Wired:
>At a certain point, you think you have a good grasp of what to expect from weather graphics. A color-coded map, a five-day forecast with a sassy cloud. Which might be why the Weather Channel’s 3-D, room-encompassing depiction of the Hurricane Florence storm surge took so many by surprise. It doesn’t tell, it shows, more bracingly than you’d think would be possible on a meteorological update. Here’s how they did it.
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>If you haven’t seen the graphic yet, take a moment to watch the segment below.
Storm surge will be a huge factor for Hurricane #Florence Check out what it might look like with @TWCErikaNavarro: pic.twitter.com/TPqTZTmiAM
— The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) September 13, 2018
I saw this on Twitter when it happened last week and was blown away. Really interesting to read how the Weather Channel pulled it off.
It is a great animation. There’s nothing like real-world demonstrations in 3D to pound an idea home. The sound was important as well.
I daresay even Patient Orange could understand this presentation.
Can’t imagine what these will look like in 5-10 years.