"Big for us was our fourth meteorologist, John Campbell"
A year ago, KETV's severe weather coverage of a spring storm like Thursday's might not have been as comprehensive, says Chief Meteorologist Bill Randby. That is because the station only had three meteorologists on staff.
But on Thursday, four were working both in the station and out in the field: weekend meteorologists Chuck McWilliams and John Campbell (both on their days off) and morning meteorologist Andrea Bredow, who pulled off a herculean effort, working a 3 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. shift.
Randby said having Campbell in the station allowed McWilliams to be out in the field.
"He (McWilliams) brought in the first reports of damage and the overturned semi at I-480 and I-80," Randby said.
Another difference in KETV's severe weather coverage this year, Randby said, is the addition of Super Doppler 7 HD. Its NEXRAD Level II display is what Campbell used to show the storm's damage path.
"I thought we provided an excellent public service," Randby said before leaving the station Thursday around midnight. "We had dozens of emails from viewers complimenting us on the continuing coverage as storms moved across the metro and our entire viewing area."
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