100 Biggest Weather Moments
| 100 Biggest Weather Moments | |
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100 Biggest Weather Moments' title screen
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| Starring | Host: Harry Connick, Jr. Other: Various celebrity commentaries, The Weather Channel's on-air meteorologists |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
| Production | |
| Running time | approx. 1 hour per episode |
| Release | |
| Original network | The Weather Channel |
| Original release | April 15 – April 19, 2007 |
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| Website | |
100 Biggest Weather Moments is a 2007 five-part miniseries on The Weather Channel, that premiered on Sunday, April 15, and aired nightly through Thursday, April 19, the biggest documentary effort in The Weather Channel’s 25-year history.[1]
The series is hosted by Harry Connick, Jr. and counts down the top weather-related events with commentary from various celebrities. The collection of weather moments is the work of more than 120 meteorologists.[2]
Contents
Episode details
| Ep. | Moment #s | Original Air Date | Ep. length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100–78 | April 15, 2007 | 1 hour |
| 2 | 77–56 | April 16, 2007 | |
| 3 | 55–34 | April 17, 2007 | |
| 4 | 33–13 | April 18, 2007 | |
| 5 | 12–1 | April 19, 2007 |
Weather moments
Episode #1
- 100. The Snow Plow Game[3]
- 99. Stradivarius violins
- 98. 1993 Midwest Flooding
- 97. Blowing in the wind
- 96. Sunglasses
- 95. The hygrometer
- 94. Paris Wine Tasting
- 93. Golfball dimples
- 92. 1978 Blizzard
- 91. Singular snowflakes
- 90. Weather insurance
- 89. Punxsutawney Phil
- 88. Ice skates
- 87. The Battle of Dunkirk
- 86. Saffir-Simpson scale
- 85. Catalytic converter
- 84. Shackleton's Antarctic exploration
- 83. Macintosh / Gore-Tex
- 82. Iceberg sinks the Titanic
- 81. Desert Storm
- 80. Long Island Express
- 79. Saving Dr. Nielsen
- 78. The umbrella
Episode #2
- 77. Invention of the snowboard
- 76. Rainy spring in Ireland
- 75. Buddy Holly plane crash
- 74. The Serum Run
- 73. NYC Blackout 1977
- 72. Personal Severe Weather Notification
- 71. Joanne Simpson
- 70. Solar Power
- 69. 1979 Cotton Bowl Classic
- 68. 1883 Eruption of Krakatoa / The Scream
- 67. Weather Balloon Transforms History
- 66. Fossett's Balloon Adventure
- 65. European heat wave 2003
- 64. Operation Eagle Claw
- 63. Naming of hurricanes
- 62. Hurricane Andrew
- 61. Hollywood becomes film capitol
- 60. The Anemometer
- 59. Battle of the Bulge
- 58. Eruption of Mt.Tambora
- 57. Poor Richard's Almanac
- 56. Perfect Storm
Episode #3
- 55. Wizard of Oz tornado
- 54. First tornado forecast
- 53. Domed Stadiums / Astroturf
- 52. Silent Spring
- 51. The Ice Bowl
- 50. Sun's relationship to earth
- 49. Battle of Long Island
- 48. Labor Day Hurricane
- 47. The Fujita scale
- 46. WWII and the jet stream
- 45. Peshtigo Fire
- 44. Speed and the wind tunnel
- 43. El Niño of the century
- 42. Hitler's march on Moscow
- 41. First cloud classification
- 40. Johnstown Flood
- 39. Hurricane Mitch
- 38. Hurricane hunters
- 37. Tree rings, ice cores and fossils
- 36. Rossby waves
- 35. The ozone hole
- 34. First TV Weather
Episode #4
- 33. First Winter Olympics
- 32. Antifreeze
- 31. Storm chasers
- 30. Tri-State Tornado, 1925
- 29. Bob Beamon's Long Jump
- 28. Windshield wiper
- 27. The Challenger explosion
- 26. 1993 Superstorm
- 25. The Weather Channel
- 24. Boston Massacre
- 23. The barometer
- 22. Creation of the EPA
- 21. Allergy index
- 20. Doppler radar
- 19. Galveston Hurricane
- 18. Microbursts
- 17. Dust Bowl era
- 16. Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock
- 15. Bangladesh arises from disaster
- 14. Live Aid
- 13. The second atomic bomb
Episode #5
- 12. Franklin Flies a Kite
- 11. UV Index
- 10. 1974 Tornado Super Outbreak
- 9. Flooding of 1927
- 8. Invention of the thermometer
- 7. Supercomputers
- 6. Air conditioning
- 5. Amazing Grace
- 4. First weather satellite
- 3. The D-Day invasion
- 2. Hurricane Katrina
- 1. Global warming
Personalities include
- Harry Connick, Jr. (host)
- Garth Brooks
- Bill Cosby
- Bob Costas
- Laurie David
- Jennifer Garner
- Rudolph Giuliani
- Russel L. Honoré
- Danica Patrick
- Mo Rocca
Promotion
Previews of the miniseries were shown at a virtual "weather island" created by The Weather Channel, in the virtual world Second Life. The Weather Channel wanted to test the effectiveness of advertising in online communities. According to AP, the station looked at it as an opportunity, and hoped that by getting in early, it could become an established leader in that environment.
The Weather Channel donated $75,000 to Musicians' Village, to date the biggest home-rebuilding project in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Connick and saxophonist Branford Marsalis came up with the idea for the village in 2005, in partnership with Habitat for Humanity. The Weather Channel also ran public service announcements about the Musicians' Village.
The TV Guide Channel, as part of its shows Watch This and 411, featured interviews with participants of the miniseries. The TV Guide had placements of The Weather Channel's logo, and the TV Guide website hosted 100 Biggest Weather Moments banner ads.[2]
References
- ↑ The Weather Channel Unveils Number One Weather Moment: Global Warming, Business Wire, April 19, 2007
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- ↑ 100 Biggest Weather Moments, The Weather Channel
