Runman292

Not sure where to put this, so I’ll put it here. Is there a website or 2 that can help me understand meteorology more? I see several folks involved in very detailed weather discussions, and I kinda feel left out just following the models and not taking part in the discussions.

He is my favorite local meteorologist. Sad to see him get fired.

Playing devil’s advocate here in regards to watches not being taken serious by the general public: In the case of East TN, a good chunk of Tornado and even Severe Thunderstorm Watches that have been issued for the area end up being unnecessary. A big part of that is due to the storms weakening over the plateau and the instability and wind shear rarely seem to be favorable at the same time in the region. It’s gotten to the point that because a lot of the watches in recent years have turned out to be false alarms, it can give the average person the idea of “Well, they seem to issue watches often and nothing bad ends up happening. Why should I take them serious?” So, I understand why some people are skeptical about the watches.

Edit: Disregard my last post.

Tornado warning issued for Rhea and Bledsoe counties.

SPC has extended the enhanced risk to western parts of east TN.

I think they underestimated yesterday's system in regards to the Southern Valley. No watches were issued south of Loudon county and that part of TN seemed to get hit the worst.

From the NWS SPC: