On: Eleven Straight Days of Tornadoes Have U.S. Approaching ‘Uncharted Territory’

[almost_usual]

Really great to hear these phone alerts are working as intended and saving lives. When I grew up in Tornado Alley you pretty much listened for the wind and hoped the sirens didn't get knocked over.

[mholt → almost_usual]

Same here. We learned to read the clouds because you were lucky to be in range of a siren (especially since storms and tractors are noisy).

[1123581321 → almost_usual]

I may be younger than you, but our battery NOAA weather radio in the 90s was effective, with the only issue being that we learned to ignore it if we thought it would be buzzing for a severe storm warning instead of a tornado warning.

[tedunangst → almost_usual]

If I travel to tornado territory I'll have to remember to turn them back on. I turned them off after getting a flash flood alert every time it rained.