FoodBanter.com - View Single Post

Julie Bove[_2_]

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 23 May 2013 11:01:02 -0500, (Betsy D) wrote:
>
>>
>> On Wed, May 22, 2013, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> > They said they only had 16 minutes
>> > warning on this one. That's not much
>> > time! When I was a kid, I can remember
>> > the warnings coming several hours
>> > ahead of time...
>>
>> I'm sorry, but Tornado WARNINGS don't come HOURS before a tornado.
>>
>> When conditions are "favorable" for a tornado to form, a Tornado WATCH
>> is issued, and that can last for hours.
>>
>> When a funnel cloud or tornado is 'confirmed' (by law enforcement or the
>> weather service or certified spotters) a Tornado WARNING is issued.
>>
>> A tornado can form in a matter of seconds, so a 16 minute warning was a
>> good amount of time to warn the people of Moore that one was headed
>> their way.
>
> Terms have changed since I was a kid too. Warning was the only word
> they used. Also, from what I heard on MSNBC, the school district made
> the decision to keep students in school for safety reasons.

That is what my parents called it too. Might not have been the correct term
as they are known for calling things by the wrong names.