February has been an active weather month in Acadiana with numerous reports of severe weather, particularly over the last couple of weeks. Interestingly enough, I have taken many phone calls and emails from local schools and businesses that did not have television access to see our latest warnings/severe weather alerts, or what we call, “weather cut-ins” over normal programming. While I don’t think there will be a true replacement for having us meteorologists disseminate pertinent weather information live through our airwaves, a lot of people are looking for the next best thing through the internet. While katc.com has a wealth of weather information, there are some great computer utilities out there that can empower your home pc…provided you have a broadband connection and your computer is robust enough to handle a Google Earth. So download the latest version of Google Earth, play with it, and check out some of the great links from the web page. Remember the more add-ons that you throw at Google Earth the more it will slow your system down. So choose wisely. Over the next few days, on our newscasts at 6pm, I’ll be taking you on a tour of the best weather programs for your own home “Weather Lab”.
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