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https://www.weather.gov/meg/GibsonWeakleyTornadoSurveyResults https://www.weather.gov/meg/GibsonWeakleyTornadoSurveyResult... This twister happened the other day, probably about 20 miles from me. I was aware of the warning and watching the radar; but aside from that I would've had no clue it happened. We saw the house lights flicker a little bit; there were some clouds to the northwest that looked dark, but not especially menacing, and that was it. Some of the people in the path of that tornado had exactly the same experience, until it was moments away. This one, in 2021; killed people who were at work. As I recall they warnings had been on and off all day for much of West TN and KY. https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2021/12/11/kentucky-tornado-ground-200-miles-see-its-path/6475336001/ https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2021/12/11/...

dylan604 3y ago
"I sent you a weather forecast, a boat, and a helicopter? What more do you want?" I'm sorry that people just choose to ignore the weather, but that cannot be the fault of those literally shouting at them to take shelter (some of the weather people can be a bit enthusiastic). The TFA mentions warning fatigue, but that's a weak excuse. Sure, I like to make fun of the forecast as much as the next person, but when the storms do come, the local weather springs to life and all of the tech comes to the forefront. People choose to ignore the warnings at their own peril, but then feel like it's perfectly fine to then say "but we had no warnings".
otteromkram 3y ago
20 miles is pretty far away. What were you expecting? The factory one is clearly due to negligence. But, the parent comment alluded to something about "living in an area prone to tornadoes," which would include areas you described. So, any storm during tornado season would be enough to take precautions or at least be on alert. No?
- pixl97 3y ago
  20 miles is far away, unless it's moving toward you. Ground speed on a supercell can be scary at times.
  - dylan604 3y ago
    Exactly. These storms move at 20-40mph, so at 20 miles you're only 30-60 minutes from the storm coming to you. It does sound like the GP just doesn't have a lot of experience with these storms to even make a claim that 20 miles is far to be laughable.
    - 20after4 3y ago
      Some (rare) tornadoes have been clocked at >90mph. I can remember multiple storms recently (past year or two) that were moving at ~60mph.
    - h2odragon 3y ago
      Read that description again. The path was 600ft wide at the worst parts. Much of the "line" on the map was unaffected; people whom that storm passed over could have missed it.

dylan604 3y ago

"I sent you a weather forecast, a boat, and a helicopter? What more do you want?" I'm sorry that people just choose to ignore the weather, but that cannot be the fault of those literally shouting at them to take shelter (some of the weather people can be a bit enthusiastic). The TFA mentions warning fatigue, but that's a weak excuse. Sure, I like to make fun of the forecast as much as the next person, but when the storms do come, the local weather springs to life and all of the tech comes to the forefront. People choose to ignore the warnings at their own peril, but then feel like it's perfectly fine to then say "but we had no warnings".

otteromkram 3y ago

20 miles is pretty far away. What were you expecting? The factory one is clearly due to negligence. But, the parent comment alluded to something about "living in an area prone to tornadoes," which would include areas you described. So, any storm during tornado season would be enough to take precautions or at least be on alert. No?

pixl97 3y ago
20 miles is far away, unless it's moving toward you. Ground speed on a supercell can be scary at times.
- dylan604 3y ago
  Exactly. These storms move at 20-40mph, so at 20 miles you're only 30-60 minutes from the storm coming to you. It does sound like the GP just doesn't have a lot of experience with these storms to even make a claim that 20 miles is far to be laughable.
  - 20after4 3y ago
    Some (rare) tornadoes have been clocked at >90mph. I can remember multiple storms recently (past year or two) that were moving at ~60mph.
  - h2odragon 3y ago
    Read that description again. The path was 600ft wide at the worst parts. Much of the "line" on the map was unaffected; people whom that storm passed over could have missed it.