>> WELCOME TO PAUL DOUGLAS' NEARLY ANNUAL WEATHER QUIZ!

NOW, HERE'S PAUL!

[ Applause ] ♪♪ >> HERE'S PAUL.

>> PAUL: YOUR EYES ARE NOT DECEIVING YOU.

I, PAUL DOUGLAS, HAVE TAKEN CONTROL OF THE TELEPROMPTER AND RELEGATED CATHY AND ERIC TO QUIZ CONTESTANTS JUST IN TIME FOR OUR NEARLY ANNUAL WEATHER QUIZ.

TODAY'S CONTESTANTS ARE READY TO BATTLE OVER A SERIES OF SEVERE WEATHER QUESTIONS DESIGNED TO GET US ALL READY FOR SEVERE WEATHER SEASON.

LAST WEEK WAS SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK.

WE SHOULD BE THINKING ABOUT THIS STUFF.

HOPEFULLY WE NEVER NEED IT, BUT IF YOU DO, ARMED WITH THE INFORMATION YOU NEED TO DO THE RIGHT THING.

BUT FIRST, A FEW RULES BEFORE WE GET STARTED.

I ASK THE QUESTIONS AND TRY TO STUMP THE CONTESTANTS.

QUESTIONS ARE MULTIPLE CHOICE AND MORE THAN ONE ANSWER CAN BE CORRECT.

YOU CAN PLAY ALONG AT HOME AND YOU DON'T EVEN NEED A BUZZER.

FOR THE TWO OF YOU HERE IN THE STUDIO, IF YOU BUZZ IN TOO SOON, YOU MAY MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT ON YOURSELF.

PATIENT BUZZING.

LET'S TRY THE HIGH-TECH BUZZER SYSTEM WITH A QUICK TEST QUESTION.

TRUE OR FALSE - TODAY IS THE THIRD COMMITTEE DEADLINE DAY AT THE LEGISLATURE.

CATHY.

>> Eric: WHAT?

>> Cathy: HE DID BUZZ IN.

>> DID HE BUZZ IN SOONER?

>> Eric: YOU FILIBUSTER WORSE THAN THE STATE SENATE.

[ Laughter ] >> WHAT'S THE ANSWER?

>> Eric: IT IS THIRD DEADLINE.

>> OKAY.

TEST OF THE BUZZER, LET ME HEAR YOUR BUZZER AGAIN.

[ BUZZING ] >> VERY NICE, ALMOST HARMONIOUS.

>> ARE WE PLEDGING AROUND THIS?

>> THIS SEGMENT WILL NOT BE HARMONIOUS.

TALK ABOUT HYPER COMPETITIVE.

>> Eric: GO AHEAD.

START IT HERE, LET'S GO.

>> ON AVERAGE, QUESTION NUMBER 1, HOW MANY TORNADOES HAVE HIT MINNESOTA EVERY YEAR SINCE 1991?

30-YEAR DATA.

IS IT 17?

28?

33?

[ BUZZER ] >> Cathy: B, 28.

>> S WRONG.

>> Eric: 38.

>> THAT'S NOT ONE OF THE POSSIBLE ANSWERS.

[ Laughter ] >> Eric: ANYBODY COULD PICK THEM ROM THE FOUR CHOICES.

I'M OUTSIDE THE BOX.

>> Cathy: WHAT IS IT?

>> Eric: NEXT QUESTION.

>> THE ANSWER IS 46.

>> Cathy: REALLY?

>> ACCORDING TO THE MINNESOTA CLIMATE OFFICE, 30-YEAR DATA, 46 WAS THE AVERAGE.

MOST WERE SMALL AND BRIEF.

WE'RE SEEING THINGS ON DOPPLER THAT WE DIDN'T SEE BEFORE DOPPLER AND, SO, SOME OF THOSE DIDN'T EVEN TOUCHDOWN.

TOUCH DOWN.

ALL RIGHT, NOBODY WINS THAT.

>> Eric: WE'RE TIED.

>> GOOD GRIEF.

NUMBER 2, WHICH OF THESE LOCATIONS, AND I'M LOOKING FOR ONE ANSWER HERE, WHICH IS THE BEST PLACE TO SEEK SHELTER DURING A TORNADO?

