rule -- as a meteorologist and meteorology student, I totally agree with you. The entire meteorological community, from professionals to hobbiests, agrees with you.

The ratings don't agree with us, however. TWC's ratings are higher now with Storm Stories and other similar programming than they were before the programs even came along. The general public likes to see these things, while we don't -- particularly not every day, nor when storms are coming. But, money pays the bills...

It just couldn't hurt them to tone down the number of commercials a bit though, could it? Weather 00-07 of the hour, short local forecast 08-09, commercial 10-11, weekly planner 12-14, commercial 15-19, local forecast 19-20, special feature 20-24, commercial 24-28, local forecast 29-30. The same holds for the second half of the hour too. Go fig.

But, their coverage does leave a lot to be desired, in my opinion. And would it hurt them to change from that same graphic they've used all season long?