They have gotten so good at it in the midwest, that they can tell you at 7 AM when the thunderstorms will roll through your area in the afternoon and whether they will be severe.
The weather channel has taken their(our) efforts and converted them to pure commercialism. I can't stand watching the BS shows on tornado chasers now. Its all about selling commercials not science as they pretend it is. My wife is still recovering from my outburst at the chaser couple that had to be married in front of a tornado. That brought out words that I learned while living in the barracks.
Great post! It’s funny that you bring up storm chasing, I’ve chased tornadoes since 1987 and completely agree with you regarding the commercialism of TWC and the storm chaser shows. I am very familiar with the chaser couple that were married in front of a tornado!
Did your engineering classes study the damage produced by tornadoes to determine the F-scale of tornadoes?