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Unread 08-20-2009, 11:37 AM
 
Location: south Missouri
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. Most of the time the area just receives .

Not even close. We have too many tornadoes - last night we had tornado watch #741 - THIS YEAR - just for my little part of southwest MO and then a tornado warning around 11pm.
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Unread 08-21-2009, 10:07 AM
 
Location: Joplin, Missouri
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Not even close. We have too many tornadoes - last night we had tornado watch #741 - THIS YEAR - just for my little part of southwest MO and then a tornado warning around 11pm.
Where are you from? We have had only a couple warnings and a few more watches here Joplin. Are you counting counties combined? If that is for one county (the one you live in) that would be over 92 watches a month (3 per day) if the count started Jan. 1st, which is not tornado season. That # is way to high to be one area.
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Unread 08-21-2009, 01:16 PM
 
Location: south Missouri
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Where are you from? We have had only a couple warnings and a few more watches here Joplin. Are you counting counties combined? If that is for one county (the one you live in) that would be over 92 watches a month (3 per day) if the count started Jan. 1st, which is not tornado season. That # is way to high to be one area.
Every tornado watch issued by the National Weather Service for a particular region has a number. Listen to a weather radio or check the NWS page when one is issued.

In southwest Missouri there are countless tornado watches, warnings, severe thunderstorm watches and warnings each year. Most people probably don't even notice or hear them. I worked in broadcasting for many years and they are numbered for a specific area.

Newton County had a tornado warning on Wednesday night; so did McDonald County.

You may only remember "a few" watches and warnings this year but there have been many more.
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Unread 07-05-2010, 07:11 PM
 
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What's all this fret and worry about tornados??? I live in KS, the heart of tornado alley, and I've never seen one. We have warnings, weather watchers, and sirens if necessary. Just live your dang life...and if you really want to look at the FACTS, then compare lightning deaths nationwide to tornado deaths! You don't even need a basement; just buy a house with a "safe" room. For example, a pantry off a kitchen can have poured concrete walls and roof. No tornado will ever penetrate that. Just chill and take reasonable precautions...and above all: ENJOY LIFE!!!
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