The Weather Channel circa May 1985 Gay Dawson - John Doyle - Charlie Welsh

[@RobWitterschein]

I remember watching the Weather Channel because of the graphics. Watched it all day. Seriously, I watched it all day. Then they changed the graphics somewhere in the summer of 86. Good times.

[@jacobtodd1622]

History Note: 1 day later, a "High Risk" of severe weather was expected for Iowa and Wisconsin. At least 4 tornados touchdown in Missouri, Iowa, and Wisconsin. The strongest tornado was an F3 that touchdown in NE Iowa and traveled into Wisconsin. The "high risk" expectations thankfully did not develop; however, a day after this (31 May 85), a tornado outbreak would take place east of this area. On 31 May 1985, a Tornado Outbreak took place in extreme Eastern Ohio, extreme SW New York state, and NW & Central Pennsylvania. 44 tornadoes total would touchdown in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Ontario, Canada. 8-9 of these tornadoes would be either F4 or F5. One of the F5s: F5 (Ohio-Pennsylvania): Lordstown, OH / Newton Falls, OH / Niles, OH / Wheatland, PA

[@UNCJerry77]

The old guy is Charlie Welsh doing the weather. The other old guy in the commercial is John Hope.

[@Tornado1994]

UNCJerry77 Hope was a former WWII USAF Officer and from 1983-2001, he was TWC's residential Hurricane expert. I remember the 1995 Atlantic Hurricane season fondly with him being involved.

[@millenniumman75]

Interesting to note that 1969's Camille.....well, that's actually his daughter's name, picked to be in the list of names at the time.

[@totempolejoe1]

Songs in this clip (that I could identify): 1:30 "Boogie Man Has the Blues" - New Pulse Jazz Band 7:24 "Fire Fly" - Sadao Watanabe 13:38 "Small Talk" - Network Music Ensemble 14:30 "Monkey Buttons" - Dave Valentin (not the live version, as KZbin Content ID claims...)

[@dgwaters]

This was The Weather Channel at its very best! I totally remember the Beat the Heat Sweepstakes. Too bad you didn't get the commercial for Emerson Quiet Kool air conditioners with the two weathermen. The video quality is great!

[@jln55]

Gay Dawson wasn't just a pretty face. She was extremely good at her job, a real pro.

[@moisesgonzalez8450]

1987

[@thesilentdiva]

The graphics during travel forecast etc are so different than I remember in early to mid 90s

[@stephentuday651]

Excellent quality video!

[@pflqr]

a shot of Vince Miller. one of my favorite casters

[@geoseffr]

does anyone know the song from 8:50 to 8:55?

[@LucasPereiradaSilva]

7:24 the background song is Firefly- Sadao Watanabe

[@nanobubblegum]

wow bgm)^o^(

[@JLJ504HD]

Don Buser....

[@tomb4568]

+1 Gay Dawson