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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...

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My 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...

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WeatherSTAR 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...

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We 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...

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Random 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...

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Studio 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...

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Slogans

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...

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Featured 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...

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Featured 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...

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TWC 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...

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Locals 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,...

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Dave 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...

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Jim 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...

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Hawaii 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...

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Random 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...

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Contributor 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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