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Wingus Dingus

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3. Tornado watches don't mean people don't go to work.

Reply to albacore (Original post)

Sat Dec 11, 2021, 11:48 AM

Dec 2021

They could last all day and maybe nothing materializes, or the tornado misses the area, or it's not destructive. Tornado warnings might deter people from work, but they only usually last an hour at most. This was just a company doing its normal operations, same as the Amazon warehouse.

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Why was the candle factory in Mayfield KY... [View all] albacore Dec 2021 OP

Christmas rush? n/t CincyDem Dec 2021 #1

Is that a valid reason? lame54 Dec 2021 #24

For a factory to be operating 3 shifts? A HERETIC I AM Dec 2021 #36

Did you hear the local doofus officials on TV this morning? bucolic_frolic Dec 2021 #2

Those areas are 'taker' areas. Typical RW baby jeebus dupes & gunners full of hate of the 'other'. Celerity Dec 2021 #29

Tornado watches don't mean people don't go to work. Wingus Dingus Dec 2021 #3

Sometimes for multiple days. Cracklin Charlie Dec 2021 #10

Yep, I've lived in tornado alley, day after day of Wingus Dingus Dec 2021 #11

Tornados are random even with notice and they are often this time of year jimfields33 Dec 2021 #4

Climate change causes extreme weather events. This is one example. nt albacore Dec 2021 #15

Tornadoes have been going on forever. former9thward Dec 2021 #25

Umm . . . no. Ms. Toad Dec 2021 #34

Ummm... not at clear-cut as you think. albacore Dec 2021 #37

They thought it was fake news liberal N proud Dec 2021 #5

They probably went to work under a watch. xmas74 Dec 2021 #17

I don't know but the Amazon warehouse fire in Ill is labeled as a mass causalty event but ShazamIam Dec 2021 #6

don't know specifically in these buildings... getagrip_already Dec 2021 #7

Watches and Warnings Tetrachloride Dec 2021 #8

When the derecho (tornadic-like wind event) hit Iowa in August, 2020, we were bullwinkle428 Dec 2021 #9

got that right llashram Dec 2021 #12

Who do you think works in a candle factory? underpants Dec 2021 #13

The effort to evacuate/shelter a warehouse is bigger than the risk of a direct hit. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2021 #14

This wasn't a tornado that just dropped out of the sky nearby. luvs2sing Dec 2021 #16

As someone who has grown up with 🌪 xmas74 Dec 2021 #18

Tornado wildflowergardener Dec 2021 #19

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If everything shut down every time there was a chance of tornados... AkFemDem Dec 2021 #20

Given the increased propensity of NWS to issue tornado warnings nitpicker Dec 2021 #21

And even with derecho 2012 nitpicker Dec 2021 #22

Amazon distribution has to be done overnight Sympthsical Dec 2021 #23

That's exactly what I woke up angry about today MissB Dec 2021 #26

It's a majority R area, they likely don't believe in sciences like meteorology traitorsgalore Dec 2021 #27

wow....... can't believe some of the things I'm reading in this thread....... Takket Dec 2021 #30

"Did the company know a tornado was coming (i.e. were tornado sirens active?)" BumRushDaShow Dec 2021 #32

Thank you! Ms. Toad Dec 2021 #35

Some speculation pinkstarburst Dec 2021 #31

Our factory has tornado drills every 6 months NickB79 Dec 2021 #33