On Monday, November 26, 2018 at 12:16:40 PM UTC-5, Jill McQuown wrote:
> On 11/26/2018 11:29 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > On Monday, November 26, 2018 at 11:14:59 AM UTC-5, Jill McQuown wrote:
> >
> >> I think it's funny they give winter (snow) storms names just like they
> >> do hurricanes. Did they always do that?
> >
> > No. The Weather Channel started doing that a while back. Probably
> > to stoke panic and increase viewership.
> >
> > Cindy Hamilton
> >
> That makes sense, I suppose. I rarely watch the Weather Channel unless
> it is something that might affect where I live.
>
> Jill

I find the Weather Channel has too much crap and not enough information.
My go-to sites a

<http://www.intellicast.com/>

And this one (for which I've kept my local settings):

<https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=42.2112&lon=-83.5999&unit=0&lg=english&FcstType=graphical>

I call this "the nerd's forecast".

Cindy Hamilton