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HERE...
MINUTES, THE LIVE DOPPLER 15
FURY STORM TEAM WILL
WE'LL DISCUSS WHAT TO EXPECT
THIS WINTER AND HOW TO STAY SAFE
IN SEVERAL SITUATIONS.
AREA'S MOST POPULAR OUTDOOR
WINTER VENUES.
IT'S ALL NEXT ON "15 FURY ALERT:
A WANE WINTER WEATHER SPECIAL."
WHEN YOU THINK WINTER, YOU THINK
SNOW...BUT HOW MUCH ARE WE
SUPPOSED TO SEE IN AN AVERAGE
YEAR?
TOTAL SNOWFALL, WHICH IS ABOUT
AVERAGE FOR
US: 33.6" THIS IS A LOT
COMPARED TO OUR DRIEST WINTER,
WHICH ONLY HAD
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE 81.2"
OF SNOW? THAT WAS OUR SNOWIEST
SEASON, IT HAPPENED IN 1981-82
BUT SNOW ISN'T THE ONLY THING WE
RAIN, ICE, AND SLEET CAN ALL
OCCUR WITH OUR VARIABLE
TEMPERATURES.
JUST LIKE IN THE SUMMER, THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ISSUES
ALERTS TO LET YOU KNOW WHAT'S
COMING.
A WATCH....
OR A
WARNING, DEPENDING ON THE
INTENSITY OF THE EVENT.
AN ADVISORY IS THE LOWEST LEVEL,
ISSUED FOR EVENTS THAT HAVE
MINIMAL
IMPACT ON OUR AREA.
A WATCH WILL BE ISSUED DAYS IN
ADVANCE OF THE STORM, GIVING YOU
A WARNING MEANS THE WINTER BLAST
IS ALMOST HERE OR IS ALREADY
HAPPENING.
WHEN THE NEXT WINTER BLAST
DOPPLER 15 FURY STORM TEAM
PROVIDE A DETAILED FORECAST, WE
ARE
COMMITTED TO CONSTANTLY UPDATING
WANE-DOT-COM WITH THE
MOST UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION.
UPDATES ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH A
NUMBER
WELL, THE SIMPLEST THING I CAN
AVAILABLE
YOU'RE AT WORK, YOU CAN CHECK US
ON
YOUR DESKTOP COMPUTER, IF YOU'RE
AT HOME YOU CAN CHECK US ON YOUR
IF YOU'RE OUT AND ABOUT, YOU CAN
CHECK US ON YOUR SMARTPHONE.
WE'RE ALSO AVAILABLE TO GIVE YOU
INFORMATION VIA TEXT ALERTS AND,
ON APPLE DEVICES, WE CAN PUSH
IOS ALERTS TO NOTIFY YOU OF
IMPENDING
WEATHER SITUATIONS.
PROJECT HOW THE STORM WILL
EVOLVE
WITH OUR HIGH RESOLUTION
FORECAST MODEL, "MICROCAST."
HOUSE, 4 TIMES A DAY, WE CAN
DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF JUST
HOW MUCH SNOW IS FORECAST
TO FALL IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
WILL TRACK THE BANDS OF SNOW
OUR LIVE DOPPLER15 FURY RADAR.
RADAR, YOU CAN CONTROL THE MAP
AND TRACK
TO FIND OUT WHETHER SNOW, RAIN
OR A MIX OF THE TWO IS ON THE
WAY.
REGION, WE'LL KEEP YOU POSTED ON
CHECK OUT OUR WANE-TV FACEBOOK
15
FURY STORM TEAM ON TWITTER USING
THE HANDLE "WANE-W-X"
THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO IS AN
IMPORTANT TOOL TO KEEP YOU
WEATHER
AWARE, NOT JUST IN THE SPRING
AND SUMMER, BUT ALSO IN THE
WINTER.
DURING OUR WEATHER RADIO
THIS YEAR, MANY OF YOU ASKED
WHEN THE WEATHER RADIOS WILL
IN THE WINTER.
HERE'S METEOROLOGIST SAM LASHLEY
FROM OUR LOCAL NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE WITH THE
THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO WILL NOT
SOUND VERY OFTEN IN THE WINTER.
EXTREME WINTER WEATHER CASES
BLIZZARD WARNINGS AND REALLY
EXTREME
WINTER WEATHER, WHICH, AROUND
HERE, DOESN'T HAPPEN TOO OFTEN,
FORTUNATELY.
REMEMBER, IF YOU HAVE A STANDARD
ALWAYS KEEP IT PLUGGED IN.
UP IN THE CASE OF A POWER
AND, IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO HAVE
FRESH BATTERIES NEAR YOUR
IN THE EVENT OF AN EXTENDED
IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOME
WINTER FUN, BUT LACKING THE
WEATHER, NOT TO WORRY.
THERE'S A PLACE FOR YOU RIGHT
HERE IN NORTHEAST
THE HISTORIC TOBOGGAN RUN AT
POKAGON STATE PARK WILL
DEFINITELY
SATISFY YOUR NEED FOR SPEED.
THE TOBOGGAN RUN ACTUALLY GOT
THE CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORP.
THIS IS A GROUP OF YOUNG MEN
WORKED DURING THE GREAT
DEPRESSION.
THIS BIG HILL.
WANTED TO HAVE FUN.
ONE OF
ADVANTAGE OF THESE NICE LONG
HILLS.
OF ENHANCED IT BY MAKING A
WOODEN CHUTE.
THEN THE PEOPLE FROM TOWN SAW
THIS AND THEY THOUGHT "OH THIS
IS
DO THIS TOO." SO FROM THOSE REAL
THE TOP TOBOGGAN RUNS IN THE
IN THE LATE THIRTIES THE 2-TO-3
FOOT TOWER GREW TO 20 FEET, THEN
IN THE
FOURTIES A SECOND TRACK WAS
ADDED.
THE REFRIGERATION WAS INSTALLED
IN 1971 SO SLEDDERS COULD ENJOY
THE
SLOPES WITHOUT SNOW OR ICE.
UNDER EACH TRACK IS 12 TUBES
FLUID.
IT'S LIKE THE
REFRIGERATOR AT HOME.
IT COMES OUT OF THE CHILLER
BUILDING AT ABOUT 0 DEGREES,
GOES UP IN
12 TUBES, AND THE CONCRETE GETS
VERY COLD.
OF ICE ON THAT CONCRETE.
AND
AND IT'S NOT YOUR EVERYDAY
FREEZER.
IMAGINE YOUR FREEZER AT HOME,
IT'S GOT TO BE A SMALL LITTLE
INSIDE WITH REFRIGERANT GOING
SO THIS IS...
YEAH WE HAVE
TO HOUSE IT IN A WHOLE BUILDING!
SO NOW THAT YOU KNOW HOW IT
WORKS, WHAT ARE THE BEST
CONDITIONS FOR TOBOGGANING?
WOULD BE BELOW FREEZING, BECAUSE
REFRIGERATION HAS TO WORK.
IF WE GET SNOW THAT'S ADDED WORK
FOR US BECAUSE WE HAVE TO GET
SNOW OFF.
WE DON'T TOBOGGAN ON SNOW, WE
TOBOGGAN ON ICE.
IS THAT YOU COME OFF THAT 40
FOOT TOWER
UNDULATING HILLS.
TO SCOOT ALONG ON YOUR
BOTTOM AT 30 MPH FOR A QUARTER
OF A MILE IS JUST AN EXPERIENCE
DON'T OFTEN HAVE.
YELLING HERE.
IT'S NOT A SCREAM OUT OF FEAR,
IT'S A SCREAM OF PURE JOY.
THE SCREAMS JUST
JUST CAN'T HELP IT.
IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT
YOU RECAPTURE THAT CHILDHOOD
JOY.
END OF FEBRUARY.
TO FIND MORE
YOU CAN FIND A LINK TO THEIR
WEBSITE ON WANE.COM.
STILL TO COME ON 15 FURY ALERT,
WE'LL SHOW YOU SOME TIPS ON
DRIVING SAFELY THIS WINTER.
PLUS, I&M TALKS ABOUT THE
AN ICE STORM.
BUT FIRST, LET'S TEST YOUR
TRUE OR FALSE.....
IT MUST BE 32 DEGREES OR COLDER
THE ANSWER WHEN WE RETURN.