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mfcorey1

(11,001 posts) Fri Feb 8, 2013, 07:25 PM Feb 2013

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Orca and Nemo are the names of the winter storms in the northeast? When did they start

naming snow storms? I just heard the meteorologist on the weather channel referring to the storms by those names.

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Orca and Nemo are the names of the winter storms in the northeast? When did they start (Original Post) mfcorey1 Feb 2013 OP

It's something only the Weather Channel does. geomon666 Feb 2013 #1

We have hurricane force winter storms up here often Blue_In_AK Feb 2013 #2

It's a dumb Weather Channel thing,not an East Coast thing. Totally inane IMHO. virgogal Feb 2013 #3

oh not to worry, the weather channel will do it to you too cali Feb 2013 #4

That's for sure. n/t Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #5

Message auto-removed KracevayaKoshka Feb 2013 #6

My daughter read me list HockeyMom Feb 2013 #7

TWC needs to have your attention 24/7 donchaknow Baclava Feb 2013 #8

These winter hurricanes are called Nor'easters. yellerpup Feb 2013 #9

geomon666

(7,512 posts)

1. It's something only the Weather Channel does.

Reply to mfcorey1 (Original post)

Fri Feb 8, 2013, 07:26 PM

Feb 2013

They are not recognized by any other meteorological institution.

Blue_In_AK

(46,436 posts)

2. We have hurricane force winter storms up here often

Reply to mfcorey1 (Original post)

Fri Feb 8, 2013, 07:26 PM

Feb 2013

and they never get a name. It must be an East Coast thing.

virgogal

(10,178 posts)

3. It's a dumb Weather Channel thing,not an East Coast thing. Totally inane IMHO.

Reply to Blue_In_AK (Reply #2)

Fri Feb 8, 2013, 07:29 PM

Feb 2013

cali

(114,904 posts)

4. oh not to worry, the weather channel will do it to you too

Reply to Blue_In_AK (Reply #2)

Fri Feb 8, 2013, 07:30 PM

Feb 2013

it's an equal opportunity hysteria spreader.

Sekhmets Daughter

(7,515 posts)

5. That's for sure. n/t

Reply to cali (Reply #4)

Fri Feb 8, 2013, 07:39 PM

Feb 2013

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HockeyMom

(14,337 posts)

7. My daughter read me list

Reply to mfcorey1 (Original post)

Fri Feb 8, 2013, 08:01 PM

Feb 2013

of their names. ZEUS????? Seems they like like fierce, Greek Gods for winter storms. In all fairness, they threw in a few cartoon characters too. lol I will go with winter storms named by months and years.

Baclava

(12,047 posts)

8. TWC needs to have your attention 24/7 donchaknow

Reply to mfcorey1 (Original post)

Fri Feb 8, 2013, 08:38 PM

Feb 2013

that's why I see Jim Cantore sporting his brave wind scowl whilst a bunch of 8 y/o kids are playing in the white fluffy background of his death defying reporting

disaster porn sells

yellerpup

(12,253 posts)

9. These winter hurricanes are called Nor'easters.

Reply to mfcorey1 (Original post)

Fri Feb 8, 2013, 08:49 PM

Feb 2013

This is the first time I can recall any of them being named.

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