So Tropical Storm Barry kicked off the season at about 5:00 last night, and I joked that now that the rain will have a name, The Weather Channel will send crews and stuff and cue up the hurricane themes and stuff.
Well, I’ll be damned if they don’t have the radar inset going (once reserved for really rough weather) and they have Mike Bettes on location at Punta Gorda, FL. Sigh. Folks, it’s rain. It’s named. The Southeast sure as hell needs it. There’s no need to send a crew to a rainstorm with a little wind that happens to have a name because it got itself together enough to spin up to 40 mph for a few hours.
The crying wolf factor is something that the media really has to guard against, and it looks like their lesson has not been learned…
Discussion of Tropical Storm Barry is now closed
You have to remember that they probably have nothing else to report. Any slightly inclement weather, especially this early in the season, will get absurd amounts of time.
That’s the job of the media though…promoting panic amongst the public to keep them living in fear. Job well done, mass media! ::thumbs up::
I’ve got my ONE gallon of panic juice (water) all ready!