I am from Kansas. I totally understand how dangerous tornados can be, and my heart goes out to the people who have suffered loss due to the latest breakout.
I saw a tornado one time when I was stationed in Arkansas at Little Rock AFB.
Let me tell you something about the tornado warning system here. I can sum it up with 6 words, "The little boy who cried wolf". A tornado "Warning" used to mean that a tornado had actually been sighted on the ground, it is heading your way and you should take cover immediately. Nowadays a tornado warning means that one was either spotted on the ground, or someone spotted what could become a tornado in a thunderstorm using doppler radar. The latter method is by FAR the one used most often. In the last 30 years since I have retired from the Air Force, the tornado sirens have gone off here DOZENS of times, and a tornado has yet to hit the ground within 50 miles of me. I KNOW that people in charge are just trying to keep us safe, but they have jumped the gun so many times that most people don't even pay attention anymore. After the sirens going off 100 times with no actual tornado, what would you expect.
Don't get me wrong, I realize why they do it, but I still say it is a classic example of "The little boy who cried wolf". One of these days a tornado really will hit the ground here, and a lot of people who ignored their hundredth warning are going to get hurt.
