Someone Should Write a Book on This Topic!
The Los Angeles Times giving the tornado warning system some much-deserved and rarely achieved credit for saving numerous lives.
There is a fascinating book on this very topic. Please check it out!
The East Coast Severe Weather Threat is Over
Midnight: The East Coast Threat for Tornadoes and Severe Thunderstorms Has Ended 3:50pm. Tornado watch for the Middle Atlantic Region. 2:30pm Tornadoes are also forecast in the South. 2:20pm. A couple of tornadoes, hail and wind gusts to 65 mph are possible with these storms. This includes NYC and Philadelphia. 1:05pm. The tornado risk has been extended northward into New York. The brown area has a significant risk of tornadoes. Remember: if a tornado warning is issued, go to your basement and get under heavy furniture like a pool table. Of, if your basement is finished, get into the bathroom. Go ahead an put a couple of water bottles and, if appropriate, diapers in your shelter area. Wear shoes. If you don't have a basement or safe room, go to the lowest floor and get into a bath or closet in the middle of your home. Children should be put in the bathtub. I'll update later today.
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There is a post in the cue about emergency equipment. The deleted comment would be appropriate at that time.
I'm curious about what happened in Charlotte, NC, early Saturday morning. There was an EF2 tornado around 3 am but apparently no warning or even watches issued for Mecklenburg and Cabarrus counties, where the tornado destroyed several houses, damaged over a hundred and injured 3 people. How does something like that happen? It seems like meteorologists are getting better everyday about forecasting and issuing relevant warnings. With the advances that have been made over the last few years, I've come to expect that I can rely on the latest forecasts and prepare accordingly when watches/warnings are issued (overall, I do think that's still the case, in spite of this miss). I went to bed Friday night after checking the weather--it looked like things would remain relatively quiet for the Charlotte area--and assured that my weather radio would wake me up if anything were to happen. And then I woke up Saturday morning and the first thing I saw in the paper was a story about an unexpected tornado. It's scary to think of something like that happening with no warning whatsoever. Looking at the pictures from the damage, it's amazing no one was seriously injured or killed (see charlotteobserver.com for pics). How does something like this slip by and how often do you think it happens?
ReplyDeleteHi Jenny, thank you for the question. I'll do a blog post this evening on the subject.
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