The current arrangement of emergency messages replaced the old CONELRAD "Civil Defense" stations, that you would be advised to tune your radio to those frequencies to hear the message. They were intended to be air-raid-warnings - note how we're always perfectly prepared to fight the PREVIOUS war. My town, being right on the shore of Raritan Bay, sends out messages when there are coastal flood warning and other weather threats. Sometime in July, we got a "tornado watch" here, the actual "warning" area was ten miles away. I watch a lot of storm-chaser YouTubes, my favorite is Pecos Hank. Observing their findings, it appears to me as if "Tornado Alley' has tilted eastward, so its northeasternmost end can wind up in New Jersey. Now, I've always wanted to see one in real life, but not THAT CLOSE.
Tornadoes seem to behave as if they were living creatures with volition. My son says it's just "air elementals having fun", but I don't think so; I'm generally good at detecting sentience in machines and animals. Yes, some weather does seem to be doing stuff on purpose. But I've been part of a group of wedding guests who tried to convince a thunderstorm not to do its thing right above where we're trying to have an outdoor ritual. It gave the impression of a bratty little kid - 'Put down that brick." 'No. Donwanna.' "Put it down right now, or I won't let you watch the Baby Shark video until tomorrow." 'Oh. Okay' (drops brick in the noisiest possible way)
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Date: 2023-10-03 10:09 pm (UTC)Tornadoes seem to behave as if they were living creatures with volition. My son says it's just "air elementals having fun", but I don't think so; I'm generally good at detecting sentience in machines and animals. Yes, some weather does seem to be doing stuff on purpose. But I've been part of a group of wedding guests who tried to convince a thunderstorm not to do its thing right above where we're trying to have an outdoor ritual. It gave the impression of a bratty little kid - 'Put down that brick." 'No. Donwanna.' "Put it down right now, or I won't let you watch the Baby Shark video until tomorrow." 'Oh. Okay' (drops brick in the noisiest possible way)