Hats off to the National Weather Service

Hay hay hay · Mar 5, 2012

Last count 39 lives lost in last weeks tornados, but the death toll would have been much higher without the data from the national weather service. That info supplied to a lot of radio and tv stations, got people to take cover.

I watched multiplestorms track across the area on NOAA radar web site and listened to WHAS in Louisville warn and beg people to take cover, village by village as the funnels came roaring thru. It split near me, some trains went north of us, some trains went south of us.

We were lucky, missed all my family and friends in Indiana and me in KY.

We all complain alot about our government, but maybe we should occassionally say thanks for the things they do to protect us...mostly unrecognized.

Marc_FL · Mar 5, 2012

I'm glad you and your family are safe. I was following it via radar..

I was at Fort Knox, Ky during the April 1974 out-break.

Devastating for all the towns that were hit. You see the damage in pictures, but when you actually see it in person..unbelieveable..

BANDITFARMER · Mar 5, 2012

Our local station here in Cincinnati Ohio were warning people here when the storms were in the Louisville Ky to get ready because they were comming! They were saying they had never seen storms forming and training over some areas. They said that there were 3 Super Cells that went through Indana, KY, and Ohio and reeked havock everware they went. I had never herd the NWS come out and say that THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY! TAKE COVER WERE EVER YOU ARE! The NWS was on top of this big time, And they saved alot of lives that day. In 1974 I was with my uncle driving down STR 68 and came into Xenia OH about 5 or 10 min after the F5 come through. I saw things that day no one should ever see let alone a 13 year old. We were there most of the day and night tring to help out anyway we could. If only they had more warning the deaths could have been so much less than they were. We have come along way sence then and hopefulley some day no one will loose there life to a tornado or bad weather. My hat is off to the people at the NWS and the people in Ok at the storm perdiction center that try to keep us safe. Bandit

RayP(MI) · Mar 5, 2012

I passed through that area (Xenia) about a week later. What a mess. Also remember the Palm Sunday tornados in Michigan. Also a mess.

Tornados don"t take prisoners. Head for cover...

Traditional Farmer · Mar 5, 2012

Even a Blind Acorn finds a Pig every now and then.

George Rausch · Mar 6, 2012

I've dodged a few, and they are completely unpredictable. Few years ago I saw a huge black one aimed directly at our house, from up on a small hill. It side-setpped around us, took the roof off the barn, demolished all houses directly across teh fence, (totally removed some of them) put pick-ups up on propane tanks, took all our trees out, laid some down left, some right, some laid east. somw laid west. We're so lucky to have the weather service, and so lucky they are as accurate as they are.

Traditional Farmer · Mar 6, 2012

You're only 'lucky' to have the US Weather Service
if you're one of the 48% that pay no taxes otherwise you helped pay for it.Guess you're 'lucky' you have a car in the drivway?
Gosh I guess we're all 'lucky' to have the US Post Office they're so good Congress had to pass a law so no private company could compete with them and run them out of business.

Spook · Mar 6, 2012

Hats off to the National Weather Service

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