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In reply to LPHA • 10:40a, 6/6/24
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LPHA said:
If you are paying for that service and they give you a **** product, why would there not be repercussions?
There will be: the customers will drop them and they'll go out of business.

But I don't think they're going to take some consequential or uncapped liability in exchange for making $5 or $10k per month (or whatever they are charging).
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In reply to LPHA • 10:40a, 6/6/24
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LPHA said:
If you are paying for that service and they give you a **** product, why would there not be repercussions?

I'm not trying to argue, just curious. I could sell inaccurate forecasts too.


I'm not involved in all that discussion, but I know there is definitely a fair amount of back and forth with the providers. What is so absurd now is that we are submitting our wx observations now to help make their models better when their models used to be pretty damned good. Something shifted dramatically and it sucks.
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In reply to LPHA • 10:41a, 6/6/24
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LPHA said:
If you are paying for that service and they give you a **** product, why would there not be repercussions?

I'm not trying to argue, just curious. I could sell inaccurate forecasts too.

Do you get a refund from your financial advisor if the market drops 5%?

Reality is not every product and service are the same. Some aren't ever going to have 100% accuracy and you'll never have that guarantee. You're choosing who you pay for based on their track record.
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In reply to LPHA • 10:41a, 6/6/24
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LPHA said:
If you are paying for that service and they give you a **** product, why would there not be repercussions?

I'm not trying to argue, just curious. I could sell inaccurate forecasts too.
As frustrating as inaccurate forecasts can be, isn't this just a case of buyer beware.

If you choose to subscribe to a service that doesn't perform, find another that provides better service. May not apply here, if all services are based on a flawed model, but you still have a choice.

Anyway, I know today will be hot and sunny. Carry on.
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In reply to htxag09 • 10:42a, 6/6/24
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That's a good point
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10:53a, 6/6/24
Matt is the lead meteorologist for Cheinere, so he does get paid to have an accurate forecast.
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11:35a, 6/6/24
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Just vote the troll away.
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11:39a, 6/6/24
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Do various forecasting services really vary all that much? I figured they all just took NOAA data and provided their own narrative interpretations. But I've never looked into it.
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12:06p, 6/6/24
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Who's the most reliant on accurate weather forecasts?

I can think of:

1) Energy companies and related traders
2) Maritime and offshore companies
3) Airlines

Would be curious what's going on with each of those as they have serious amounts of cash tied to accurate weather forecasting.

They aren't selling ads for local car dealerships, plumbing, HVAC, and generators.
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In reply to Jugstore Cowboy • 12:17p, 6/6/24
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Jugstore Cowboy said:
Do various forecasting services really vary all that much? I figured they all just took NOAA data and provided their own narrative interpretations. But I've never looked into it.


I can post some examples later when I get home and look at my work phone. Quite often our 2 main ones vary significantly.

ETA our services are stormgeo and westherops
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In reply to Sea Speed • 12:25p, 6/6/24
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Sea Speed said:
Jugstore Cowboy said:
Do various forecasting services really vary all that much? I figured they all just took NOAA data and provided their own narrative interpretations. But I've never looked into it.


I can post some examples later when I get home and look at my work phone. Quite often our 2 main ones vary significantly.

ETA our services are stormgeo and westherops


In Westherops, winter is always coming (but with a lisp)
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12:52p, 6/6/24
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How's the weather?
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In reply to jja79 • 3:42p, 6/6/24
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In reply to aTm2004 • 3:50p, 6/6/24
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Ok, thought I had clicked the wrong thread because I hadn't seen any posts about the weather in a while.
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8:31a, 6/7/24
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In reply to aTm2004 • 10:19a, 6/7/24
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aTm2004 said:
this cracks me up
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In reply to sts7049 • 10:57a, 6/7/24
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sts7049 said:
aTm2004 said:
this cracks me up
It's only fun because of how true it is.
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11:25a, 6/10/24
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1-1.5" in the last 20 minutes here in the LC.
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In reply to sts7049 • 3:55p, 6/10/24
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sts7049 said:
aTm2004 said:
this cracks me up


Missed opportunity to drop a dew point reference LZ!
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8:56p, 6/10/24
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2"+ inches < hour in Timbergrove
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9:00p, 6/10/24
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Pouring in Montrose
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9:05p, 6/10/24
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SCW lazing on the job again
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9:06p, 6/10/24
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Another severely underrated storm…
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9:41p, 6/10/24
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And….. we lost power (in the heights)

Edit : we've got it back 30 min later.
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In reply to htxag09 • 12:04a, 6/11/24
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htxag09 said:
Another severely underrated storm…


I had no idea there was bad weather out there tonight as we got nothing on the westside. Had some thunder rumbles much earlier in the day, but nothing ever materialized. What part of town are you in?
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In reply to AW96 • 7:03a, 6/11/24
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Oak forest. Nothing really severe but way more rain than forecasted. Think space city said some spots could see 1/2". We got over 2".

Timbergrove got about 2.5".

I have a buddy in upper Kirby and they had lots of street flooding, they got about 3".
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7:06a, 6/11/24
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Next week...it currently looks like a tropical thing coming that will be a rainmaker.
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In reply to scd88 • 7:19a, 6/11/24
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Wonderful
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7:21a, 6/11/24
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All this rain has my lawn growing like mad. Just need to spread it out more all the way through September.
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In reply to scd88 • 7:45a, 6/11/24
scd88 said:
Next week...it currently looks like a tropical thing coming that will be a rainmaker.




Yep. It may hit here or in LA, not sure yet, but the whole gulf coast is going to get a lot of rain.
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In reply to Nanomachines son • 8:00a, 6/11/24
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Nanomachines son said:
scd88 said:
Next week...it currently looks like a tropical thing coming that will be a rainmaker.




Yep. It may hit here or in LA, not sure yet, but the whole gulf coast is going to get a lot of rain.


As long as it's just rain.
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In reply to AgLA06 • 10:15a, 6/11/24
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Where the big rains will happen is subject to change, but the Euro model is showing two tropical rainmakers over the next 2 weeks.



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In reply to Cromagnum • 10:53a, 6/11/24
Cromagnum said:
Where the big rains will happen is subject to change, but the Euro model is showing two tropical rainmakers over the next 2 weeks.



I'm tired of all the "experts" and their models and forecasts. Two weeks out doesn't mean ***** Get back to us when it's a week or less away.
Username checks out.
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10:54a, 6/11/24
I need to get a drainage company out ASAP because our new house has terrible drainage.

Any recommendations for a company?
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