Subj : Re: Storms
To   : Nancy Backus
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Jul 03 2020 10:10:00

Nancy,

 NB> Even if he'd had everything unplugged, wouldn't a direct hit still have
 NB> vaporized at least the tower/antenna/mast etc...?

  Yes, it would have. I've gotten so where I unplug the UPS units when
there's a threat of lightning. I have surge protection at the electric
meter outside, but one can't be too careful.

 NB> That's all they break in for here as well... minus the Amber Alert...

  It may be up to the individual stations, but if EAS activation is
requested, they have to send it.

 DS> It seemed like that on Christmas Day, 2012...when nearly a foot of
 DS> snow fell across Arkansas. The ECMWF model was spot on -- the GFS was a
 DS> bit off in amounts, and the NAM was nowhere near it.

 NB> Could have been coincidence... ;)  Do you know which weather.gov
 NB> uses...?

  It depends on the situation. The meterologists at each local office
know local climatology, and history of how the models run. If the
solutions are similar, they just "blend them". But, there are some
days when "the model solutions are totally out to lunch, and will be
discarded" <G>. Thnkfully, it's one of the models that get skewed,
and not all of them.

 NB> Castor oil is one thing I don't remember being in the medicine cabinet,
 NB> growing up...  :)  Never needed it, in any case... :)

  It's rare I need Miralax or Immodium, but I'm glad I have it.

Daryl

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