Brick Tamland
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All I have done is state the facts. Maybe it's just getting harder to predict severe weather, too.Or we could just skip all that and go straight to complaining and passive aggressive criticizing.
All I have done is state the facts. Maybe it's just getting harder to predict severe weather, too.Or we could just skip all that and go straight to complaining and passive aggressive criticizing.
I mean I don't think the way the spc threat levels are being conveyed are doing many favors but the expectation by the public that a severe risk or watch means they are going to get wiped off the planet isn't helping eitherOr we could just skip all that and go straight to complaining and passive aggressive criticizing.
Yeah, their descriptions for the levels make no sense. WRAL mets even say that's why they just say level 1 through 5 and don't use their descriptions. But it's not going to help any with the general public with how the last three severe threats here ended up versus what they forecasted with the threat levels, and when they had a watch versus not having a watch.I mean I don't think the way the spc threat levels are being conveyed are doing many favors but the expectation by the public that a severe risk or watch means they are going to get wiped off the planet isn't helping either
Soooooooo what were you expectations today?Yeah, their descriptions for the levels make no sense. WRAL mets even say that's why they just say level 1 through 5 and don't use their descriptions. But it's not going to help any with the general public with how the last three severe threats here ended up versus what they forecasted with the threat levels, and when they had a watch versus not having a watch.
I am just saying when you end up having worse storms when the risk is lower and there's not a watch versus when the SPC has the risk higher and issues a watch, it's not going to look good in the eyes of the general public.Soooooooo what were you expectations today?
If a severe storm or tornado doesn't suck up his house, it's a bust. It's the same tired out rant all the time.Soooooooo what were you expectations today?
If a severe storm or tornado doesn't suck up his house, it's a bust. It's the same tired out rant all the time.
I get it that marginal, slight, enhanced, moderate, high doesn't really tell you anything empirical. But neither does level 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Or A, B, C, D, E. Or micro, small, medium, large, el grande mucho. Or no, yes, maybe, huh, ask again later. I honestly don't think there's ever going to be a method that will mean the same thing to everyone. IMO, they've gotten too cute with all the levels. Low, moderate, and high is simple and quite enough to categorize the threat.
As far as watches go, I can understand my 4 year old niece or my 74 year old mother in law not understanding that a severe thunderstorm watch still matters even if your house doesn't experience 70 mph wind gusts. But somebody that has a passion for weather and spends hours upon hours on weather boards year after year and doesn't get that a watch isn't always a bust if you don't get rain is a real head-scratcher for me.