[NLRS] Storm in Rogers

[Jason Godfrey]

I live in Dakota country where they sound the sirens for severe
thunderstorm warnings. I understand why they do it (downbursts can be
very nasty, just look at the BWCA blowdown) but I still find it darn
annoying. Even worse was when I lived in Eau Claire - they sounded the
sirens for almost all thunderstorms. I'd be walking to class, hear the
siren, and not know if I was about to get wet or have a tornado bear
down on me.

I'm not sure where the proper balance is. Blow the sirens too often
and people will ignore them. Don't blow them when you need to and
people may get hurt (but I wonder how many people really go running
for the basement when they hear them versus looking at other sources
for what is going on.) Maybe a good compromise would be to sound the
sirens under a severe thunderstorm warning if there is a corresponding
tornado watch.

- Jason


On 9/18/06, tom ring <taring at taring.org> wrote:
>
>
> While at the 10G cumulative fixed spot yesterday I was told that John is fine.
> He was in the southern part of Rogers, and the storm was more to the north.
>
> The destruction is quite bad.  200 homes damaged, 50 destroyed.  One 10 year
> old girl was killed; the reports are she was with her brother at a neighbour's
> house babysitting.  I may be wrong on that, the reports weren't really clear
> this morning.
>
> The tornado developed so quickly that the warning sirens went off after the
> tornado was on the ground.  This happened after dark, so no spotters saw it
> develop.  Listening to the news, it looks like the county government is going
> to blame the National Weather Service, even though they had issued a tornado
> watch several hours earlier, as well as a severe thunderstorm WARNING.  There
> were also complaints that they could not hear the sirens inside the house -
> they are designerd to be heard outdoors.  This county, Hennepin, does NOT sound
> the sirens for severe thunderstorm warnings, while many others do, so the
> people did not get that warning.  I have my own opinions about the county that
> I won't bother to pass on.  My advice is to buy a weather alert radio if you
> don't have one.  Cheap insurance.
>
> tom
> K0TAR
>
> On 18 Sep 2006 at 6:09, Barry VE4MA wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Does anyone know how Jon K0FQA made out after the tornado hit Rogers?
> >
> > Barry VE4MA
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