Lightning meters?
Julie Blunder blundered her way through the lead story tonight at 11, as the crew led with stormy weather that kept some high school football teams off the field.
The weather must not have been that bad, because Julie said it was “remarkably clear.” Huh? Then why are a few storms your lead story? I just don’t get it.
Julie was trying to show us a graphic of lightning strikes, but she kept pressing her little remote button and fired right through it. Oh, well, Russ said, we’ll check back with you when you get your shit straight.
Russ said officials used “lightning meters” to determine that the weather wasn’t safe for play. That tidbit went unexplained, although the tease at the top of the news showed somebody holding a little flickering meter-thingy. Was that it? It sounds like another made-for-TV weather gizmo to show us just how scary things can be outside.
Nice tie, Russell
Russ held down the fort with anchoring duties, and I liked how he kept asserting his control by patting the desk after talking with his crew.
“OK, Julie, thanks for that.” (desk pat)
“Jenny, thanks for that sports report.” (desk pat)
Russ – you the man.
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Lightning meters have actually been around for several years.Lightning puts out a radio signal that covers most if not all radio frequencies. The detectors typically measure the intensity of the signals to give an estimate of the distance to the storm.And they are fairly accurate and inexpensive.Leave it to WLOS to screw up a weather story.Oh well, maybe they should recruit Larry the Cable Guy to straighten them out on the technology.Come to think of it, maybe that’s who they did get for “technical assistance”.