Silly NWS

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04/10/2017 at 09:29 • Filed to: None

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Seriously though, 99.5% of the time these “fire hazards” pop up, the “fires” don’t happen, making said fire hazard invalid.

What’s up with the National Weather Service anyway?


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Kinja'd!!! pip bip - choose Corrour > Is my name good?, wants a BMW wagon
04/10/2017 at 09:35

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and if they don’t and a fire does start, chances of them being sued by some dumbass? very high to guaranteed.


Kinja'd!!! jimz > Is my name good?, wants a BMW wagon
04/10/2017 at 09:37

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a risk isn’t “invalid” just because the event doesn’t materialize. they don’t issue warnings just for the fun of it.


Kinja'd!!! CB > Is my name good?, wants a BMW wagon
04/10/2017 at 09:41

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Jeez, it’s almost like a warning or something.


Kinja'd!!! TheRealBicycleBuck > Is my name good?, wants a BMW wagon
04/10/2017 at 10:04

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Fire hazard warnings are a way to remind dumbasses that building a fire in windy conditions is a dumb thing to do.

This reminds me of our neighbor in high school. He built a fire on his property (five acre lots) in windy conditions with no source of water but a small pond and coffee can. Seriously, he didn’t even have a well drilled yet.

It was fortunate I was sick since I was the only one in the neighborhood at home during the day. This was back before cell phones, so I was the one who called the fire department, then went out to help him. By the time I got there, the next neighbor’s fence was already on fire, so I went about using their water to save their house.

In the end, his little mistake burned several thousand acres. It was fortunate that no houses were lost.


Kinja'd!!! wkiernan > Is my name good?, wants a BMW wagon
04/10/2017 at 11:56

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Last week, almost the whole state of Florida was showing a “red flag alert” on NWS, indicating a high likelihood of fires. And we did get a fire!  

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