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Comment on Back in ‘42, a tornado took an unusual path…. by jdl535

jdl535 — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:03:25 +0000

And the Police Chief in Augusta says their are no reports of a tornado ever turning around, so that’s why the Tornado Sirens were not soudned about 3 weeks ago when the NWS said a tornado was just north of town.

Comment on This is NOT a tornado by retro

retro — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:26:23 +0000

According to the hoax-debunking site snopes.com, the photo WAS taken in Iowa, but it was published by a small-town newspaper days before the Scout camp storm hit….
http://www.snopes.com/photos/natural/iowatornado.asp

Comment on This is NOT a tornado by retro

retro — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:12:32 +0000

The photo also circulated this week as “the tornado that hit Chapman, Kansas.” I wonder where and when it was REALLY taken.

Comment on Storm speed an often overlooked detail by stuever

stuever — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:56:52 +0000

Remember that storm that dumped 15 inches of rain in NW Sedgwick County a couple years back? Man, I didn’t think that system was EVER going to move. It just sat there on the radar..

Comment on Governor declares drought warnings? In Kansas? This spring??? by thefrabjuoussnark

thefrabjuoussnark — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:40:21 +0000

The perception in and around Wichita and east is that nothing in Kansas exists west of Pratt. It’s about time people start acknowledging the existence and struggles the people in western Kansas are facing. These people are praying for rain and a good harvest because they have no pasture for the fall. They’ve been paying $4 for a gallon of gas long before we will.

Comment on So the tornadoes didn't hit Wichita… by Nunya

Nunya — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:09:51 +0000

Yes, The warnings are warranted, but the hysterics that particularly the tv weather readers go to is not.
Another thing -If they’re going to pound it into our heads that we should ‘take shelter’, ‘this is a dangerous storm’, ’stay away from doors and windows’, etc, etc,etc….Don’t have a crawl along the bottom of the screen saying “Send your ‘Stormshots’ to”…. -And don’t tell me they only want pictures of hail and storm damage after the fact. They know good and well that people will be out looking for the wedge.

Comment on So the tornadoes didn't hit Wichita… by Spartan98

Spartan98 — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:19:17 +0000

Stop listening? Hey its better to be safe than sorry. If there would’ve been an outbreak and we weren’t warned, people like you would be complaining that we were not properly warned. Sorry, you live in a state that routinely has unpredictable severe weather during the spring months, deal with it and quit whinning.

Comment on So the tornadoes didn't hit Wichita… by cfc1608

cfc1608 — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:38:56 +0000

I’d rather know and keep any eye out! Thank you for the warnings. Even though it didn’t happen, when the sirens went off in South Wichita, I was able to “practice” getting my family (& pets) ready to take cover as we were walking in the door from work. Storm weather cover is always appreciated. KSN, KWCH & KAKE do a wonderful job - although they do tend to get a little wordy and repeat the same thing, but nonetheless, thanks guys! Keep up the good work.

Comment on So the tornadoes didn't hit Wichita… by nmandina

nmandina — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 16:25:44 +0000

A valuable lesson — Even though we didn’t have a long track tornado go through the Wichita area, I am thankful for the advance warning. I actually thought about my own familiy’s storm preparedness. We have a basement and know you are supposed to go there but we didn’t have a tornado plan. Where would we go? What would we do? What would we take? In what order? What if there wasn’t time? My family talked about it and now we know. Before this event, I know we were not as prepared as we are now.

Comment on So the tornadoes didn't hit Wichita… by jdl535

jdl535 — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 15:43:58 +0000

but if they keep calling for the end of the world everytime people stop listening