Ryan Hall, with 2.8 million subscribers, uses radar and AI robots to provide live weather updates, often faster than the National Weather Service (NWS). On May 16, he warned viewers about a tornado in Kentucky, criticizing NWS for delayed warnings due to understaffing from budget cuts. Hall's team, including meteorologists like Andy Hill, rely on radar analysis rather than formal meteorology credentials, showing a new wave of independent weather reporting that influences public safety during severe storms.
"We've been watching this storm for a while, we've been hootin' and hollerin' for a while, hopefully the message has gotten out there and we know to be in our safe spots," Hall warned his YouTube audience in a calm voice with a Southern twang.
"We're about to have a large tornado go through a very populated area with much less warning than what there should be, as a result of that," he said.
"He was just looking at, essentially patterns and radar data, which is what gives him such a good insight into storm activities," said Hill.
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