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In reply to the discussion: Why was the candle factory in Mayfield KY... [View all]BumRushDaShow
(128,748 posts)32. "Did the company know a tornado was coming (i.e. were tornado sirens active?)"
NWS issued 9 TORE (Tornado Emergency) alerts (which are a higher level than a Warning), that would have been blasted across any outlet that does broadcasts (TV, AM/FM radio, weather radios) and would have been sent across the cell network in the affected geographic areas to anyone with a newer cell phone that is WEA-capable with an EAS alert (most around nowadays are).
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I posted the tweets of the TOREs here - https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=2839189
When they send the alerts, they usually include brief instructions on what to do.
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Those areas are 'taker' areas. Typical RW baby jeebus dupes & gunners full of hate of the 'other'.
Celerity
Dec 2021
#29
I don't know but the Amazon warehouse fire in Ill is labeled as a mass causalty event but
ShazamIam
Dec 2021
#6
When the derecho (tornadic-like wind event) hit Iowa in August, 2020, we were
bullwinkle428
Dec 2021
#9
The effort to evacuate/shelter a warehouse is bigger than the risk of a direct hit.
WhiskeyGrinder
Dec 2021
#14
It's a majority R area, they likely don't believe in sciences like meteorology
traitorsgalore
Dec 2021
#27
"Did the company know a tornado was coming (i.e. were tornado sirens active?)"
BumRushDaShow
Dec 2021
#32