Will - a few years ago, there was a tornado somewhere down south (Alabama?) that came out of the blue, without any alert being issued. Following this, I noticed that "tornado watches" were basically issued on the first of April, effective until the end of September, with "tornado warnings" being not only much more frequent, but covering larger areas for longer periods of time. I asked a member of one of the local television stations (who has since gone on to other work) about this and he told me that the National Weather Service had decreed that no such thing would happen again, hence the policy of over-warning. I think that the fable of the boy who cried wolf is apt reading. wink Best, John

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