A serious question for DUers watching tornado coverage

[wercal]

8. I don't have cable

I haven't for 9 years.

I noticed that I sort of went through a 24 hour wall to wall cable news detox. I don't miss it. I'm sure right about now, they are repeating the same footage multiple times, while a talking head speaks in the background...trying to sort out information while on air (and often getting important facts like the number of fatalities completely wrong).

I have been looking for coverage on the internet though. I don't know if I'm rubbernecking at a terrible accident, or if I hope that the next time I click the death toll will have dropped, or if I'm just worried about 'it could be me next time'.

I do see a positive aspect to the coverage - I see what a tornado can do, and it affects me. I have purchase a weather warning radio...I generally stay glued to the weather when tornados are likely...and I'm just generally more aware of the threat. That's all because of the heavy coverage these things get.