it brings me great sadness that u label us irresponsible people when in real life we are saving lives and reporting severe weather to the media skywarn social media networks ive lost respect for the law because its so messed up and the police have never been trained to spot tornadoes but there trained to fight crime drug wars etc listen up we are specificly trained stormchasers whether u like it or not what gives you the right to label us as dangerous individuals who saves countless of lives every time severe weather breaks out look half the people dont own a weather radio low income people live in trailers we warn them to seek shelter so i assume u think we are all untrained or to stupid to be out in severe weather trying our best to save innocent lives from impending danger we are specifically trained to do so leave it up to the un experienced wannabees they are the ones causing this problem not us ive been experienced for 21 years now and it angers me that u label me a gawker shame on the person who wrote this and shame on the media for giving us the cold shoulder exscuse me were is the dislike button on this article
This article raises a good point as well as a viable solution that really does need to be considered. Mobile spotters are a viable resource IF properly trained; where the majority of storm chasers have their focus on the scientific aspects of storms, as a general rule, mobile spotters have theirs (hopefully) on the human interest angle. There is the advanced spotter training, but a certification would be wonderful. Mobile spotters are only as good as what a community is willing to invest in the safety of all residents. If a spotter or chaser gets out there and ends up needing rescue services, you’ve just cost a resident their life. (the golden hour). I wish the NWS understood the value of having properly trained and “vetted” weather spotters could be when it comes to saving lives.
it brings me great sadness that u label us irresponsible people when in real life we are saving lives and reporting severe weather to the media skywarn social media networks ive lost respect for the law because its so messed up and the police have never been trained to spot tornadoes but there trained to fight crime drug wars etc listen up we are specificly trained stormchasers whether u like it or not what gives you the right to label us as dangerous individuals who saves countless of lives every time severe weather breaks out look half the people dont own a weather radio low income people live in trailers we warn them to seek shelter so i assume u think we are all untrained or to stupid to be out in severe weather trying our best to save innocent lives from impending danger we are specifically trained to do so leave it up to the un experienced wannabees they are the ones causing this problem not us ive been experienced for 21 years now and it angers me that u label me a gawker shame on the person who wrote this and shame on the media for giving us the cold shoulder exscuse me were is the dislike button on this article
Hey anon,
Where is your punctuation?
This article raises a good point as well as a viable solution that really does need to be considered. Mobile spotters are a viable resource IF properly trained; where the majority of storm chasers have their focus on the scientific aspects of storms, as a general rule, mobile spotters have theirs (hopefully) on the human interest angle. There is the advanced spotter training, but a certification would be wonderful. Mobile spotters are only as good as what a community is willing to invest in the safety of all residents. If a spotter or chaser gets out there and ends up needing rescue services, you’ve just cost a resident their life. (the golden hour). I wish the NWS understood the value of having properly trained and “vetted” weather spotters could be when it comes to saving lives.