That's sad, I never heard of the storms in Washington, but I do remember hearing a lot about the TN storms, they really caused a lot of damage (hail!)
I don't mind the media covering when a hurricane is coming, but I cannot stand the hype when it's only a tropical storm. There's nothing you really need to do when the winds are only 50 miles an hour. I've driven to work during lots of tropical storms. We do need to take the storms seriously, but I could do without the constant 24 hour coverage...it's very nerve-wracking and stressful in my opinion...
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Originally Posted by cil
It is kind of interesting the way the hurricanes get all the publicity. A Pacific storm last December had hurricane force winds and a million homes in Washington sustained damage and lost power. Other people can be without power in the midwest because of violent thunderstorms (thousands in Missouri, last summer) or dead because of tornadoes (Tennessee) and those stories never make the front page.
I guess when it comes to severe weather, the media just can't get enough of the drama of East Coast hurricanes.
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