Regularly Updated Information To Be Posted on weather.com and Weatherscan
             Channels for Residents of Storm-Affected Communities

    ATLANTA, July 8 -- As residents of coastal communities in the
Southeast prepare for the arrival of Hurricane Dennis, The Weather Channel has
upgraded its local data resources to include updates on road closures,
evacuation notices, shelter information and other vital details from local
emergency management agencies.  Information can be found on weather.com and on
Weatherscan, the 24-hour, all-local cable television service of The Weather
Channel.  As always, local updates are a part of severe weather coverage on
The Weather Channel network.
    weather.com features forecasts, maps, traffic and storm-related
information, along with links to hurricane updates and other resources.  Video
content will include live crew reports and hourly storm updates, as well as
video from The Hurricane Trackers storm chasing team.
    Weatherscan is designed to complement The Weather Channel national network
with all-local weather, all-the-time for viewers who are most interested in
local weather and how it will affect their day. Information seen on
Weatherscan includes: current local weather conditions, observations for
surrounding communities, local and regional radar, satellite images, 36-hour
forecasts, extended forecasts, and severe weather watches and warnings.
    For additional information, please contact Connie Malko at
or 770-226-2180 or David Blumenthal at
or 770-226-2611.

    About The Weather Channel
    The Weather Channel, a 24-hour weather network, is seen in over 88 million
U.S. households. Its Web site, weather.com, attracts more than 25 million
unique users per month and is currently ranked number 10 among all Web sites
by Nielsen//NetRatings. The Weather Channel also operates Weatherscan(R), a
24-hour, all-local weather network distributed to almost 8 million households,
The Weather Channel Radio Network, The Weather Channel Newspaper Services and
is the leading weather information provider for emerging technologies. This
includes PC applications, broadband and interactive television applications,
with wireless weather products accessible through high-speed Internet
services, phones, pagers, Palm Pilots, and other personal digital assistants.
The Weather Channel is owned by Landmark Communications, Inc., a Norfolk, VA-
based, privately-held media company.

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