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The really absurd part is that they still wanted that data provided to these private companies from the NWS, just not available to the public. Almost all of th
by bitshiffed 10y ago
The really absurd part is that they still wanted that data provided to these private companies from the NWS, just not available to the public.
Almost all of these companies simply regurgitate NWS information pretending it's their own anyway.
Forecasts are fuzzy enough that they may play in that area; but serious things like severe weather warnings only come from the NWS.
- wil421 10y agoA friend of mine was an intern at CNN. One of his jobs was to look at all the NWS weather alerts and forecasts. They would prepare it for the reporters to read and report about. He had to get to work at 4am every morning to complete it before the morning shows.