Severe weather … or not

By Michael P. Hill • June 28, 2008

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WESH.com, the Web site for WESH-TV, the Hearst-Argyle NBC affiliate in Orlando, Fla., was using its special “Severe Weather Alert” box on its homepage last Saturday.

The problem was the text beneath it: “There are currently no severe weather alerts.”

Plus the radars thumbnails look pretty clear over the greater Orlando area…