Quote:
Originally Posted by Oddball
Here in the Baltimore Washington corridor, the biggest threat is falling trees. Its been raining pretty steady for about 24 hours so the ground is saturated. When the highest wind gusts hit later tonight, (after several more hours of HEAVY rain), then we will have a real mess on our hands.
|
Yeah, 2010 SSRS is up in RI and he said he's watching huge trees fall in the forest behind his house and wires and power poles are down everywhere.
Quote:
Originally Posted by mako22
ok guess this has gone too far - my apologies for getting carried away here. I'm venting - my issue isn't with you personally, it's the local news and weather forecasters who create mass hysteria - causing all the local idiots to clean out all the local Lowe's, supermarkets and gas stations in a panic. There is definitely a calm, rational way to prepare for a storm (based on realistic impact) but the media is much more concerned with crazed headlines and ratings.
|
I agree there's a lot of overhype and mass-hysteria that goes on, and I don't want to perpetuate that at all. I just think people need to take this seriously.