>> Cathy: GO AHEAD, ERIC.

>> Eric: BASEMENT UNDER THE STAIRS.

>> IS CORRECT.

>> Cathy: NICE.

>> YES!

WOW!

>> Cathy: FINE.

>> Eric: WHY ARE YOU SO SHOCKED?

>> I GAVE THAT TO YOU.

>> I'M NOT SHOCKED, I'M PROUD.

>> Eric: WELL, GOOD.

>> IF YOU DON'T HAVE A BASEMENT, THE SAFEST PLACE, A SMALL WINDOWLESS ROOM ON THE GROUND FLOOR, A CLOSET, A BATHROOM, YEAH, PEOPLE HAVE SURVIVED F-5 TORNADOES BY HIDING IN THEIR BATHTUB.

PREFERABLY NO WATER IN THE BATHTUB.

>> Eric: KEEP ROLLING HERE, I'M ON A HOT STREAK.

>> NUMBER 3, WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO DEAL WITH HYDROPLANING ON THE HIGHWAY DURING HEAVY RAIN?

ALL-SEASON TIRES, HONK THE HORN REPEATEDLY, SLOW DOWN OR ALL OF THE ABOVE?

>> Cathy: SORRY!

>> WOW, THAT'S A LOT OF BUZZIN'.

>> Cathy: I WOULD AY SLOW DOWN.

>> IS CORRECT.

>> Cathy: THANK YOU.

>> WELL DONE.

>> Cathy: ERIC DOESN'T HAVE A CAR, THERE'S NO WAY HE WAS GOING TO GET THAT ONE.

>> THE ONLY THING YOU CAN DO WHEN YOU LOSE TEMPORARY CONTROL IS TO SLOW DOWN.

>> Eric: DON'T YOU STEER IN THE DIRECTION OF THE SKID?

>> THAT'S ON SNOW.

>> Cathy: AGAIN, HE DOESN'T DRIVE, IT'S FINE.

>> ON WATER, YOU'RE WATER-SKIING DOWN 494.

>> Eric: HYDROPLANING, YES.

KEEP GOING.

>> NUMBER 4, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING HAIL SIZES IS CAPABLE OF DAMAGING YOUR HOME OR CAR?

THERE MAY BE MORE THAN ONE ANSWER.

PEA-SIZE, QUARTER SIZE, GOLF BALL SIZE, CANTELOUPE SIZE?

>> Cathy: I WOULD SAY THE LAST THREE.

>> IS CORRECT!

>> Eric: I WAS GOING TO SAY PICKLEBALL.

>> Cathy: WHAT?

>> TO BE TRENDY, I SHOULD HAVE USED PICKLEBALL.

>> Eric: YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

>> ANYTHING BIGGER THAN QUARTER SIZE, NE INCH IN DIAMETER IS CONSIDERED SEVERE, ESPECIALLY IF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS PRODUCING HIGH WINDS.

OKAY, NUMBER 5.

YOU'RE OUTSIDE, LIGHTENING OVER AHEAD -- LIGHTNING OVERHEAD, NO SHELTER NEARBY, I'M LOOKING FOR ONE ANSWER.

WHAT SHOULD YOU DO?

ERIC.

>> Eric: FLAT ON THE GROUND.

>> IS WRONG.

>> Eric: WHAT?

>> CATHY.

>> Cathy: I'M TRYING TO SEE.

KEEP GOING.

>> HIDE UNDER THE NEAREST TREE.

CROUCH INTO A BALL WITH YOUR HEAD TUCKED.

FIND THE NEAREST DITCH AND PRAY.

>> Eric: I'VE DONE THAT CROUCH DEAL WITHOUT HAVING A SEVERE WEATHER.

[ Laughter ] >> THAT SOUNDS IKE A PERSONAL PROBLEM.

>> Cathy: IT IS KIND OF A PERSONAL PROBLEM.

>> WE DON'T HAVE TIME TO GET INTO THAT.

>> Cathy: I WOULD SAY C. >> C?

>> Cathy: C. >> C IS CORRECT.

WHERE DO WE STAND HERE?

>> Cathy: I THINK I DON'T KNOW.

