Wichita Kansas and tornados
Wife and I will being staying in Wichita Kansas in May. We are concerned about tornados. Are we overreacting ? Any advice would be appreciated.
Forum Discussion
camperpaul wrote:
It is not just the new generation RADAR but also the highly trained spotters (SkyWarn) that give better warnings.
I remember Plainfield rather well. It is the benchmark tornado for the spotters and disaster teams in this area.
I spent about two weeks in Plainfield providing communications for the Salvation Army Disaster team.
I don't mean to hijack a thread - but it was the combination of my bro and sis-in-law losing their home to that (unwarned) F-5; and us moving to our basement-less cottage that prodded me to join the SkyWarn ranks. And my sis-in-law praised the Salvation Army as being the most helpful, johnny-on-the-spot organization during that disaster!! Thank you for your assistance!
In case anyone is interested: SkyWarn training is offered, for free; generally in the Spring; and is sponsored by the Nat'l Weather Service. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO CHASE STORMS - they prefer that you don't. Just report what happened before, or after, you headed for the storm shelter :-) As Camperpaull pointed out; the new radar can see rotation (and even debris fields) in a storm; but they still rely on "Ground Truth" (trained spotters) to tell them what's happening at ground level.
