![]() ![]() The "ugly" is that some Atlanta area TV meteorologists actually received death threats because they interrupted the Masters. Repetition is often required to ensure that the message is received by whoever is watching at the time. As for the second complaint, many people drop in and out of a broadcast. I have written in the past about how a good number of people still rely on a comforting voice over Apps in times of stressful weather. I also kept wondering why the folks complaining about alerts couldn't watch the Masters on an App. Many people are not very smartphone savvy so rely on their local TV meteorologists. ![]() On the first complaint, there are still a significant number of people (elderly, vulnerable, and marginalized populations) that may not have other resources to receive a warning. Why do they keep repeating the same information?.This type of coverage isn't needed anymore because we have weather Apps.Two of the most consistent complains that I saw included: CBS46 actually used a split-screen approach rather than completely removing the Masters coverage, and I thought that it worked well. The usual complaints started sprouting on social media. These are life-saving actions and consistent with what the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) expects stations to do. At several times during the broadcast, CBS 46 in Atlanta cut in to the Masters coverage to alert viewers of tornado warnings in the area. For days, it was clear that the Atlanta area and parts of north Georgia would be dealing with severe weather. The "bad" is actually not related to the Masters tournament but something that happened during the television broadcast. The tornado watch issued for the Augusta, Georgia area by the National Weather Service on Masters. Knowledge of, and investment in, pre-event planning and mitigation serves the nation economically as well as socially. In many instances, organizers simply “hoped that we wouldn’t get hit.” Reducing the weather risk to life and property at venues and public gatherings is a priority for the weather enterprise and the American Meteorological Society (AMS). The AMS statement said:Ī common theme in the after-action reports and service assessments for these disasters is that the weather plan was inadequate to deal with a comprehensive portfolio of weather risk, or a weather plan didn’t exist. The decisions made by the Masters and its on-site meteorologists are perfect examples of what the American Meteorological Society (AMS) had in mind when it issued guidance on outdoor venues, sporting events, and weather. Storms were approaching as scheduled and the entire area was under a tornado watch until 7pm (graphic below). The image above shows the radar image at 3:22 pm near Augusta, Georgia. Final-round coverage on CBS will be live beginning at 9 a.m. The final threesome of 54-hole leader Francesco Molinari, Tiger Woods and Tony Finau will tee off at 9:20 a.m. The field of 65 players who made the cut will play in threesomes off two tees (Nos. ![]()
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