Jim Cantore Tribute
On July 12, 2016, Jim celebrated 30 years with The Weather Channel. As a way to honor his many years on The Weather Channel, I decided to re-post the tribute I created in 2011, with video clips...
View ArticleMy Top 50 Weather Channel Songs - What Are Yours?
Back in 2012, when The Weather Channel celebrated its 30th anniversary, I posted two lists of my favorite 25 songs (though I guess it should have been 30) that they have featured over the years. One...
View ArticleWeatherSTAR 4000 Changes
A few weeks ago, I was looking through old files and came across several video clips that I posted here several years ago. They showed two sets of changes made to the WeatherSTAR 4000 (herein referred...
View ArticleWe Made the Front Page of Reddit! (And Other News)
Yesterday I logged into my analyics account (which measures traffic to the site) to check on something, when I noticed that there were about 35 people viewing the site at that moment. That seemed odd...
View ArticleRandom Weather Channel Files
Date  Title Unknown A rarely seen pink box (incomplete data) during a look at national radars Unknown Dave Schwartz Tribute Unknown Dave Schwartz Tribute Unknown Dave Schwartz Tribute Unknown Dave...
View ArticleStudio Tours
A TWCC contributor went on a tour of The Weather Channel in November 1990 and December 2001. Below are pictures taken during those tours. November 1990 The Forecast Center. Pictured: Charlie Welsh...
View ArticleSlogans
Weatherproofing America (1984-1986) Since I did not experience this campaign first-hand, and my footage from the time period is very limited, I asked TWCC contributor Rick L. to share his memories of...
View ArticleFeatured Segments
Like most cable networks, The Weather Channel has aired a lot of programs throughout its history. Here we take an in-depth look at some of the more interesting segments. These include segments that...
View ArticleFeatured Video
Local Forecast Intros Despite The Weather Channel having a local forecast segment since day one, there was no official "intro" until 1989. The next intro came in February, 1991 with the advent of the...
View ArticleTWC Classics News
Old Designs Return Posted on January 13, 2018 As you may have noticed, I switched back to the old designs. In case you missed the announcement on the TWCC Facebook group, my understanding of the...
View ArticleLocals Across The 50 States
Date  Title Atlanta, GADecember 22, 1983 "I'm Dreaming Of A White Christmas" by Willie Nelson Beaufort, SCDecember 19, 1990 "O Holy Night" by Eric Tingstad & Nancy Rumbel Birmingham, ALAugust 30,...
View ArticleDave Schwartz Tribute
Year unknownDave and Warren Madden look into their crystal ball to see what's coming up next on The Weather Channel. Year unknownDave has trouble with his clicker. Year unknownDave does a segment on...
View ArticleJim Cantore Tribute
1987A full head of hair 1989Hurricane Hugo 1989Good news, bad news 1991The Perfect Storm 1992Atlanta snow 1992Hurricane Andrew (FL) 1992Hurricane Andrew (LA) 1993Hurricane Emily 1995Hurricane Opal...
View ArticleHawaii Local Forecasts
1997"A Very Special Place" by Torcuato Mariano 1997"Blue Kiss" by Ray Obiedo 1997"Rollercoaster Ride" by Trammell Starks 1997"After Midnight" by Trammell Starks 1997"Round and Round" by Trammell...
View ArticleRandom Weather Channel Video
The rarely seen "frigid" icon Posted: October 28, 2016Recorded: February 27, 1990 WeatherSTAR 4000 Changes Posted: October 28, 2016Recorded: February 20, 1991 WeatherSTAR 4000 Changes Posted: October...
View ArticleContributor Notes: Stephen T
Welcome to the first in a series of posts where I will share some of the notes that TWC Classics contributors have sent me over the years. These notes are basically their memories of The Weather...
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