Tri-State_1925 wrote:You've got to love this Joe B guy...people who said he isn't all about predicting the most extreme events are kidding themselves. His predictions might be beneficial when trying to warn people in the path of a hurricane, but they are humorous none the less.
I don't think he or anyone else has to worry about this storm news reaching the public though. The cable news networks are all over this storm and it's still about 1,000 miles from Texas. Pretty unprecedented stuff.
I catch him occasionally , he is .... animated. I don't paticularly see a problem with his forecast. He calls them like he see's them and dosn't bother with the 'but the path may change 500miles" disclaimer of the standard forcasts. Even if he overcasts the strength , it's better to prepair for a cat5 and get a cat2 , then prepair for a cat2 and get a 5.
Doom and gloom , forcefull opinions on path , all are fine in my book if it helps get people to wake up to the danger. It's like one phrase I tend to hear a lot on TWC , "it's gonna be a big wind event". Ya know if I was listing to that alone , without the knowledge I've gained around here , I would be complacent. That doesn't sound scary , that does not sound seroius. Granted TWC really does their best to calmly remind people of the danger , but I for one cannot fault a met (joB in this case) for speaking about a possible category 5 hurrcain with a bit more vigor then one would decribe a naughtly little thunder storm in the plains.
