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> 2. Mayfield had over 2.5 hours of warning from KPAH.[0] I’ve noted elsewhere that this tweet wasn’t a formal warning, of course, but it was a strong heads-up
by dave78 5y ago
> 2. Mayfield had over 2.5 hours of warning from KPAH.[0] I’ve noted elsewhere that this tweet wasn’t a formal warning, of course, but it was a strong heads-up that something big was in the offing. At the very least, local emergency managers should have been aware of this and monitoring the situation very closely.
> [0] See https://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2021/12/a-critical-gap-in-tor https://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2021/12/a-critical-gap-in-tor...
I think the author of that blog post made a time zone error. He is referencing this tweet in support of "2.5 hours warning":
https://twitter.com/NWSPaducah/status/1469503102218760194 https://twitter.com/NWSPaducah/status/1469503102218760194
but Twitter tells me that tweet was sent at 9:03pm CT, not 7:03pm (Twitter would show him 7:03pm if he's on the west coast which I believe he is). So that would be more like 20-25 minutes warning (which is still impressive for a tornado), not 2.5 hours.
- cbfrench 5y agoThank you for that correction. You’re right that Cliff made a time zone error, which consequently undermines at least some of my points. The lead time was still fairly significant (and there were other indications that enhanced monitoring of the situation was warranted), but that certainly isn’t the same as 2.5 hours’ worth of advanced notice! Thanks again for catching that.