[Milwaukee_Guy]

"The real world doesn't intrude when I am on the net (until the tornado hits)!"

This was a good example of a tornado outbreak that was not well forecast or communicated by the media. That's why it's a good idea to get a NOAA Weather Radio at Radio Shack. Make sure to get a model that has the SAME (Specific Area Message Encoding) feature. This will filter out alerts for counties where you do not live.

I was aware of it just because I am a weather nut! Been a Skywarn Spotter/Ham Radio Guy/Storm Chaser for the last ten years.

[John H K]

Eh, it wasn't the media.

SPC didn't even have Northern Illinois in a "slight risk" area late this afternoon.

It's amazingly difficult to predict severe. There was a "Particularly Dangerous Situation" tornado box from SPC a few days ago that didn't produce a tornado.