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Five years ago, The Weather Channel announced a new, immersive weather presentation tool, powered by Unreal Engine<\/a>, that uses mixed reality to better depict major weather events. Since then, it\u2019s been regularly used on TWC for weather reports and storm warnings, though it\u2019s most effective (and memorable) when\u2026<\/p>\n

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Five years ago, The Weather Channel announced a new, immersive weather presentation tool, powered by Unreal Engine, that uses mixed reality to better depict major weather events. 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