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They should really name these like storms/tornados: "warning" means there is actually a tsunami, "watch" means there might be a tsunami. The map showed the warn
by bagels 2y ago
They should really name these like storms/tornados: "warning" means there is actually a tsunami, "watch" means there might be a tsunami. The map showed the warning extending to >1000ft elevation. That is a little over the top.
- toast0 2y agoThe ever present taco distinction. https://www.stevenscountywa.gov/pview.aspx?id=21417&catid=0 https://www.stevenscountywa.gov/pview.aspx?id=21417&catid=0
- bagels 2y agoI had not seen it applied to tacos before, but it's the perfect metaphor.
- ahi 2y agoThe problem is that the proper response to a tornado is very different than that of a tsunami. In the case of a tornado, everyone moves to an interior room of a well built structure. A tornado warning means keep on an eye on the sky. In the case of a tsunami, thousands of people may need to evacuate many miles away. Expected landfall of any tsunami was something like 20 minutes after this earthquake so they can't exactly wait until confirmation to get people moving.
- bagels 2y agoYou issue a watch and people can make their own decision. You issue a warning, and everyone learns that you should ignore warnings.