Emergency Severe Weather Notifications

I use MyRadar app on my phone. MyRadar shows Doppler radar and gives severe weather warnings. I check it quite often if there is storm coming. I used it last Feb to check the status of a storm with tornadoes coming at us when we spent the night in Pensacola. It gave us plenty of warning to pack up and leave the area. I have since learned that if there is a low pressure winter storm system that develops in Calif and heads east through AZ, NM, and TX it will gain in strength and ferocity by the time it hits LA, MS, AL, FL and it's time to get outta Dodge. This past week and New Year's weekend, there was a low that blew through CA, AZ, NM and TX. This morning's news said four were killed by a tornado in AL from this storm. Gotta pay attention to the weather.

I don't rely on someone telling me to pack up. I keep myself advised of what 's going on. It's called situational awareness; knowing what's going on around you. Kept me alive during my cop career. Stay alert, stay advised, stay safe.