[BC] Re: Tornado warnings

[Kevin Webb]

It is agreed there needs to be an advance warning if conditions are
favorable, that we should take advantage of the latest technology and sound
a warning of some kind as soon as possible.  However the current system
issues warnings too quickly and too often so that people tend to ignore
them.  What I forgot to mention is perhaps it is time to consider a slightly
different system where there are 3 levels, maybe Tornado Watch (obvious),
Tornado Warning (tornado signature spotted on radar), and Tornado On the
Ground (or Tornado Touched Down) so that the threat is made much clearer to
the public in a meaningful way.

Kevin
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Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2006 09:05:36 -0400
From: "Ernie Belanger" <armtx at mhcable.com>
Subject: Re: [BC] Tornado warnings

There has long been confusion between Warnings and Watches.

If you read the definition and understand it then you know that WARNINGS are

issued when a tornado is imminent.  That would mean that when the infamous 
hook is spotted and most likely a tornado will spawn the WARN.