>> I THINK CATHY IS WINNING.

>> Cathy: MIGHT BE.

>> Eric: I THINK THE VIEWERS ARE THE LOSERS.

>> Cathy: PROBABLY TRUE.

>> OH, MY GOSH.

ALL RIGHT.

NUMBER 6.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING USES SAME TECHNOLOGY?

SAME.

SO YOU CAN GET A WARNING ONLY FOR YOUR COUNTIES.

A.M. RADIO, DOPPLER RADIO, HAM RADIO OR NOAA RADIO?

>> Eric: GOT TO BE NOAA.

>> IS CORRECT.

ONLY NOAA RADIO WITH SPECIFIC MESSAGE CODING, SAME, ALLOWS YOU TO PLUG IN YOUR COUNTY OR ADJACENT COUNTIES SO YOU'RE NOT UP ALL NIGHT.

>> Eric: YOU'VE BEEN GOOD PROMOTING THE WEATHER, RIGHT, THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

YOU'VE DONE A GOOD JOB WITH THAT.

>> CHEAPEST LIFE INSURANCE.

35 BUCKS.

>> Eric: YOU HAVE.

>> THANK YOU.

I SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT ONE FOR YOU.

>> Eric: YEAH.

>> DO YOU HAVE ONE?

>> Eric: NO PRIZES FOR THIS?

>> NO PRIZES.

JUST MY RESPECT ND ADMIRATION.

ISN'T THAT ENOUGH?

REALLY?

>> Cathy: WHO'S AHEAD?

WHO'S AHEAD?

DO WE KNOW?

>> I THINK IT'S TIED.

LET'S PRETEND IT'S TIED.

>> Cathy: WHAT?

>> HERE'S THE TIE WREAKER.

BREAKER.

LAST QUESTION.

A WARMING CLIMATE IS SCIENTIFICALLY LINKED TO CHFT FOLLOWING.

MORE THAN ONE ANSWER POSSIBLE?

HEAVIER SUMMER RAINS?

HYPER SUMMER HUMIDITY AND HEAT INDICES?

MORE FREQUENT TORNADOES?

AND LARGER HAIL SIZES?

CATHY.

>> Cathy: I WOULD SAY EVERYTHING.

>> IS WRONG.

>> Cathy: WHAT?

COME ON.

>> Eric: WHAT ARE THEY AGAIN?

>> Cathy: YEAH, WHAT ARE THEY AGAIN?

>> Eric: I JUST ASSUMED -- WAIT A MINUTE.

I KNOW.

IT'S -- >> Cathy: COME ON, I'M RIGHT.

MAYBE NOT C. >> Eric: THE OVERNIGHT LOWS ARE TOO HIGH.

>> Cathy: I THINK I'M RIGHT ON THIS ONE.

>> Eric: I THINK I'VE GOT IT.

>> Cathy: HEAVIER SUMMER RAIN, COME ON.

>> IT'S A AND B.

>> Cathy: A AND B?

>> WARMER, IT'S BASIC PHYSICS, YOU WARM UP THE ATMOSPHERE, IT HOLDS MORE WAWRP VAPOR AND THAT WATER VAPOR COMES DOWN HARDER, ESPECIALLY IN THE SUMMER, HEAVIER RAIN, AND HIGHER HEAT INDICES WITH HIGHER DEW POINTS IN THE SUMMER.

>> Cathy: YOU HAVE MORE STORMS.

>> THERE IS NO LINK YET THAT WE CAN FIND -- HAD.

>> Cathy: BIGGER HAIL.

>> -- NO SPECIFIC SCIENTIFIC LINK BETWEEN FREQUENCY F TORNADOES OR EVEN HAIL SIZE.

>> Cathy: FINE.

>> SO IT ENDS IN A DRAW.

YOU BOTH HAVE MY RESPECT AND ADMIRATION AND NOTHING MORE.

>> Eric: I THINK WE'RE BRINGING IN MARK SEELEY NEXT YEAR.

>> Cathy: WOW!

>> OUCH.

>> Cathy: THAT HURT.

>> WELL, I LOVE MARK, SO, YEAH.

>> Eric: THANKS, PAUL.

YOU DID GREAT.

YO