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To: dirtboy

“You have no idea what you are blathering about.”

So expressing an opinion on FR is forbidden? BTW, I lived through a tornado when it struck my house when I was 13, so my blathering may be a little bit more informed than you think.

I was merely wondering why they didn’t close the schools at noon, and I did not intend to upset anyone.

Freegards,
Pining


662 posted on 05/20/2013 6:55:20 PM PDT by Pining_4_TX (All those who were appointed to eternal life believed. Acts 13:48)
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To: Pining_4_TX

I am saying there was nothing notable about this tornado watch at the time it was issued. Your personal history with tornadoes has no bearing on that fact.


663 posted on 05/20/2013 6:56:54 PM PDT by dirtboy
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To: Pining_4_TX

In Tornado Alley, schools do not close for tornado watches, which can last for hours and occur on many days during tornado season. Watches mean that conditions are favorable and that’s the most they can predict. I’m not being flippant, but closing school for tornado watches would be akin to closing school because it may or may not hail.

Tornado warnings are issued at most 15-20 minutes in advance. There is only enough time to take shelter. There is not time to send children home.


674 posted on 05/20/2013 7:25:23 PM PDT by BuckeyeTexan (There are those that break and bend. I'm the other kind. ~Steve Earle)
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To: Pining_4_TX
I was merely wondering why they didn’t close the schools at noon, and I did not intend to upset anyone.

That was just explained by the timeline of KFOR. They went from clear skies to a F5 in 1 hour. Also conjectured that this may turn out to be the costliest Tornado in world history.

676 posted on 05/20/2013 7:31:58 PM PDT by justa-hairyape
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