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>"I'm not sure it was communicated properly save for the flash flooding broadcast that could have also come from just a lesser heavy thunderstorm." The Nationa

>"I'm not sure it was communicated properly save for the flash flooding broadcast that could have also come from just a lesser heavy thunderstorm." The National Weather Service Service issued it's first ever "flash flood emergency" for NYC on Wednesday.[1] It's not like these are common for the region. Alerts went out to cell phones in NJ and NY at 8:41PM EDT with 3 more alerts following. Why would it matter whether a flash flood emergency accompanies a heavy thunderstorm vs tropical storm? It's still the same potentially life-threatening and catastrophic event. [1] https://twitter.com/NWSNewYorkNY/status/1433277322048663554/photo/1 https://twitter.com/NWSNewYorkNY/status/1433277322048663554/...

ijidak 5y ago
It's never clear to me what to do with a flash flood warning. Do I stay indoors? Do I move to higher ground? It can be a little vague as far as what should I do given my exact location. I guess it's up to each individual to research those things beforehand...
- bogomipz 5y ago
  I believe the warning alerts advise not to travel unless fleeing flooding and the flash flood emergency alerts specifically state "move immediately to higher ground" and "don't walk or drive through flood areas." One criticism I've read a few times in the past week has been suggesting that people may have had alert fatigue. While it is true that things like the Weather Channel have contributed a lot of noise(naming winter storms for instance.) Additionally there were 4 separate alerts that went out the night of the flooding. And of course things like Amber alerts and similar seem to be commonplace now so there may be some truth to that. The irony however is that as a society we seem increasingly more fixated on our screens and don't mind the endless text messages and social media and app notifications yet somehow potentially life-saving alerts would be the source of fatigue.

ijidak 5y ago

It's never clear to me what to do with a flash flood warning. Do I stay indoors? Do I move to higher ground? It can be a little vague as far as what should I do given my exact location. I guess it's up to each individual to research those things beforehand...

bogomipz 5y ago
I believe the warning alerts advise not to travel unless fleeing flooding and the flash flood emergency alerts specifically state "move immediately to higher ground" and "don't walk or drive through flood areas." One criticism I've read a few times in the past week has been suggesting that people may have had alert fatigue. While it is true that things like the Weather Channel have contributed a lot of noise(naming winter storms for instance.) Additionally there were 4 separate alerts that went out the night of the flooding. And of course things like Amber alerts and similar seem to be commonplace now so there may be some truth to that. The irony however is that as a society we seem increasingly more fixated on our screens and don't mind the endless text messages and social media and app notifications yet somehow potentially life-saving alerts would be the source of fatigue.