The Weather Channel Decides Not to Name a Winter Storm for Stephen Colbert After All

Was it a joke all along?

The Weather Channel released its annual winter storm names for the 2017 to 2018 season this past Thursday, but Stephen Colbert didn’t make the list.

You might recall that Colbert had a little fun last year at The Weather Channel’s expense when it came to its process of naming winter storms. “The Weather Channel has no authority to name anything,” he quipped. “They are not part of the government. In fact, I have as much authority to name things as they do.”

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