> I think the person I was responding to had them backwards; nobody is hiding in the basement for a tornado _warning_. The PP was arguing exactly that:: > > >

> I think the person I was responding to had them backwards; nobody is hiding in the basement for a tornado _warning_. The PP was arguing exactly that:: > > > You can't go to the basement every time there's a tornado watch. It's just not a thing. They were making that argument in response to the top commenter who was arguing that folks should go to the basement on a watch notice: > > > > > This is such a cop out. You can pay attention to the weather and make decisions based on that. People have chosen to carry on like nothing is happening. You can get alerts and warnings and watches issued for areas near you and see if the storm is coming or going. If you get alerts and see the system is to the east of you, then no problem. If you see the storm is southwest of you and still pay no attention to it, that's on you.