“You always get the forecasts for your area in ahead of everyone else,” said the intern. “How is that?”
“It’s easy,” said Burt, theskywatch.com weather forcaster with authority for the Deerton-Cascadia-Hopewell quadrangle of lower Michigan. “I just feed my area the Detroit forecast.”
“Really?” the intern said. “How’s that work?”
“Easy. The city’s close and it’s big, so anything it gets the little guys will get. Worst case, people get the rain ten minutes earlier than they would have or prepare for some lake-effect snow that never comes. And if anyone notices anything, well, it’s not an exact science.”
“What if the weather’s different enough that it makes a difference?” the intern said gravely.
“Never happen.”
“You sure about that?” The intern turned a monitor to face Burt. “F4 TORNADO TOUCHDOWN IN TECUMSEH COUNTY NEAR DEERTON.”
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