re: Southeast Severe Weather: January 8-9, 2024

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I really missed the days when a thunderstorm was well, a thunderstorm and not some stupid fricking level 1-5 weather event.

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On one end of the spectrum we have opinions like this. On the other end, we have the people who claim "No warning!" despite days of advanced warning. Often times, after tragedy strikes, the ones from the former group join the latter. Quickly they go from, "Why all the fuss?" to, "Why the hell didn't you warn us?". It happens time and time again.

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I really don't see the latter group you opine about, nor the former group joining the latter.

What I do see are a lot of administrators suspiciously quick to call a school/work closure as soon as they see orange on a map. And weather alarmists more than happy to slap some orange on a map for the attention.

It has happened like five times in the past two years and it hurts the profession's credibility with the public. There, I said it.