calvinkaskey
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So in N.C. school busses chase tornadoes? I ran into one 7 minutes or more into my chase.
Actual warning times
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Jason Boggs
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WHAT?????
calvinkaskey
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I ran into a school bus with kids on it while chasing a tornado in North Carolina right near the damage path 7 minutes after me and a cop called 911 and supposedly the NWS issued a tornado warning at about the same time. ie. seven minutes ago.
I've said for years... Calling 911 to report a tornado (or any reportable condition) is a call of last resort for the unprepared spotter.
Use ham radio... Use the local reporting numbers, or, use the SN client which has that all built in. Calling 911 is the least efficient method you have for reporting an immediate event like a tornado.
Use ham radio... Use the local reporting numbers, or, use the SN client which has that all built in. Calling 911 is the least efficient method you have for reporting an immediate event like a tornado.
Greg Higgins
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The NWS FW has advocated for years that it is improper to call 911. We hardly ever get information through that medium. Better to call the office direct.
RyanHickman
EF0
Here to beat a dead horse. Calling 911 should be a last-ditch effort to communicate ground truth. Dispatchers are not qualified to relay such information to the NWS. You're just adding an artificial delay by communicating with anyone other than the NWS.
As for the phone number list, one already exists. It is used within the Spotter Network Windows Client for displaying the proper NWS number for your location. The raw text can be found at http://www.spotternetwork.org/phone.txt. This list is updated by me personally in coordination with NWS Liaisons in all three regions. I hope that everyone finds this list useful.
As for the phone number list, one already exists. It is used within the Spotter Network Windows Client for displaying the proper NWS number for your location. The raw text can be found at http://www.spotternetwork.org/phone.txt. This list is updated by me personally in coordination with NWS Liaisons in all three regions. I hope that everyone finds this list useful.
