All Video Clips Restored
A few months ago, two regular visitors told me that the video clips weren't loading. After doing some research, I determined that many of the video clips were missing. Some of you might remember that...
View ArticleThis Will Probably Be The Last Site Update Here
This will probably be the last site update here. And by "here," I specifically mean this blog. All future site updates will be posted on the TWCC Facebook page. So if you're on Facebook and you haven't...
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Locals Across The 48s
Update (6/30/15): After receiving comments from two people, I believe I was wrong about the LFs from Houston, Texas. Both suggested that they came from Lubbock, and I see no reason to disagree. So I...
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Dan Pope Grunts
One of the things I love about footage from The Weather Channel's early years are the overnight broadcasts. It's usually here that you find gems involving the OCMs. And here is a perfect example of...
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DVD Review: Stephen T. (1987)
Correction (7/5/15): The instrumental version of "Wrapped Around Your Finger" below is by a jazz group called Blue Sky, not the Police. Thanks Matt G! Update (7/4/15): A YouTube visitor pointed out to...
View ArticleAudio Clips From The Mid-80s
Correction (7/25/15): Rick L. informed me that the 1:15 local forecast started on October 1, 1984 (along with a new schedule). A few weeks ago, I received a CD from Rick L. containing about a hundred...
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Local Forecasts From Omaha
It's taken me a number of years to convert my old VHS tapes of The Weather Channel to DVD, but it's finally happening. And by happening, I mean that a friend (and TWCC contributor) is converting them...
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Random Footage From December 1988
With most of the country in the midst of a heat wave right now, I thought it would be appropriate to inject some coolness with some random footage from December 1, 1988. This footage comes from YouTube...
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Celebrating 18 Years
It's hard to believe, but this website is now old enough to graduate high school! Yep, TWC Classics has been online for 18 years! Of course, we didn't start out as "TWC Classics." In the beginning, it...
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Eye Of The Storm, A Live Call-In Show (1987)
This week, TWC Classics brings you "Eye of the Storm," which first aired on August 30, 1987. For The Weather Channel, it was the first of its kind. A one-hour, live, call-in show. It featured moderator...
View ArticleWeatherBrains Interviews The Weather Channel's David Clark
I can't remember who brought this to my attention, but I'm glad they did! WeatherBrains, a weekly netcast for weather geeks, recently interviewed David Clark from The Weather Channel. For those of you...
View ArticleJoin The New TWC Classics Facebook Group
If you have a Facebook account, you may have heard that they now only show page statuses in your feed based on an algorithm. So sometimes you get updates on the pages you've liked, but sometimes you...
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Studio Tour (2001)
"Lightning," a member of our old forum, went on a tour of The Weather Channel in December 2001. Below are pictures taken during those tours. Satellite dish Looking at the studio Outside the building...
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Hawaii Local Forecasts
While I do have local forecasts from various cities, I thought the ones we received from a viewer in Honolulu, Hawaii were interesting enough to put them on their own page. My friend and former TWC...
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20 Minutes From April 27, 1991
"Lightning" posted this on the forum the other day. The video was posted by "AirCastTV" and features a little over 20 minutes of Weather Channel footage from April 27, 1991 (though you'll see later in...
View ArticleThe Weather Channel in May 1985
Last week, after reading an article about the 30th anniversary of the May 31, 1985 tornado outbreak, I wondered if I could find any video clips about it. I didn't find much, but because my query...
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Locals Across The 48s
Update (6/30/15): After receiving comments from two people, I believe I was wrong about the LFs from Houston, Texas. Both suggested that they came from Lubbock, and I see no reason to disagree. So I...
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Random Footage From December 1988
With most of the country in the midst of a heat wave right now, I thought it would be appropriate to inject some coolness with some random footage from December 1, 1988. This footage comes from YouTube...
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Eye Of The Storm, A Live Call-In Show (1987)
This week, TWC Classics brings you "Eye of the Storm," which first aired on August 30, 1987. For The Weather Channel, it was the first of its kind. A one-hour, live, call-in show. It featured moderator...
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Dave Schwartz Tribute
Beloved, long-time Weather Channel OCM Dave Schwartz passed away on Saturday, July 30th. His death marked the end of a long battle with cancer. Dave was without a doubt my favorite OCM. He joined The...
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