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September 02, 2005
Weather or not
As Glenn says, "Advantage: Blogosphere!" I'd like to also say, "advantage, National Weather Service." Except I'm puzzled. On August 28, Brendan Loy linked and quoted what he rightly called an "apocalyptic statement from the National Weather Service in New Orleans." Here it is: URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGEWell, where is the apocalyptic statement? Right now, the link leads to a very different statement -- of a far less apocalyptic nature. Why, it's downright un-apocalyptic: ...THE INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED...And again: ...THE INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED...Why the change? And if it's a daily thing, why hasn't it been updated since August 29? Surely the Weather Service doesn't retract warnings retroactively, so there must be a simple explanation. In any case, official warnings went unheeded. (And that's in addition to the blogosphere.) MORE: There isn't much question that the official warning was given. Simply googling the phrase "MOST OF THE AREA WILL BE UNINHABITABLE FOR WEEKS" produces innumerable hits. (Including the news sites.) There's no way to un-ring that bell. posted by Eric on 09.02.05 at 11:19 PM
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You're a hero. Steven Malcolm Anderson the Lesbian-worshipping man's-man-admiring myth-based egoist · September 3, 2005 05:49 PM No, just a worry wart. Eric Scheie · September 3, 2005 11:53 PM Hurricanes and tropical storms get periodic updates while they're still active. Usually twice a day, although occasionally there are extras if there's some huge change. Once a storm drops below the level of "tropical storm" and goes extratropical, NOAA stops issuing advisories for it. So what you're seeing on that page is the last advisory issued for Katrina for that area, after it had passed through the coast, headed north and weakened below tropical storm status. jaed · September 5, 2005 09:22 PM |
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I can only pray that those last ones are the case. I've had it with this hurricane. The only thing for us over here to do is give money to the extent we can. THere's nothing more to say about it.