More on the May 6 Busted Tornado Forecast for Kansas

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You will recall that I wrote an essay about my awful tornado forecast for south central Kansas. You can read it here. 

The Wichita Eagle published a story about that same forecast bust and it is located here. 

And, The Oklahoman had a similar story about the Oklahoma side of the forecast (mine was pretty good in Oklahoma) and it is here. 

Thought you might enjoy reading about how your neighbors felt about that forecast. 

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