Recent content by FDWxMan
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Sirens run on cycle to prevent damage. -
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Another good example of terrain not being a shield from tornadoes. It's not breaking them up. (See also: Carver Rd, Winterset) -
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Just hit the camera live on WOWT -
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Radar rotation has gotten much stronger and tighter over the last 10 minutes. Right over Omaha/CB border. -
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Starting to move into peak season for Iowa. June is most common month. May is very active as well. This chart is Iowa tornadoes only. -
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The other part about this argument that never makes any sense, is even if you quit warning radar indicated storms, and only warned storms with tornadoes on the ground, it's still likely that you personally won't be hit by the tornado that your warning triggered. So the people bent out of shape... -
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Beyond the explicit statement of radar indicated and observed? And in addition to Tornado Emergency? People already confuse Tornado Watch vs Warning. -
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Read the Joplin after-action sometime. 150+ deaths, a significant number of them from survivor accounts and other evidence died on their way to shelter because, despite the warnings, they didn't act until they personally perceived physical danger. Waiting until it is on the ground or chewing up... -
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Of this Top-10 list, the only two that had multiple, separate 6"+ events were 1923, and 1893. 1888 was 17" all in one day. The top spot contains the Des Moines single day record, with 19.8 on New Year's Day of 1942. -
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Oh man, I have an entire chapter of the book on that day at work. Had a boss straight out of The Office at the time that added an extra carnival of insanity on top of the whole mess. Sometimes I still can't believe everything was on the up and up. We had to be in a sitcom or some hidden... -
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Only a few years old as a product, so there have only been a couple around here. -
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And how accurate can the forecast really be without yours truly involved? :jimlad: :jimlad: I kid, I kid. Mostly. -
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Not my circus, not my monkeys anymore, but glad to see we're still *potentially* playing the hits around here. ;)