Judging from how we in the greater St Louis MO area spent almost all of spring and summer, plus early fall, under various Missouri and Mississippi River flood warnings — I think not.
Where I am at they quit issuing them after the first hard frost which signals the end of the growing season at which point you either bring you plants in or quit covering them and they die.
In the same vein, I’m leasing a Mitsubishi and every time I leave my driveway and it’s 3C or less outside I get a two beep warning telling me roads may be icy. At first I slammed on the brakes thinking a vehicle was coming laterally. Real annoying, I live in Canada, roads are going to be icy for the next 5 to 6 months…
I always figured the easiest job in the world was TV weatherperson in Phoenix. You show up once a year on December 31, bringing many changes of clothing, and record the same message 365 times for use thruout the following year: “It’s gonna be sunny, hot, and dry!”
If the weather service really wanted to be relevant, the last freeze warning will be followed by a “hey, dummy, we tried to tell you, and now you’ve wrecked another water line to an outdoor spigot,” and THEN they’d move on to blizzards and nor’easters.
I wondered that myself. It occurred to me when I looked on an NWS page for my town and saw “freeze warning” for tonight, with a forecast low of 28, and nothing for the following night, which was forecast to hit 22.
Had there ever been a case where a weather service was sued over not issuing a freeze warning? I mean this is placed in the US where I expect such a ludicrous case to make it even into court.
Marv S about 5 years ago
Judging from how we in the greater St Louis MO area spent almost all of spring and summer, plus early fall, under various Missouri and Mississippi River flood warnings — I think not.
mddshubby2005 about 5 years ago
If the heat advisories in the desert southwest are any indication, then no. And I’m glad.
Concretionist about 5 years ago
Around here it never gets commonplace. So “no” around here.
sandpiper about 5 years ago
Not an ‘official’ point. Just the time they quit out of boredom.
bbbmorrell about 5 years ago
That is actually a good question. The way weather is reported is an odd conflict of marketing and stats
Oakwood13 about 5 years ago
Where I am at they quit issuing them after the first hard frost which signals the end of the growing season at which point you either bring you plants in or quit covering them and they die.
amxchester about 5 years ago
Touche, Frazz.
jessegooddog about 5 years ago
Good question!
cervelo about 5 years ago
In the same vein, I’m leasing a Mitsubishi and every time I leave my driveway and it’s 3C or less outside I get a two beep warning telling me roads may be icy. At first I slammed on the brakes thinking a vehicle was coming laterally. Real annoying, I live in Canada, roads are going to be icy for the next 5 to 6 months…
Richard S Russell Premium Member about 5 years ago
I always figured the easiest job in the world was TV weatherperson in Phoenix. You show up once a year on December 31, bringing many changes of clothing, and record the same message 365 times for use thruout the following year: “It’s gonna be sunny, hot, and dry!”
russellc64 about 5 years ago
Based on the “Bridge May Be Icy Before Road” signs every time there is a bridge, I’d say no.
Like I need a sign to tell me that the laws of physics apply here.
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] about 5 years ago
Blog PostsFrazz16 hrs ·
If the weather service really wanted to be relevant, the last freeze warning will be followed by a “hey, dummy, we tried to tell you, and now you’ve wrecked another water line to an outdoor spigot,” and THEN they’d move on to blizzards and nor’easters.
Zepp Jamieson about 5 years ago
I wondered that myself. It occurred to me when I looked on an NWS page for my town and saw “freeze warning” for tonight, with a forecast low of 28, and nothing for the following night, which was forecast to hit 22.
JoeMartinFan Premium Member about 5 years ago
Frazz could have told Caulfield to stop asking intentionally annoying, unrelated questions, but we know that’s never gonna happen, so…
unfair.de 7 months ago
Had there ever been a case where a weather service was sued over not issuing a freeze warning? I mean this is placed in the US where I expect such a ludicrous case to make it even into court.