![]() At least eight people were killed in the story originally published to, and was shared to other Florida newspapers in the GateHouse Media network. Tornadoes were reported over the weekend in a swath of the southeast from Texas through Georgia, according to the Storm Prediction Center. "There are still a significant number of people (elderly, vulnerable, and marginalized populations) that may not have other resources to receive a warning," Shepherd wrote. One of the most consistent complaints about the CBS interruption was that weather Apps can replace television alerts, Shepherd noted. Shepherd, a former president of the American Meteorological Society, said the Federal Communication Commission expects stations to alert viewers. Dorsey has made strides in her professional life. Since October 2020, she has been a part of their new morning show, Wake Up Atlanta, which airs from 4:30 to 7 a.m. "The Masters used a pro-active approach rather than a 'hope' plan," wrote Forbes columnist and University of Georgia atmospheric sciences professor Marshall Shepherd. Ella Dorsey is an American journalist who has worked at CBS 46 in Atlanta, Georgia, as a weekend meteorologist since early 2016. Tournament organizers recognized there was a threat of severe weather, changing the schedule on Saturday so rounds would be played earlier in the day before the worst of the storms threatened. Ella spent her childhood in Baltimore, Maryland, and then moved to Atlanta with her family at the age of 13. station for breaking in during a replay of the Masters for a weather alert that included a tornado warning.Ĭhannel 9 in DC, the CBS affiliate: you people couldn't wait until Tiger putted out (on replay granted) before you took HIM off the screen for your self-indulgent endless weather interruption? Really?!?!? A pox on your producers, probably some of my dear friends!- Michael Wilbon April 14, 2019 Ella joined Atlanta News First in early 2016 as a weekend meteorologist. I will continue to repeat that if and when we cut into programming to keep people safe.- Ella Dorsey April 14, 2019ĮSPN sports commentator Michael Wilbon also teased a Washington, D.C. Lives are more important than 5 minutes of golf. due to the bee swarm, according to flight data. Eastern time today for Atlanta, but was delayed until about 4:30 p.m. To everyone sending me death threats right now: you wouldn’t be saying a damn thing if a tornado was ravaging your home this afternoon. The flight was initially set to leave Houston at 12:25 p.m. "You wouldn't be saying a damn thing if a tornado was ravaging your home this afternoon," she said. She also Tweeted about the responses saying lives are more important than five minutes of golf. "Here at CBS 46, our number one priority is to keep you all safe." "The thousands of hateful emails and phone calls and Tweets that Jennifer and I and the CBS 46 newsroom received are unacceptable," Dorsey said. RELATED: Why Dixie Alley's twisters are stirring up more attentionīut the sound couldn't be heard, and viewers complained the tornado alert could have been communicated by a scroll at the bottom of the screen or a phone alert. broadcast that a plan for how the station was going to handle the severe weather was made beforehand, including that it would use a split screen so that the Masters could still be watched. She previously worked for WBIR-TV in Knoxville Tennessee where she covered everything from tornadoes to snow and ice storms.An Atlanta-area television meteorologist said she got death threats Sunday after her station interrupted coverage of the Masters golf tournament when a tornado warning was issued.Įlla Dorsey, a meteorologist with CBS 46, explained during Sunday's 11 p.m. If she isn’t watching radar or football, you can find her cooking or traveling. You can spot her sporting Baltimore Ravens & Georgia Bulldogs gear year-round. She made regular appearances on sports-radio talk shows in Knoxville. 10:00 PM Atlanta Now News at 10 on Atlantas CW. In addition to weather, Ella is a HUGE football fan. 9:00 PM Whose Line Is It Anyway 9:30 PM The Great American Joke Off. It debuted Tuesday morning and runs from 4:30-7 a.m. Her passion shines through in her forecasts. Ella Dorsey, CBS46 meteorologist, has moved to mornings in a revamped show called Wake Up Atlanta. Ella fell in love with weather at the age of 4 when her dad gave her a Discovery Channel VCR titled “Tornado, Hurricane, Flood”. She has also been awarded the Certificate of Broadcast Meteorology (CBM) which is the most prestigious designation offered to on-air meteorologists. ![]() Ella spent her childhood in Baltimore, Maryland, and then moved to Atlanta with her. in geography and a certificate in Atmospheric Sciences. Ella joined Atlanta News First in early 2016 as a weekend meteorologist. She attended the University of Georgia where she graduated Cum Laude with a B.S. ![]() Ella joined Atlanta News First in early 2016 as a weekend meteorologist. ![]()
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