southern govs need to listen to meteorologists

[JuliefromOhio]

Georgia’s Republican Gov. Nathan Deal is taking heat from meteorologists and critics for claiming that the snowstorm that paralyzed Atlanta and left thousands stranded overnight was “unexpected.” Activists and even NBC’s Al Roker slammed the governor for delaying action on the storm and insisting that no one could have predicted what meteorologists had been predicting for days.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/01/...blasted-for-gamble-on-snowstorm-preparations/

up north, we salt the roads before the storm approaches.

 

[Dawg]

Georgia’s Republican Gov. Nathan Deal is taking heat from meteorologists and critics for claiming that the snowstorm that paralyzed Atlanta and left thousands stranded overnight was “unexpected.” Activists and even NBC’s Al Roker slammed the governor for delaying action on the storm and insisting that no one could have predicted what meteorologists had been predicting for days.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/01/...blasted-for-gamble-on-snowstorm-preparations/

up north, we salt the roads before the storm approaches.

looks more like the repeat of Katrina.......remember who was Governor & Mayor......both Dem/Libs.........did you see the Mayor of Atlanta on the news......how Repub would you say he is_____________

 

[JuliefromOhio]

thanks for the bump.

 

[Colorforms]

looks more like the repeat of Katrina.......remember who was Governor & Mayor......both Dem/Libs.........did you see the Mayor of Atlanta on the news......how Repub would you say he is_____________

Maybe the governor was listening to those global warming scientists

 

[JuliefromOhio]

Maybe the governor was listening to those global warming scientists

another repub/con who doesn't know the difference between climate and weather.

 

[Colorforms]

another repub/con who doesn't know the difference between climate and weather.

Sure I do, weather is when a conservative says it's too cold, and climate is when a liberal says it's too hot

 

[ya-ta-hey]

Georgia’s Republican Gov. Nathan Deal is taking heat from meteorologists and critics for claiming that the snowstorm that paralyzed Atlanta and left thousands stranded overnight was “unexpected.” Activists and even NBC’s Al Roker slammed the governor for delaying action on the storm and insisting that no one could have predicted what meteorologists had been predicting for days.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/01/...blasted-for-gamble-on-snowstorm-preparations/

up north, we salt the roads before the storm approaches.

Ms. Jules,

Being a Southerner, he probably listened to fellow southerner Al Gore who told him that the polar ice caps would be melted by now.

 

[Saladin2]

Wow some Red Neck Dumbass governor screws up...And people blame Al Gore...Go fiure

 

[NightSwimmer]

Truth is, the meteorologists didn't get the forecast right. As for salting the roads, Southern states don't maintain road salting facilities, because these events only occur about once every ten years.

 

[JuliefromOhio]

Truth is, the meteorologists didn't get the forecast right. As for salting the roads, Southern states don't maintain road salting facilities, because these events only occur about once every ten years.

the storm descending on Atlanta was upgraded to warning 8 hours before its arrival.

 

[NightSwimmer]

I'm here in the middle of it and I watched the weather reports. They blew it, so far as giving adequate prior warning of what was about to occur. That's really nothing for the meteorologists to be ashamed of, since predicting the weather is always a guessing game. Their best model was wrong. It was predicted that the snow would occur farther South and several hours later than it actually did.

At any rate, the best that could have been done would have been to close schools and businesses. As I said in an earlier post, Southern states don't maintain road salting and plowing equipment. I doubt that anyone would seriously recommend that they should.

 

[Dawg]

the storm descending on Atlanta was upgraded to warning 8 hours before its arrival.

"warning"
with billions of dollars worth of equipment a "warning" is an excuse of not knowing what it was going to do..........50/50% hell, I can predict weather better than that w/my knees.

 

[Dawg]

I'm here in the middle of it and I watched the weather reports. They blew it, so far as giving adequate prior warning of what was about to occur. That's really nothing for the meteorologists to be ashamed of, since predicting the weather is always a guessing game. Their best model was wrong. It was predicted that the snow would occur farther South and several hours later than it actually did.

At any rate, the best that could have been done would have been to close schools and businesses. As I said in an earlier post, Southern states don't maintain road salting and plowing equipment. I doubt that anyone would seriously recommend that they should.

NC does except maybe down East and they got 6" of snow and they loved it.

 

[NightSwimmer]

North Carolina is not really a Southern State. They just think they are because of their history of being a hotbed of KKK activity.

 

[as seen on tv]

only a brain dead liberal would believe that republican governor bears the responsiblity for a 2 inch snowfall's consequences.

at the other end of the loony bin, president obama in his SOTU message was trying to convince anyone who wasn't snowbound in the south that global warming is "real"

 

[Caroljo]

Meteorologists in Michigan have the hardest time....the weather changes from one hour to the next! Forecasting the weather here is almost a joke. So we're prepared ALL the time! I don't think the Governor was wrong...he did admit they learned from this mess, the bad weather hit sooner than expected and not exactly where it was predicted to hit. What can ya do? It's not like anyone was warning them for a week to get out of town like during Katrina. And like Katrina, you're going to have people that won't listen and decide to take chances. I'll bet something like this doesn't happen again.