When Computers Go Crazy

We absolutely could not do without computers in the world of weather. But, sometimes they throw us a curve.

Blog reader, Dana, reported that an automated computerrised weather station on the north part of Hilton Head Island, S.C., reported a low and high today of 150 degrees. The heat index was 195.

Around mid-day, the automated weather equipment at Gadsden Airport reported a wind gust of 92 mph. It was a faulty report.