Thunderstorm Warning/Watch

[docellis]

do we really need a weather graphic on the lower third of our tv screen to let us know we might hear thunder?

am i wrong? shouldn't we accept as a daily possibility that we might get rained on?

why do we need this?

[jim]

I think they are worried about people dying doc.

[AdmiralKird]

Some people aren't that smart. If putting a W on the screen over the span of 40 years saves one life then I think it's worth it.

[docellis]

people die from thunderstorms?

[thrill]

I always thought it was more a heads up. Like, hey if you have outdoor plans and you're thinking this is just a little shower, think again and stay home.

[MrCrowesGarden]

people die from thunderstorms?

I imagine getting struck by lightning would occasionally be fatal.

I'd like to know because sometimes I leave my dogs outside, and the skies look pretty clear.
Plus, if it's a severe storm, it might be time to round up a flashlight and some batteries.

[docellis]

yeah maybe i was really upset about the 40 days and 40 nights of rain, not the storm warnings. I guess I just lashed out at the storm graphics.

[jim]

people die from thunderstorms?

Severe weather has been known to cause property damage and take lives. They even made Hollywood movies about it, some of them quite good.

[docellis]

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[G. Keenan]

So a lot of thunderstorms in the StL area lately I take it?