From: Mike N. 

The weather sections of each of the local TV stations have their own
dedicated HD channel for 24/7 weather and radar info.   Like MTV leaving
music, the classic cable "Weather channel" has long ago moved on
to do everything except weather - with weather as a small sideline.   I
find the
local doppler weather displays to be useful when a storm front comes
through - you can get a sense of how long the storm will be there, and if
the worst has passed.

   So on a weekend afternoon with a sudden intense afternoon thundershower,
I took a look-
   Channel A "Triple Doppler Super Radar" - showed 3 impressive looking
radar scans.   However with a rather large storm front everything was
crystal clear.   Clearly a case of lost communications - they just played
the last image they had with the 3 radar scans animating.   Useless.

 Channel B - No local weather radar scan - a news ticker and a general
afternoon forecast.    Later on, they have a local radar shot in a 2" X 2"
square during an ad.

  Channel C - No local weather radar scan - they do have the national
weather service severe thunderstorm warning bulletin on a ticker tape.
Later on, they preempt the weather warning ticker tape to run a local news
ticker.

   Conclusion:   They create a fine presentation on storm progress when the
weather department is manned.   Otherwise, the best bet is a National
Weather service radio channel paired with an internet view of the weather radar.

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