWC EM Bulletins
• Available for all coastal states
• Your message not ours• Far reaching• Can prevent
shadow/over-evacuations
• Can save lives!
TWC EM BULLETINS
• Local EM information out through state EM
• Every state has protected web site
• Able to pick county (s) • Able to write
message(s)• Able to update/change
any time!
THE WEATHER CHANNEL HURRICANE COVERAGE
• We supply timely & accurate Emergency Management information on-air
• We are professional and consistent with hurricane forecasts and live coverage
TWC LIVE COVERAGE
• Safety first• Well-planned• Constraints• Reminding the public• Seeing is believing
Education & Outreach
• TWC talks and presentations• TWC teaching tools• TWC collaboration: NWS/FEMA/EDUCATION• TWC public service• TWC packages/stories• TWC science fair participation