tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965215084022057128.post2083963328502416573..comments2024-03-28T14:54:34.646-05:00Comments on MSE CREATIVE CONSULTING BLOG: 7 Years Ago Today: Super Tuesday Tornado OutbreakMike Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17435605216805307424noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965215084022057128.post-76256579488923920982015-02-05T10:33:49.195-06:002015-02-05T10:33:49.195-06:00Thank you so much for the comment. The NWS failed ...Thank you so much for the comment. The NWS failed in JLN. Normally, they do a GREAT job for the public. However, it costs a great deal to shut down and shelter at a plant like the one in Oxford. So, businesses and other enterprises use our warnings to make these costly and critical decisions. <br /><br />Mike Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17435605216805307424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965215084022057128.post-5793146448243857912015-02-05T08:43:32.206-06:002015-02-05T08:43:32.206-06:00Is this one of the rare time the NWS missed warnin...Is this one of the rare time the NWS missed warning the area for the tornado?<br /><br />I'm glad your company was able to warn these people in time. It does pay to have an alternate source of information regarding warnings - sometimes you just never know.<br /><br />I asked Chuck Doswell back in 2013 about the Joplin tornado (and if he had read your book - at the time, he said no) but he did say this (direct quote): There seems to be a rather widespread notion that if the NWS doesn't hit EVERY tornado situation perfectly, with long lead time warnings, this is some sort of breakdown in the process. In some cases, the NWS in fact does a poor job, for any of a number of reasons. The NWS isn't infallible and not all of its staff are equally competent. In others, the main problem is that it was a challenging situation and there's little or nothing more that could have been done."<br /><br />As with you, I'm a big fan of the NWS and the work they do but sometimes, you just never know and it pays to have alternatives for warnings just in case. This is why I am so eager as to when your business products are become available for the public to use.<br /><br />Thanks for your work and time, Mike.<br /><br />PeteNBOTEChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00850878792566540391noreply@blogger.com