Early this morning while most people were sleeping, a certain local Facebook page many people in Smith County have come to turn to over the years for daily forecasts and outstanding severe weather coverage made a big change.
Formerly known as Smith County Weather on Facebook, Upper Cumberland Weather is continuing the mission of informing those in Smith County of severe weather anytime it threatens our area, just as the page always has for nearly five years.
The only difference is that other counties in the Upper Cumberland area will now be able to benefit from the great things Smith County Weather has been doing all these years.
In addition to Smith County, Upper Cumberland Weather will also be covering Clay, Cumberland, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Putnum, Trousdale and White Counties.
According to Anthony Taylor, who started Smith County Weather back in 2012, his commitment to Smith County isn’t changing. Those who have been following Smith County Weather through the years won’t notice any changes in the level of coverage he devotes to Smith County, which is something he wants everyone to understand.
One of the most significant changes Upper Cumberland Weather brings is how Taylor will cover severe weather.
Taylor says he will often be using Facebook Live to deliver severe weather updates, especially during bigger events involving multiple counties. This way he reach can a larger audience in real time with live radar, very similar to how severe weather coverage is done on television.
Additionally, Taylor plans to start doing a live stream weekday mornings where he discusses the forecast each day and what upcoming weather looks like. This will accompany the daily weather blog he started doing a month ago at UpperCumberlandWeather.com.
While Smith County Weather will now be known as Upper Cumberland Weather on Facebook, Taylor says the Smith County Weather brand isn’t going anywhere. He has committed to continuing Smith County Weather on Twitter, which he says is a much better platform to work with when it comes to posting real-time updates during severe weather in the text and image format he’s always used on Facebook.
Upper Cumberland Weather has its own Twitter account, which you can follow @CumberlandWx.
Taylor says he understands that not everyone will be able to watch live streaming severe weather coverage, whether it be due to data constraints or other reasons that could arise, so he doesn’t to leave those who follow for text updates out in the dust, which is a large reason why he is continuing the Smith County Weather Twitter page.
Smith County Insider is excited to continue its partnership with Smith County Weather/Upper Cumberland Weather. Clicking the “Weather” tab on our homepage will direct you to the UpperCumberlandWeather.com weather blog, and when severe weather is in the forecast, we will continue to share information from Upper Cumberland Weather with you on Facebook and from Smith County Weather on Twitter.
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