Live weather-map malfunction keeps reporter on his toes

Live weather-map malfunction keeps reporter on his toes

A weather reporter in Phoenix kept his cool when a digital weather map malfunctioned during his segment of a live newscast. Cory McCloskey from Fox 10 in Phoenix was delivering area temperatures when he noticed that a few of the numbers on the map did not add up. Like 1270 degrees in Ahwatukee, 2960 degrees in Cave Creek, and 2385 degrees in Wickenburg. No, this was not a sign of global warming. It was indeed a graphics glitch. McCloskey handled the snafu like a real pro. He used comedy as a way out of an awkward moment. “Now, I’m not authorized to evacuate Ahwatukee, but this temperature seems pretty high… Frankly, Wickenburg is a total loss… Surprise is starting to heat up as well at 1300 degrees… Again, I’m not your dad, but I would get out while you still can.”
 
 
The station uploaded the segment to YouTube, where viewers have been loving it. One commenter wrote, “This is perfect! This guy deserves a raise!” McCloskey’s colleagues probably agree. Along with the video, the station posted on YouTube, “Technology doesn’t always cooperate, but luckily Cory knows how to handle the “heat!” This reminds us of another quick-thinking weather forecaster whose weather report went to the dogs back in October.