Originally Posted by Joe4majors
Originally Posted by Out back
I did 30 years in the storm restoration business. Lost two neighbors in a 94 tornado near Selma.
I'm no stranger to it, I've just seen too much of these young wather geeks hyping it up for TV ratings. I done got cynical about it. Stupid sirens blowing when the sky turns Grey. Handing out tornado warnings like candy at a parade. It's ridiculous.


Understood. What TV market are you under? I only watch James Spann and there is no hype. Predicting conditions could be bad 2 or 3 days out and then the result being less than predicted (days earlier) due to the ingredients for severe weather not coming together isn't hype, it's just the limits of our technology. Tornado warning are better now with polygons where in the past sirens went off in the whole county even if the storm was 50 miles away going in the opposite direction. I wonder if social media has added to some of the hype though....lots of folks want everything to be breaking news.


I used to like James Spann. I lived in Sylvan Springs during the 98 Tornado outbreak. No doubt he saved lives but, I think all the praise went to his head. He is very arrogant when it comes to weather these days. Puts down other forecasters when it doesn't line up with him.

Killing my neighbors deer since 1982