Joplin would be “ultra-fringe” reception in terms of the KC stations’ viewing area, no?
Did the Joplin area stations give no local warnings while covering the KC area tornados? THAT would be sadly mistaken...
Correct, but the assets of the KC stations would have been actually useful with the real threat and the radar coverage showed that the storms to the south was the real story and the real danger. As you point out, Joplin is a “fringe viewing zone”, no ratings points in that direction.