In the states, they have 24/7 coverage of hurricanes during the
critical stages

Now i know that we don't get hurricanes in this country, but we do get
vicious low pressure systems

I know some people think that storm chasers are mad
but some video footage by people that know what they are doing, and
broadcast on tv, might help communicate those weather warnings.

People will be able to see excatly what's going on, and the power of
the storm

People will tend to believe video footage more than a text forecast
posted on a website

Well i just find it a tad interesting, the Americans technique in
covering severe weather (get the cameras out there, and give in-depth
coverage of the storm and have dedicated weather channels on cable to
cover the event from start to finish) to the Uk version, which is
basically to tell people to stay in their homes and not travel. Hide
until the winds abate, but Uk people turn on their tv's and see no, or
a little coverage of the storm. Maybe a small item on the news
broadcast.

We don't have to go so far as sending out Peter Sissons into the heart
of the storm, so we see him swinging from a lamp-post on the six
o'clock news, although i know some people would love to see that.

Very Dangerous Storms could do with plenty of coverage is what i'm
saying.
Rather than people sitting in their homes in the dark, hearing the
winds getting bad outside, and wondering just how bad it's going to
get. Ok, the power goes out, people can't switch on the tv, but they
could still have a battery powered radio.
Radio stations need to drop normal programming and go for coverage when
weather situations have got real bad IMHO