Everyone bombard wjtv with tweets

[civildawg88]

So we can watch Georgia/Florida game.

 

[Predestined]

Useless. Not the first time they have done this.

Expect Ken South until the storms pass. Probably up to 4:00.

 

[RocketDawg]

So we can watch Georgia/Florida game.

What game are you getting there? We have Florida/Georgia in north Alabama. I can think of no reason why it would be blacked out in Mississippi.

 

[civildawg88]

We are getting the weather man repeating himself every minute. At least wapt put on the game and had the weather in the corner

 

[Predestined]

We got the WJTV Weather Bowl

By the end of the day, we will know everything there is to know about wind shear and F scale and know every single hamlet in Walthall County.

 

[Cousin Jeffrey]

Ken said they'd stop when the tornado watch expires, which is currently set for 3:15. They don't normally do this for all watches, do they?

 

[patdog]

Most worthless channel ever. We get it. It's 17ing raining. Doesn't take a genius to see that. And yeah, the places that always flood when it rains hard are gonna flood. Again, we all know that. And there's a chance of a tornado. Guess what, they have 17ing SIRENS to let me know when I'm in danger from one. ******* weathermen.

 

[411dawg]

This kind of stuff is what gets people killed in really bad storms. They go crazy with hype about every storm or rain event now days. When a serious storm or hurricane comes along, people tune them out.

 

[esplanade91]

CBS affiliates are privately owned except for a handful of exceptions.

Really weird that they wouldn't choose SEC football though, because that has the highest ratings and thus brings in the highest selling price for commercials.

 

[RocketDawg]

The game might be on a sub channel assuming you have Over the Air capability. That's what they do here in the event of tornados warnings. They're not even on for watches ... just a crawler.

 

[civildawg88]

Looks like they got the message finally

 

[patdog]

Turns out WJTV was doing us all a favor. These teams are awful. What an ugly game.

 

[KeyserSoze1999]

"A couple of years back I was doing a show in Chicago, the weatherman said it would be 64 degrees---I dressed accordingly, it snowed. And as I stood outside in my shorts, staring up at the Grey sky, snow pelting me in the face, I thought, Wow that 17er wasn't even close."

-Lewis Black

 

[MaroonNation]

I've always attributed deaths due to flash flooding as a natural selection issue, not a tragedy.

 

[GhostOfJackie]

Was there a tornado warning while they were on, or just a tornado watch? Because if there was an active tornado warning they are morally obligated to cut into a broadcast and cover the storm. It's not just their station, tornadoes kill people every year in Mississippi and it's more important to them to save lives. Twittering at them won't change that.

Now if they were blabbing during a flash flood or tornado watch, then you have my permission to ***** about it.

Most stations will cut into the game during a commercial break to tell you about watches/severe T storm warnings. That's the correct way to do it, But most things in Jackson aren't done right.

 

[patdog]

Really, just rain. There was a tornado watch down around McComb. But nothing to warrant cutting into the first 30 minutes of a football game.

 

[BoomBoom.sixpack]

Was there a tornado warning while they were on, or just a tornado watch? Because if there was an active tornado warning they are morally obligated to cut into a broadcast and cover the storm. It's not just their station, tornadoes kill people every year in Mississippi and it's more important to them to save lives. Twittering at them won't change that.

Now if they were blabbing during a flash flood or tornado watch, then you have my permission to ***** about it.

Most stations will cut into the game during a commercial break to tell you about watches/severe T storm warnings. That's the correct way to do it, But most things in Jackson aren't done right.

Cut in, 1-2 minutes of talk, leave it on the ticker. Anything more means someone should be fired for not doing their job, either the weatherman for overestimating his importance, or the editor for allowing it.

ETA: as much as possible, leave it to the commercial breaks. Ive seen stations interrupt shows, go to commercial, then come back to the weatherman. If it aint important enough to preempt the commercials, it ain't important enough to interrupt the show.

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

There was a tornado warning at some point for Lincoln County and Pike County. That I have no problem with them breaking in but when it's just a watch there's no point with them being on the air other than maybe during commercial breaks.

 

[SwampDawg]

I was watching WDSU New Orleans years ago, when the weatherman interrupted regular programming the inform us that "it is not raining Slidell." I kid you not.