Weather Hype

Weather Hype


Episode 66: Perspectives on Hurricane Laura

August 29, 2020

Surprise! It's a new episode of WeatherHype! On this special episode of WeatherHype, we are breaking down the messaging and graphics associated with Hurricane Laura and reflect on the impact that Laura made to communities in Texas and Louisiana.


Tweets Discussed During the Episode:


Modernized Hurricane Laura Graphics: https://twitter.com/geostrophic/status/1298392681631154179


NWS 'Unsurvivable' Tweet #1: https://twitter.com/nws/status/1298639490806947842


NWS 'Unsurvivable' Tweet #2: https://twitter.com/nws/status/1298665340801613824


Don't Use Hurricane Laura Hashtag: https://twitter.com/wx_becks/status/1298644828398522368


Modifications were made for the Introduction and transition music "Baby, I'm Bad Weather" by Toussaint Morrison and "BenJamin Banger" by Bobby Drake: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/