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Arkansas Granny

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11. I watched this afternoon while it was happening.

Reply to Bluzmann57 (Original post)

Mon May 20, 2013, 08:31 PM

May 2013

This evening I've been watching local weather updates and listening to the storm sirens going off. It's going to be a long night.

ETA: My new phone just alerted me to a tornado warning in my area. I didn't know it's would do that. Cool!

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A serious question for DUers watching tornado coverage [View all] Bluzmann57 May 2013 OP

I haven't watched any of it, and yup, I get really annoyed and tired of how the cable networks quinnox May 2013 #1

I watched it for about 30 minutes mokawanis May 2013 #2

I had to turn it off- after Boston, I learned my lesson in overload KaryninMiami May 2013 #3

Tornado debris. Life Long Dem May 2013 #4

yikes! quinnox May 2013 #5

I watched the thing while it happened. After that I just check for updates. hrmjustin May 2013 #6

I think it's natural to want to know. But these days you can get unrelenting coverage nolabear May 2013 #7

I don't have cable wercal May 2013 #8

Storm porn.... Watching initially is one thing, but then it quickly becomes storm porn.... peacebird May 2013 #9

I have been watching it mainly to see if those 3rd graders are rescued. n/t RebelOne May 2013 #10

I watched this afternoon while it was happening. Arkansas Granny May 2013 #11

I was watching MNBrewer May 2013 #12

We all used to sit around a fire and tell each other stories. We did that for 100,000 years. applegrove May 2013 #13