Winter Storm Names in the U.S.

[Chirakis 1]

Have you following the names of the winter storms in the US? Since personnel at The Weather Channel chose the names, they are displaying their colors.

Names for the 2012 - 2013 storm season are:

 

Athena

Brutus

Caesar

Draco

Euclid

Freyer

Gandolf - the latest storm - Tolkein

Helen

Iago

Jove

Kahn

Luna

Magnus

Nemo

Orko

Plato

Q

Rocky (Balboa?)

Saturn

Triton

Ukko

Virgil

Walda (What? Not Waldo?)

Xerxes

Yogi (Berra or Bear? Why not Yoda?)

Zeus

[Byblos 0]

The Weather Channel is under significant flak for doing this in the Meteorology community. I personally do not see the Meteorologists who work for the The Weather Channel pushing for this type of decision. It reeks of an NBC/Universal decision to gain ratings by giving winter storms names. A use of what happens during Hurricane season when the National Hurricane Center gives names for storms. Hurricane coverage is the Weather Channel's strongest ratings draw. Thinking this would work for Winter Storms, this network is embarrassing itself with this decision.

 

Again I imagine it was NBC/Universal that was behind this attempt to get more ratings. I pity the staff at the TWC for having to abide by it. John Hope must be rolling in his grave.

 

-B

[V'Roy 0]

How can you have Xerxes without Leonitas?

[Chirakis 1]

Good point. Or Q without Picard?

[STSF_Scooter 0]

 

Rocky (Balboa?)

 

 

Rocket J. Squirrel.