winter storm names

Who comes up with these anyway?

Really? A mix of both Roman and Greek with a few cartoon characters and a couple of science fiction characters thrown in for good measure.

When did this start? I don't remember ever hearing about "named' winter storms until this year.

I suspect it's a media thing so they can say "storm Q killed x number of people and caused Y dollars in damage". Sounds so much better than the 3rd February storm of 2013.

started this year.

very silly.

manufacturing more hype.

I'm going to start naming my bowel movements...

because that makes just as much sense.

kabel wrote: started this year. very silly. manufacturing more hype. I'm going to start naming my bowel movements... because that makes just as much sense.

And people wonder why everyone makes fun of the weather people....I think its mainly for ratings.

I just call 'em all motherberkeleying storms

a name don't make my sore back feel any better

I hope the weather channel realizes that people are laughing at them and stops this non-sense

This morning Very Stiff Breeze Johan blew. Man it got COLD for...I dont' know....had to be 45 seconds! I'm stocking up on candles and jars of peanut butter.

yeah, naming winter storms is stoopid.

it's not official... only the weather channel and other Comcast/NBC Universal stations play along with this silliness..

When I first heard these names, I thought it was a joke. I still maintain this premise.

You think that's silly...wait until they start naming good weather systems.

High pressure Harry will be stationed directly over the megalopolis areas...stretching all the way from D.C. to Boston. We'll have a team of reporters covering this story, all with sunglasses on to protect them from the viscious sunshine.

I want to know which E36 M3 stain from an insurance company put this bug in the weather media's ear. Big policy difference between named and un-named storms..

bluej wrote: I want to know which E36 M3 stain from an insurance company put this bug in the weather media's ear. Big policy difference between named and un-named storms..

Huh??? Blame this on insurance too? C'mon now. A storm being named has absolutely zero to do with insurance policy. That has to do with a storm being declared a catastrophe or not, and getting a "CAT" code. Name or no name is totally irrelevant. Most of our catastrophe claims are from unnamed storms.

I doubt it was from the insurance companies. I am voting for the latest intern from the local college. This person should be booted from the broadcasting career they want and sent directly to marketing, do not pass go, do not collect $200

mad_machine wrote: I doubt it was from the insurance companies. I am voting for the latest intern from the local college. This person should be booted from the broadcasting career they want and sent directly to marketing, do not pass go, do not collect $200

berkeley that, they need to either A.) Be sent back to school with the premise to pull their head out of their arse, B.) Be sent to work at McDonalds the rest of their life, C.) Steps A & B in a row.

That said, anyone notice our low pressure systems over land are reaching low grade hurricane levels on the barometer? berkeleying great lakes

Klayfish wrote:

bluej wrote: I want to know which E36 M3 stain from an insurance company put this bug in the weather media's ear. Big policy difference between named and un-named storms..

Huh??? Blame this on insurance too? C'mon now. A storm being named has absolutely zero to do with insurance policy. That has to do with a storm being declared a catastrophe or not, and getting a "CAT" code. Name or no name is totally irrelevant. Most of our catastrophe claims are from unnamed storms.

Well, I can't recall if you work in that industry or not, but a good friend who works for one of the larger places at a corporate location in atlanta expressed that they liked it for exactly why I stated.

…since we’ve abandoned any semblance of credibility by naming winter storms, isn’t it time we find some smoking hot “meteorologist” and give her the stage name of Gail Force?

After storm names like Snowpocaylpse and Snowmageddon what would one expect

In reply to RX Reven':

Gail Force would only be credible if she was the weather gal for the naked news.....

And this thread just keeps getting better & better...

kabel wrote: started this year. very silly. manufacturing more hype. I'm going to start naming my bowel movements... because that makes just as much sense.

Sounds like a E36 M3storm!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjMkqFmRGL4

moparman76_69 wrote: Who comes up with these anyway? Really? A mix of both Roman and Greek with a few cartoon characters and a couple of science fiction characters thrown in for good measure.

but what if it was the other "Q" from TNG? would that make a difference?