Re: [IRCA] California

["Donald K. Kaskey" <kaskeyfamily@xxxxxxxxx>]

Russ Edmunds wrote:

> --- "Powell E. Way III W4OPW" <w4opw@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> >
> > If you get hit by a tornado and claim there was no
> > warning, you weren't paying attention to the TV or
> > weather radio. And there's generally a tornado watch
> > or severe thunderstorm watch in effect at the time.
> > Current NWS radar can give 20 to 30 minutes warning.
> > And in actuality a tornado or a hurricane is a rare
> > event compared to daily weather. A tornado affects
> > only a small area, and certainly it is, if that small
> > area happens to be YOUR house.
> >
> >
>
> What's the typical tornado warning time ? 5-10 minutes ?
> What's the typical hurricane warning time ? 2+ days ?
>
> No comparison.
>
> And there are only serious warning systems
> in tornado-prone areas. We get one or two a year in this
> area - usually small ones but not always - and there's
> really not much in the way of warnings beyond the NWS's
> very vague and general announcements creating a crawl on
> the TV or a brief warning on the radio.
>
> Russ Edmunds
> Blue Bell, PA ( 360' ASL )
> [15 mi NNW of Philadelphia]
> 40:08:45N; 75:16:04W, Grid FN20id
> <wb2bjh@xxxxxxxxx>
> FM: Yamaha T-80 & Onkyo T-450RDS w/ APS9B @15'
> AM: Hammarlund HQ-150 & 4' FET air core loop
>
> --My personal experience in the 80s & 90s when we used to visit my mother in NW Iowa quite often in the summer was that there always seemed to be tornado warnings on TV.  Flashing the latest
> info across the top of the screen.  Even though most of them were not in the immediate area I always felt some apprehension when I turned the TV off and headed for bed.  Spooky!  In the last
> 32 years I've lived in San Francisco we've only had one MAJOR earthquake, the 7.0 in October 1989.  That was certainly a scary experience but the actual quake was over in a short time (altho
> it seemed like eons while happening).  We've had quite a few 5 pointers or less and they get your attention but aren't very frightening.

   Fortunately, here in S.F. we are pretty immune to floods & wild fires but can see the effects of them close by.  Some of the wintry gales that blow down out of the northwest are nasty as
well but all in all this is a great place to live, if you are economically able to do so. (We qualify-just barely).

Don K.






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