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08-20-2020, 10:53 AM
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08-20-2020, 12:14 PM
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I lay this one on the media. They could have picked it up, and they still could. But it is not in their agenda.... And then there is the question of semantics; derecho....crickets. I had to look it up. Wasn't sure if it was the name that the storm had been given, as done with tropical depressions and hurricanes. Tornado, hurricane, tsunami, you are going to get the media attention. Derecho... apparently not so much. I just watched some videos during lunch and that looks as bad as any storm coverage I have seen
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“Americans have the right and advantage of being armed, unlike the people of other countries, whose leaders are afraid to trust them with arms.” – James Madison.
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08-20-2020, 01:19 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nightfighter
I lay this one on the media. They could have picked it up, and they still could. But it is not in their agenda.... And then there is the question of semantics; derecho....crickets. I had to look it up. Wasn't sure if it was the name that the storm had been given, as done with tropical depressions and hurricanes. Tornado, hurricane, tsunami, you are going to get the media attention. Derecho... apparently not so much. I just watched some videos during lunch and that looks as bad as any storm coverage I have seen
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It started getting a lot more coverage towards the end of last week. I don't think a lot of the media understood how bad things really are. Still no power for my father.
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08-21-2020, 07:05 AM
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That was some crazy swath or storm, like a cat 3 hurricane hitting the heartland
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08-21-2020, 03:58 PM
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Originally Posted by JohnR
That was some crazy swath or storm, like a cat 3 hurricane hitting the heartland
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Actually the NWS just stated it was a wind event equal to a Cat 4 hurricane. 90% of homes in CR are damaged. My father just got power after 12 days.
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08-25-2020, 06:17 AM
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hey Jeff, just saw this. Hope Dad is OK.
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08-25-2020, 11:39 AM
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It is being promoted on the Sirius radio station The Highway by one of their DJs who just visited Iowa, which was one of the last two states he had on his bucket list of all fifty states. He is spending a decent amount of time telling his listeners what he saw and witnessed....
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