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Originally Posted by masraum
there's a big difference between "conditions may be right when the storm gets here" and "we see one, it's headed down the road and will be here in 24 hours." And when conditions are right there might be one, or none, or 20.
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Very true. The warning that the conditions will be right is just a warning to intelligent people to make sure the tornado or storm preparations are in ready. Get the bug out bag ready to head to the shelter or the center room in the house, long pants, long sleeve shirts, dog collars and leashes if you have dogs. All medicines and the insurance papers and ID and an purses and wallets all ready.
If the storm sirens go off, turn on TV and see just where the storm is and if it is not in your area, go back to bed. The three network stations of ABC, CBS, and NBC all compete for best coverage of storms. The CBS station has THE largest storm center in the nation, state of the art million watt next gen radar, better then the National weather service has, and close to 30 storm chasers in the field tracking circulations and super cells precisely.
You never want to see Val Caster and his truck in your neighborhood. If he is there the storm is close and it is time to be in the shelter. The sirens will be blaring, cell phones will be alerting, my home alarm system is alerting, and the wind up storm radio is going off.
Hurricanes give weeks of warnings, and yet people ignore the warning at their own peril. Same for tornado warnings. Just be weather aware and be safe. Ignorant people ignore it and risk their life.