And of course, unreliable.

0251, Wx radio goes off with a severe thunderstorm WATCH.

0630, thunder begins, I roll out of bed, start the coffee and go to the office to check the radar on the computer. Normally, I go to the AWC (aviation) weather page. Of course with Wx in the vicinity, the server is down.

God forbid, we get something useful for our tax dollars.

RMD

This one?

 
I like to compare NWS with Weather Underground. Once in a while, they agree on what is going on, and that's when I believe them. For the most part, though, NWS is more accurate for where I live. Until you get into the monsoon season here (July-Sep, usually). Then it is anybody's guess.
 

I live in central Florida between Tamp and Orlando. The weather on the Tampa or Orlando news hardly ever cover our area. We have to rely on the internet sites. I use the National Weather Service, Intellacast and one called Mikes Weather Page. This is how I can always hope one is working and to confirm what to expect.

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Originally posted by V-Tail:
This one?

Yah, dat's da one. Back up around 0700 CDT AFTER the storms rolled through here.

<EDIT> I should add that this is the anniversary of the terrible tornado that struck Enterprise in 2011. Naturally, early morning storms torqued our bunghole a bit down here.



RMD

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Originally posted by rduckwor:

quote:

Originally posted by V-Tail:
This one?

Yah, dat's da one. Back up around 0700 CDT AFTER the storms rolled through here.

<EDIT> I should add that this is the anniversary of the terrible tornado that struck Enterprise in 2011. Naturally, early morning storms torqued our bunghole a bit down here.

This one is useful, too: http://maps.avnwx.com.

Enterprise AL? Is that where you live? Isn't that the town that has a Boll Weevil monument?

There's a story about that.

It seems that there are two varieties of Boll Weevil: a large one, and a small one.

Not many people know about the large one, but nearly everybody has heard about the lesser of the two weevils.

Thanks. That a useful site. Bookmarked for the next round.

No, I am north of Montgomery and yes, there is a boll weevil statue in Enterprise IIRC. Doubtful the city council will pull it down a la NOLA.

Thanks for the site.

RMD

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Originally posted by V-Tail:
Not many people know about the large one, but nearly everybody has heard about the lesser of the two weevils.

*GROOOOOAN*