[Nexus]

Orange we are...

per CNN

[frosty snowman]

MSNBC: Threat level raised to high (orange)

[CedarDave]

I wonder if it was a close call between going to orange or going straight to red? Of course, orange could be prelude for red if the threat information becomes even more specific in the next 48 hours. And, since we've never had a red (severe) threat level, red may create a certain amount of panic to add to the uncertainty already existing.