A couple of random items from the weather office…
*Be sure and read Bill Murray’s blog post called “Without Warning?????”… The media has decided people had no warning for yesterday’s tragic tornado in Eastern North Carolina. See some of the stories over on WeatherParty.com. Sometimes I really worry about the media. They botch stories I understand; you have to wonder how many stories they botch involving things I don’t understand.
A tornado watch six hours before the event, a severe thunderstorm warning 16 minutes prior to the tornado, and a tornado warning eight minutes before the damage started. No warning?
Seems like some people will claim “no warning” unless some government official barges into their home and takes the family to a tornado shelter. We ALL have a responsibility in the warning process; every home in tornado prone areas must have a NOAA Weather Radio.
*Lets have a little fun and map everyone’s location. I have set up a frappr map map here on the blog… you can enter your location by zip code or country and a pin will go down there. It will be fun to see where the location of our blog family. If you have a second check it our and get a pin down for your location. The link will be on the left side at all times… called “Where Are You?”
I will have the afternoon discussion and video ready early today… should be up by 11:30 or so.
