WHAS-TV 1987: 07/06/87 EPIC Thunderstorm Warning Alert

[MysticArksRevenge]

@trailbreakeradk Same here.

[syntonik]

Our TV station used to put up these incredibly creepy photos of a storm and a tornado depending on what the watch/warning was issued for. I mean, these would literally scare the crap out of young kids!

[ToastyBoom42]

This EBS says, "Severe T-Storms, dude!"

[peakster753]

What's the story with the image used in the video??

[indylre]

@peakster753 that was one of their standard graphics for cut-ins at the time.

[TVisawesome432]

REALLY EPIC FONT

[BrandonDevers]

@trailbreakeradk The font for WARNING is Helvetica. As for SEVERE THUNDERSTORM, that font is something you would see on a sitcom.

[Samiam10100]

The font is too exciting and colorful for a thunderstorm.

[88jamiew]

@AaronApolloCamp Thats becuase the eas wasn't invinted in the 1980s

[88jamiew]

@trailbreakeradk Me either, and it is cool!!

[VVonchop]

severe... GNARLY-NESS 

[gerryono]

@trailbreakeradk

I wonder if the font was used to capitalize on the heavy metal trend during this time

[littledarklingghost]

The loud whooshing noise in the background gives me the creeps... it's almost like he's out in the middle of the storm. Hearing this at night... that's scary, LOL.

[talladegajunkie1439]

@littledarklingghost, it's probably an AC.

[supersaver87]

Coolest EBS graphic ever.

[MysticArksRevenge]

@supersaver87 Same here. The Tornado Warning one is just as good.

I just think these old warning slides are a lot better than the animated openings and crap we use these days.

[gerryono]

This slide was clearly capitalizing on the metal craze of the time

Makes me want to rockout

[mst3k4evr]

Am I the only one that thought "EPIC" was referring to the "totally awesome" screenshot when they first saw this video instead of the Emergency Public Information Circuit network?

[andyfireman1]

counted words i couldent understand.47

[domirules28]

i thought the ebs/eas was only activated if a tornado warning was issued??

[indylre]

@domirules28 the EBS/EAS can be activated for any type of local weather emergency just as the NOAA Weather Radio is. Many stations back then, including WHAS radio and WHAS TV activated for Flash Flood, Severe Thunderstorm and Tornado Warnings as a service to their community.

[MysticArksRevenge]

@indylre Do you have a recording of an Emergency Public Information Circuit network Tornado warning?

[ravenfan205]

LOL I found this exact one in a parody video. It was of some cartoon characters performing a song and right in the middle it was cut off by this XDDDD and there were some video game guys who were just like "WTF?!" Wow I can't beleive I found the original. Thanks for posting XD

[indylre]

@ravenfan205 can you post the link for the parody video? i can't find it.

[ravenfan205]

Just look up "Triple King" It wont let me post the link for some reason.... I don't know why...

[jaybeegeeful]

@ravenfan205 That video brought me here XD

[ravenfan205]

@jaybeegeeful LMFAO Awesome XD I laughed so hard when I first saw it, then said to myself "The exact same thing happens to me."

[troshs]

@trailbreakeradk yeah, lets you know that there are other people alive and its not just some computer going off by itself....eek

[DiarrheaOfAMadman]

lol EPIC EPIC cut-in.

[patchspiritkwolflion]

This is so odd: I don't know why they have to make it all cartoony when it's supposed to "warn" us, I mean, seriously!!

[rdartis]

yea, i used to hate that sound too

[mjtheman23]

I used to hate that sound up until about a year or so ago, when I just became fine with it.

That sound used to scare me to the point of crying.

[patchspiritkwolflion]

OMG me too! I STILL cry!

[magicbirdaustin]

yea,its not that scary compared to the eas tones.

[theeasgeek1]

i hate it to

[hkfreak]

That slide is SO cheesy. Truly an EPIC EPIC cut-in.

[MysticArksRevenge]

@hkfreak Why? The cheesy stuff is better than the crap we use today. What we use today is too watered down compared to this.

[bigfalcor]

WHAS 11 is in Louisville, Kentucky. I was born at a hospital.

[rumbazz]

That's the 80's for you

[thesuperqwilfish1111]

what a very unique way to broadcast a severe thunderstorm warning.

[bigfalcor]

WHAS 11 is in my birthplace!

[88jamiew]

@bigfalcor WCTI ABC 12, WCTN NBC 7 was in my birthplace

[wiley207]

That slide reminds me of the Sesame Street News logo!

[dft432]

This is so 1987, where's the Members Only jackets at??

[Geno2733]

If it weren't for the EBS tone, i'd have thought this EBS Slide was for a really tacky movie. lol.

[princessdaisy001]

This warning looks AWESOME!

[e521soediv]

looks fake

[tnizzle53]

everyone thought they were cool in the 80's...lol

[WWERULEZ1000]

i remember when warnings were broadcasted like this back in the 80s...good times..good times

[Leafblower29]

when the weather guy was talking, it sounded like an ice machine was running in the background.

[indylre]

sounds more like an air conditioner. they probably were using the same microphone they used for NOAA Weather Radio at the time. It might have been a leaf blower too...lol.

[coffeeandsugar20]

Or he was broadcasting the message outside during the storm.

[Cjl99]

It's like totally severe!!!

[sonicfeet]

Nice screen.

[BojanglesUdon]

Is the EPIC system a local, self-contained warning system, or just a localized designation for the EBS?

[indylre]

It was a local system that involved 2-way radios and a closed-circuit connection with Local DES and the NWS from what I remember. As recently as the late 90's there were still receivers at the local TV stations. Not sure if it is still in existance now with EAS or not.

[irvan36mm]

This is very 1987! Where's the big hair at?? LOL

[BojanglesUdon]

Looks like the cover for a Poison record or something

[cm524]

looks like a logo a sports team would use.

[BigBadGafilo]

Damn, that severe weather slide kicks the rear off any other station's plain font slide. I laughed when I first saw it, with "SEVERE THUNDERSTORM" written in creepy font that way.

[indylre]

yeah it definitely is an attention getter. lol

[Geno2733]

LMAO Love the "horror film" slide.

[indylre]

yeah. the Tornado Warning was even better.

[BigBadGafilo]

Do you happen to have the tornado warning one available by any chance?

[indylre]

i'm looking for that one.

[dft432]

Cool slide! Nevertheless, it looks so dated

[ASKconard]

I love that slide. Very ominous.