* Atmospheres ( TV show ), a former television series on The Weather Channel

** The Weather Channel airs on cable television for the first time.

It was Satcom 1 that was instrumental in helping early cable TV channels such as WTBS ( now TBS Superstation ), HBO, CBN ( now ABC Family ), and The Weather Channel become successful, because these channels distributed their programming to all of the local cable TV headends using the satellite.

The event was captured and filmed by local media and was seen live on national television channels such as The Weather Channel.

The Weather Channel ( TWC ) is an American cable and satellite television network that, since May 2, 1982, broadcasts weather forecasts and weather-related news, along with entertainment programming related to weather such as Storm Stories, 24 hours a day.

Content from The Weather Channel is available for purchase from the NBCUniversal Archives.

The Weather Channel debuted its high-definition simulcast on September 26, 2007.

The Weather Channel was founded in 1981 by John Coleman and Frank Batten.

The Weather Channel uses special proprietary equipment that inserts local weather forecast and warning information if it is viewed on a cable TV system.

The Weather Channel produces a service based on modified versions of Weather Star technology called Weatherscan, on which a separate channel constantly displays local and regional conditions and forecasts along with the Weather Channel's logo and advertisements.

The Weather Channel is headquartered in the Cumberland / Galleria area immediately northwest of Atlanta, overlooking the " Cobb Cloverleaf " interchange from a high-rise in the Interstate North complex.

TWC also runs websites in Brazil ( Canal do Tempo ), the United Kingdom ( Weather Channel ), France ( Météo 123 ) and Germany ( Wetter 123 ).

A definitive history of the network, The Weather Channel: The Improbable Rise of a Media Phenomenon, by Frank Batten and Jeffrey L. Cruikshank, was published by Harvard Business Press in May 2002, on TWC's 20th anniversary.

On January 3, 2008, it was reported that The Weather Channel and its assets were put up for sale by Landmark Communications.

On July 6, 2008, NBC Universal, Bain Capital and Blackstone Group agreed to purchase the Weather Channel from Landmark.

Subchannels carrying Weather Plus have moved to the Local AccuWeather Channel, kept the Weather Plus engine, or switched affiliations ( e. g., to This TV or the Retro Television Network ).

From November 2008 through February 2009, The Weather Channel terminated seven long-time on-camera meteorologists: Kristina Abernathy, Eboni Deon, Kristin Dodd, Rich Johnson, Cheryl Lemke, Mark Mancuso and Dave Schwartz.

In July, 2010, The Weather Channel terminated Bill Keneely, the last of the original on-camera meteorologists who aired on the network's first broadcasts in 1982.

However for New York-based forecasting operations ( those utilized for MSNBC and CNBC forecasts, for instance ), the former NBC Weather Plus forecasting, radar, and graphics systems remain in place, with banners changed to fit the Weather Channel graphics scheme.

On September 10, 2009, the co-founder of The Weather Channel, Frank Batten, died.

Over the years, attempts to broadcast international versions of TWC ( apart from Canada's The Weather Network / MétéoMédia and the Australian version of the Weather Channel ) failed.

After December 2009, these weekly movies were discontinued for the time being in favor of running Weather Center, which already aired in the entire primetime slot during the rest of the work week.

" Dish has chosen to be the first distributor to drop The Weather Channel rather than pay the standard industry rates others in the industry have already agreed to pay ", the Weather Channel said in a statement.

In 1993, this effect during an already severe cold snap plunged the morning low temperature down to in the valley, officially recorded by the National Weather Service.

Contemporary Weather Bureau reports stated that the rain had been a small part of a storm that was already coming but Hatfield's supporters disregarded this.

When Weather went underground, members often used money they already had or received from their family to fund their efforts.

In correlation to this, the CRTC also ordered all cable and satellite companies to carry both The Weather Network and MétéoMédia on the digital basic tiers -- Bell TV and Shaw Direct already do so ; most cable systems already carry one or the other on analog, depending on location.

This is especially pronounced due to its location far from any sizeable landmass-Fair Isle has the smallest overall temperature range ( least continental ) of any Weather Station in the British Isles-an absolute maximum of and an absolute minimum of since 1951.

The US National Weather Service has a 2. 5 cm ( 1 in ) or greater in diameter threshold, effective January 2010, an increase over the previous threshold of ¾-inch hail.

Keke ostensibly leads the Guadalcanal Liberation Front, but has been described as marauding bandit based on the isolated southwestern coast ( Weather Coast ) of Guadalcanal.

Weather has played a large and sometimes direct part in human history.

It has been suggested that Vice President Dick Cheney has been at Mount Weather from time to time, as it is the quintessential " secure undisclosed location ".

Since September 11, 2001, Mount Weather has seen a dramatic increase in staffing and support.

It is believed that Mount Weather has largely assumed the functions of the facility at the Greenbrier, which was to house the U. S. Congress in an emergency, since that shelter was decommissioned.

The National Weather Service has a station on the island, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration maintains a presence.

The National Weather Service has had a cooperative station on the South Rim since 1903.

The National Weather Service today has two official weather stations in Oakland: Oakland International Airport and the Oakland Museum ( established 1970 ).

The original Weather Star technology has been upgraded on larger cable systems to the IntelliStar, including Vocal Local to announce the current conditions, weather bulletins, and the detailed local forecast.

Since its inception, the Weather Channel has incorporated local forecasts using Weather Star computers installed at cable headends.

* The film Back to the Future Part II has a futuristic version of The Weather Channel that replaces today's logo in the year 2015.

Since the purchasing of The Weather Channel by NBC Universal in 2008, the network has participated in the " Green is Universal " campaign, which occurs twice a year, usually being in April and November.

Since the creation of the series Atmospheres in 2000 and Storm Stories in 2003, The Weather Channel has seen a gradual transition toward a mix of weather forecast programming and weather-related entertainment programming that paralleled the launch of sister network weatherscan, the evolution of the always on L bar | weather ticker, the development of weather. com and popular branded mobile phone applications, and the increased viewing and interest in documentary series programs on the topic of weather.

The decision to show movie and series content related to weather has caused criticism from many viewers and those in the media, who have criticized The Weather Channel for deviating from its format of running weather information 24 hours a day to run more infotainment programming.

WRF ( Weather Research and Forecasting Model ) is a mesoscale meteorological simulation code which has been developed under the collaboration among US institutions, including NCAR ( National Center for Atmospheric Research ) and NCEP ( National Centers for Environmental Prediction ).

The National Weather Service has a radar site in Hytop.

The tornado was confirmed by National Weather Service survey crews, who has rated the tornado a high end EF2.