01-Mar-2012, 9:25 PM
No, it has entirely to do with "you're lucky".
Warnings are not issued by anyone that "gets ratings" they're issued by the national weather service and it's just local stations who relay it. "boy that cried wolf" has nothing to do with it - if a storm has a tornado warning issued for it, it could literally produce a tornado at any second*. And if it happens to hit you, you'll be one of those people who cries "I HAD NO WARNING!" and looks like an idiot for it because the storm had a tornado warning issued for it 45 minutes beforehand and they just didn't care because "it will be like the last time when nothing happened". Unfortunately, this happens all the time - you're not unique in this respect, but it's still just as bad. Your "crying wolf" theory may get you killed, and has gotten people killed in the past.
Your second paragraph in its entirety is a shoddy excuse and you know it.
*A tornado warning can be issued when:
1. Rotation is detected in a thunderstorm by radar with at least a certain amount of longevity and strength to be considered a threat.
2. A rotating wall cloud is spotted and the report confirmed.
3. A funnel cloud is reported and confirmed.
4. A tornado is confirmed (duh).
What does this mean? This means that there will only ever be a tornado warning issued if the threat is actually there. They don't issue these things for fun or "ratings".
Warnings are not issued by anyone that "gets ratings" they're issued by the national weather service and it's just local stations who relay it. "boy that cried wolf" has nothing to do with it - if a storm has a tornado warning issued for it, it could literally produce a tornado at any second*. And if it happens to hit you, you'll be one of those people who cries "I HAD NO WARNING!" and looks like an idiot for it because the storm had a tornado warning issued for it 45 minutes beforehand and they just didn't care because "it will be like the last time when nothing happened". Unfortunately, this happens all the time - you're not unique in this respect, but it's still just as bad. Your "crying wolf" theory may get you killed, and has gotten people killed in the past.
Your second paragraph in its entirety is a shoddy excuse and you know it.
*A tornado warning can be issued when:
1. Rotation is detected in a thunderstorm by radar with at least a certain amount of longevity and strength to be considered a threat.
2. A rotating wall cloud is spotted and the report confirmed.
3. A funnel cloud is reported and confirmed.
4. A tornado is confirmed (duh).
What does this mean? This means that there will only ever be a tornado warning issued if the threat is actually there. They don't issue these things for fun or "ratings".
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