Gordon Lightfoot - The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald

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19. The TV meteorologist in Dayton came on air around 4:30.

That station was the only one that had radar at the time (very primitive by today's standards but cutting edge back then), and he was calm, but scared to death. The hook echo was absolutely huge. He kept saying, "Take cover now." People had about 10 minutes' warning.

That whole day had a weird, bad feel to it. The sky was greenish all day, really too warm for early April, and the air was absolutely still. I remember looking out the window at school around noon and thinking to myself something bad was going to happen. Never had such a premonition before or since. Later that night some really powerful storms came through. Then, it turned cold and snowed that following weekend. But what still chills me is remembering hearing the sirens coming and going all night on a highway near my house.

One of the worst days ever.