Time to get on my Soap Box

[weatherwunder]

I hope everyone does not mind me taking a few minutes to rant a little.

The citizens of Lincoln, NE are very oblivious to the fact that a tornado could hit our city. We have been very lucky over the past years as to not have had a tornado or even a major storm hit us. There are many myths going around as to why, none of which are true.....My favorite is the ancient indian burial ground.

Some of my neighbors even commented on Sunday, that the storm that hit Hallam was not a big threat to them. Well, Hallam is only about 18 miles from Lincoln. Had the storm not dipped a little south when it did, Lincoln would have been involved in some fashion.

To compound matters, the policy in Lincoln is not to sound the sirens unless the storm is iniment to strike the city. Even when a Tornado Warning was issued. I know this is a government policy, but I do not agree with it.

That is just my thoughts, and I needed to get them out.

It is also amazing how everyone is pulling together and offering help to people affected by the storms. I am a member of the Masonic Fraternity, and we are collecting needed goods to be delivered on Friday, and my employer donated a very large sum of money today for relief efforts. It gives you a good feeling inside.

Thanks for listening!!

-Jeff

[Brent]

Dang. Here they blow the sirens for the ENTIRE county regardless of where the tornadic signature is. We live in a rather large county too and I live in the SE part of it. It's been like that everyone I've been. At my old home, they used to sound for severe thunderstorm warnings as well, again regardless of where the storm was. I live just a few steps from the siren here and the HOUSE SHAKES when it goes off. It's good to know during the night in case the NOAA Weather Radio quits working.

[wx247]

Jeff I completely agree with you. People here too don't realize how close they came to dying on May 4th last year.

[Skywatch_NC]

Dang. Here they blow the sirens for the ENTIRE county regardless of where the tornadic signature is. We live in a rather large county too and I live in the SE part of it. It's been like that everyone I've been. At my old home, they used to sound for severe thunderstorm warnings as well, again regardless of where the storm was. I live just a few steps from the siren here and the HOUSE SHAKES when it goes off. It's good to know during the night in case the NOAA Weather Radio quits working.

Here in Raleigh...they don't even have civil defense sirens for tornado warnings...a budget issue I suppose even though the Southeast is known for their tornadoes albeit not nearly as severe as in the Plains and Midwest.

[Josephine96]

Central Florida actually thought about getting sirens in 1999 a year after the deadly outbreak here.. But most residents considered it a nuisance so they didn't bother