[speedgibson] Speed Gibson: When Did This Change?

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Posted by Speed Gibson:
When Did This Change?
http://speedgibson.powerblogs.com/posts/1187059536.shtml


   "Nobody tells me anything," goes the old refrain.
   I'm watching the finale of Hell's Kitchen, and apparently the crawl
   wasn't enough, probably because the other channels had gone into full
   overdrive on what appears to be a severe thunderstorm. So all we saw
   was a blip of the winner walking through the door. But it was a
   tornado warning, so fine, that's more important.
   A tornado watch is (used to be?) conditions likely to spawn tornadoes.
   A tornado warning is (was?) an actual sighting. This is per the
   National Weather Service it appears, not the weather weenies.
   But Julie Nelson on Kare 11 clarified that all we had was a radar
   indication this time. When did this change?
   It sounds like there's significant property damage in Anoka county,
   from winds and hail. And I know that these storms can get nasty very
   quickly. But this still counts as crying wolf in my book.
   Seriously, what's the difference between a watch and warning now?
   Nothing you can act on. You can count on many more storms that would
   have been watches promoted to warning status.
   The more things change, the more they stay the same. As it's always
   been, you're ultimately on your own.