High risk. A proposal.

cezzna

cezzna

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It's that time of year when tornadoes, severe storms, and bad weather breaks out. One thing I've noticed specifically in the last two years is the forecastibility of severe weather. They really have it down now. The tornadoes in Alabama, Missouri, and Kentucky were all foreseen with remarkable accuracy.

I am surprised we don't have a new procedure, if you will, for protocol inside of a HIGH RISK severe weather/tornadic activity contour tha t the NWS comes up with now. When one of these rare high risk areas is forecast, there is always, accurately, significant( like F4 and F5 ) tornadic activity within the areas outlined. I believe this area, when drawn should be treated al,ost as a war zone or martial law area. Schools and non essential businesses should be closed and people should evacuate or go to serious tornado resistant structures. It would be guaranteed to save lives in these rare instances.

What do you think?
 
cezzna said:
When one of these rare high risk areas is forecast, there is always, accurately, significant( like F4 and F5 ) tornadic activity within the areas outlined.
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I'll simply state that this is an entirely false statement. I've lived in Oklahoma City my entire life, my house has probably been in hundreds of tornado warning areas in that time, I've never even SEEN a tornado, and the worst that I've experienced is hail damage.

I'll let others discuss the declaration of martial law when a "high risk area" is identified (including the city of Detroit, but I digress).
 
Agree with tomokc. In my 10+ years stationed in OKC, I've seen one tornado. And it wasn't even near my house.

When we first moved here, my step-son's dad swore up and down that it was just too dangerous for us to be here because of tornadoes. While I agree that tornadoes can be dangerous, I think we've progressed to a weather forecasting system that is good enough to WARN people of a possibility and allow them to be prepared.

However, there is no reason to "run for the hills" when a warning is issued. Whenever the warning is issued for our county, we make sure we're up to date with the current weather information and make an INFORMED decision on how to react.

I think that every weather event is unique and if you try to place a clear cut answer that attempts to answer all the possibilities, it's bound to fail.
 
Im happy I won't have to deal with tornado season in Tennessee anymore. Man, it seemed like once a week there was some sort of warning or advisory. The warnings at night were the worst.
 
I grew up in Moore, OK. I was in high school on May 3, 1999 (google the date if you're unaware of the significance). That tornado went less than two miles from our house and affected many of our friends. Countless tornados passed by our area over the years. I don't want to say you become immune to them, but we all know to turn on Gary England and see what's going on. The lack of deaths with these forecasted tornados is a testament to how well the system is working though the destruction of property will never be able to be eliminated.
 
tomokc said:
I'll simply state that this is an entirely false statement. I've lived in Oklahoma City my entire life, my house has probably been in hundreds of tornado warning areas in that time, I've never even SEEN a tornado, and the worst that I've experienced is hail damage.
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Likewise, I grew up in Kansas City, have been under hundreds of tornado warnings and never seen one. To me, this sounds like a city folk on the east coast trying to tell the people who actually live in tornado alley how to live, when they have no idea themselves what to do, other than try to regulate the solution.
 
I lived in Texas for 20 years. Been close to tornadoes without knowing it until after the fact. Never had any storm tear stuff up too bad. When the big ones roll through it's easy to see what was about ready to fall over anyways. I would strongly disagree with the weather forecasting / predictability of large storms... Has a long way to go, but I think the best we can do is react to what we see forming. Forecasting things over 12 hours in advance usually doesn't work out.
 
I am not talking about tornado warnings or watches. Every year it only happens once or twice in the whole country where the NWS contours an area "high" risk. I think the progression is:
-general
-slight
-moderate
-high

Some years you never see it in the whole country, but when they do issue it, it's a guaranteed death zone.
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Not in a society that gets pissed when hurricane Evacs are issued and no one dies because the storm wasn't as bad as first thought.
 
My dad lived in Ohio for almost thirty years and saw several. One actually took his room right out of the house. Some see them and some will never. Just depends.
 
How many people actually die as a result of a tornado? It seems to me the biggest impact of tornadoes is the destruction of property, and the cost and amount of time it takes to rebuild.
 
tomokc said:
I'll simply state that this is an entirely false statement. I've lived in Oklahoma City my entire life, my house has probably been in hundreds of tornado warning areas in that time, I've never even SEEN a tornado, and the worst that I've experienced is hail damage.

I'll let others discuss the declaration of martial law when a "high risk area" is identified (including the city of Detroit, but I digress).
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Exact same thing, except lived in Edmond, mostly Tulsa, and now Norman. Never actually seen one, although in Edmond the 1999 Moore F5 got a little too close for comfort. Then again I was 6, but still.

Edit: Didn't even see Brn N Rubr's post, same tornado although he for sure got the brunt of it.
 
DubyaDawg said:
Edit: Didn't even see Brn N Rubr's post, same tornado although he for sure got the brunt of it.
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That's the interesting thing....the largest tornado in recorded history come within 2 miles of our house and we got was a little piece of insulation in our yard. Barely even a rain drop. Tornados absolutely fascinate me. Can I get a "heck yeah" for Gary England and his most awesome storm coverage!?
 
KSCessnaDriver said:
I've done 2 of the 3. Avoiding them, not so fun. The others, can be fun.
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My university goes on lockdown when there is a tornado warning and they force all the students to stay inside the dorm hall ways on the 1st floor of the building... So since thats lame some of my friends will go chase storms instead. :D
 
Actually pretty coincidental because it looks like we're gonna get hit pretty hard in Norman tonight. Pissed I was too late to find a parking spot in one of the garages.
 
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