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Stop being surprised. Happens every time.

I am in the generator industry which is why I’m here. Generators are notoriously hard to maintain and a severe, and I mean very severe, shortage of technicians means there is frequently no expertise available to maintain them or fix problems. My bet is on generator failure and probably multiple sites.

A significant percentage of the cars, buses and subway trains in NYC metro have just been ruined by flood waters. Got to be hundreds of thousands of cars flooded out. In the midst of a tremendous shortage of new cars because of chip crisis. Epic disaster.

25/14/10

Airport is on south side.

Tons of convection and rain all over Alabama at present. Hard to believe there could be this much activity now and still have a risk for later tonight. Would think the atmosphere is getting worked over pretty well at this point, but not seeing any indication of that.

April 27, 2011 through Huntsville AL... significant morning severe activity over the same areas did nothing to negate the afternoon activity. Wish it had.

Thank God you're ok, JoMo. All of Missouri is thinking of you and your town. Here in Perryville they set up a donation center and put Joplin Relief on the big sign marquee out front. We'll try and help as much as we can.

The lead times are fine. It's the response delay time that needs improving. That is, how long it takes to implement whatever plan of action one wishes to implement.

Created new thread for the building code vs. liberty issue. Please join if interested. I will have fun tearing the subject up in Off Topic. http://www.americanwx.com/bb/index.php/topic/17861-building-codes-vs-liberty-a-heated-debate/

Then you're not for liberty. Not as many of us define liberty. The fallicy is to think that one can legislate away stupidity. It can't be done, and in the process of trying we create a horrific system in which we lose our dignity, self-determination, and sense of purpose. I have a safe room, and of my own accord I keep up with the weather and the dangers of the world. This discussion really has gotten off topic, but as of yet I haven't seen any mods complaining. Nevertheless I think we should probably move this to another thread.

We dare defend our liberty.

My liberty to make my own decisions is worth more than my life, thank you.

As F-5 said, there's a difference in response depending on how much information you have and your existing knowledge. One of my biggest complaints about weather coverage on TV and society in general is the herd mentality. We are programmed to think that all instructions must come from a central authority and that authority is not to be questioned. For our own safety we must do as we are told. While this arrangement might work pretty well on average, it's not a good idea to follow the voice of the telescreen blindly. Here's the deal. We all have sovereignty as individuals. We should all make our own decisions. If I had a debris ball headed straight for me with 15 minutes warning, I'd probably consider leaving town. But even for experienced storm watchers with access to high res radar data, there is uncertainty in the track and position of tornadoes. That, coupled with the fact that you are leaving all shelter behind when you get in a car, makes the decision more difficult. I lean heavily towards hunker-in-the-bunker rather than warp-nine-just-in-time.

Question. What made you drive north? Given that the cell you mentioned was moving northeast (if memory serves), shouldn't one be driving south or southeast?