Random notes tonight from the ABC 33/40 Weather Center…
*I am writing this while watching live coverage of the Denver Blizzard of 2006. The station we have up on the computer is KUSA-TV, Channel 9. All of the local stations in Denver have been in “wall to wall†coverage since the morning hours, and I must say they have done a great job under extremely difficult circumstances. Just a few minutes ago the anchors on KUSA pitched to a reporter who was live at a shelter, and I knew the voice immediately. It was Anastasiya Bolton, who was with us here at ABC 33/40 for a few years before leaving for Denver early this year. Anastasiya got some great experience here dealing with tornadoes, hurricanes, and floods, but nothing like a blizzard. She is a native of Russia and very fluent in a number of different languages. She has a great future in this business.
*Just a two days ago it seemed like the national media was frantically telling their viewers that “most of the nation†was in the midst of unprecedented warmth. Funny how they didn’t seem to pay much attention to the record cold over the nation’s mid-section a few weeks ago, and the snow and ice storm that responsible for dozens of deaths. Wonder if they know a major blizzard is going on out west right now.
*Now that school systems have shut down, most folks are going off their normal routine, meaning this will be one of the last days that we will have our “regular†audience here on the blog. I just wanted to take this opportunity to say thanks for another great year here at ABC 33/40. The number of blog readers continues to grow exponentially, and we appreciate you being a part of our “blog familyâ€. We are all looking forward to 2007; our annual Storm Alert tour is only 7 weeks away, and we hope to see many of you on our journey around the state. We will post the schedule by the first of January, we begin the tour the first week of February.
I hope you enjoy God’s richest blessings this Christmas. Be safe if you are traveling!
