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Rate today's Severe Weather coverage in Atlanta TV.

T

tlyle

All major network stations carried weather coverage from about 9:30 am till about 1:00 pm as the severe storms passed through the Atlanta metro area.

IMHO:
11 Alive had the best coverage with all four weather anchors on the air along with live feeds from around town. They had reporters actually broadcasting live from their trucks as the squall line came through showing live shots of the extreme rain and wind. Great graphics and radar coverage. Even had some reporters live on phone where damage had occured within 15 minutes.

WSB TV 2 and WGCL 46 were about tied. Channel 2 had David Chandley and Karen Minton doing their normal coverage. No live shots other than tower cams. Some information about damage. Laura Huckaby handled the duties on 46. They had great graphics from thier radar coverage. They actually were good about describing the affected areas.

Fox 5 - Seemed to be way behind. Radar was ok.

What are your thoughts?
 
I agree about 11 Alove. Also last night showed why the Duopoly has its advantages. 11 Alive was able to stay with the network with break ins during commercial breaks, while doing complete Coverage on WATL and WeatherPlus. I think this is outstanding especially since the coverage was pretty irrelevant for the NorthSide because while there was heavy rain and some lightning, for the majority of the Northside, there was little Tornado threat at all. Also they were on the ball at WeatherPlus sensing a repeat event doing live break ins all afternoon following the line of storms in Alabama as they were headed this direction, hours before a Tornado watch was issued for a portion of the area.

Also I must ask why Randolph and Clebourne Counties in Alabama are part of the Atlanta TV area? Aren't they closer to Columbus?
 
Randolph, maybe, but Cleburne is about halfway between
Atlanta and Birmingham. Interestingly, the cable company
in Heflin (county seat of Cleburne) carries 6 (Fox), 13 (NBC),
21 (CW, I think), 40 (ABC), and 42 (CBS) from Birmingham
(Anniston for 40), but only 11 and 46 from Atlanta (I'm not
sure about 36 and 69).

Those two counties probably got into the Atlanta DMA back
when 2 and 5 were more viewable than anything from Birmingham
except 6 (a girlfriend of mine in Calhoun County back in the pre-
cable--for her--early '70s could get only 2, 5, 6, and 40).

So I'm wondering if and when Cleburne will go into the Birmingham
DMA.
 
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